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Part of the Alfoz de Burgos region, it is located 20 kilometers from the capital of Burgos. The municipality's relief is defined by a plateau through which the Hontoria River and several streams flow. Also notable are the limestone mines that give the town its name. The altitude ranges from 1,040 meters (Gandral Hill) to 900 meters to the north, on the banks of a stream. The town itself rises to 1,003 meters above sea level.

I love this town.

Ideal places for mountain biking and hiking routes

Powerful statue dedicated to El Cid, the largest on the entire route

Small town in the province of Burgos. The name, on the one hand, comes from its military past, on the other, it refers to the famous Valzalamio mountain (hence the name of the path that begins in the town), which the mother of Count Fernán González donated to the monastery of San Pedro. of Cardeña in the year 935, which was a large forest of holm oaks and oaks, where the abbey once had several thousand sheep.

At the entrance to the town of Torrecilla del Monte, the Valzalamio Route (PRC-BU 128) begins. Here we find an information panel with details of the route, about flora and fauna that we can see during the tour.

The oak grove that we can see (and other species of trees) is part of the famous Valzalamio forest, which Muniadona (mother of Count Fernán González) donated to the monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña in the year 935. At that time it was an extensive holm-oak grove. , but today we can also enjoy the best remnants of this forest in the surroundings of Torrecilla del Monte.