The former collegiate church was declared a monument in 1930. Since 1851, the Colegiate Santa Cruz acts as a parish church. Built in the 12th century, it was part of a monastery that was built in the 10th century. In the Middle Ages, the village was a hub of important roads and pilgrimage routes to Santiago and Oviedo. Particularly noteworthy are the unfortunately heavily weathered, decorated with lions, snakes and geometric motifs pillar capitals.

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The Collegiate Church of Santa Cruz is located in the Bº/ de Socobio (Castañeda). It dates from the first half of the 12th century, its construction lasting until the beginning of the 13th century, and it is one of the best-known examples of religious architecture in Cantabria. Church with a single nave with a transept and three apses (the southern one has disappeared) adorned with beautiful windows, and it is one of the 4 existing Romanesque collegiate churches in Cantabria, together with Santillana del Mar, San Pedro de Cérvatos and San Martin de Elines

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1. Peña del Horno – circular from La Penilla

14.8km

04:11

310m

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2. Footbridge Over the Río Pas – Puente Viesgo Station loop from Castañeda

15.3km

04:13

250m

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3. Hiking loop from Pomaluengo

3.95km

01:02

30m

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Collegiate Church of Santa Cruz, Castañeda

1. Peña del Horno – circular from La Penilla

2. Footbridge Over the Río Pas – Puente Viesgo Station loop from Castañeda

3. Hiking loop from Pomaluengo

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