Medina de Pomar, Medieval municipality in Las Merindades region, Province of Burgos, Spain.
The municipality stands at an elevation of 583 meters, featuring double defensive walls and five entrance gates from different historical periods.
The Alcázar de los Condestables de Castilla, constructed during Henry II of Castile's reign in the 14th century, now functions as the Museum of Merindades.
The Monastery of Santa Clara, established in 1313, maintains an active community of Poor Clares and contains the Fernández de Velasco family vault.
Located 77 kilometers from Bilbao and 88 kilometers from Burgos, the municipality provides multiple hiking routes through surrounding forests and natural areas.
The Church of the Holy Cross, built between the 12th and 15th centuries, incorporates battlemented towers directly into the city's defensive wall system.
Location: Province of Burgos
Capital city: Medina de Pomar
Elevation above the sea: 583 m
Website: http://www.medinadepomar.org
Part of: Mancomunitat «Norte Trueba-Jerea»
Shares border with: Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja, Merindad de Montija, Junta de Traslaloma, Valle de Losa, Merindad de Cuesta-Urria, Valle de Tobalina
Website: http://medinadepomar.org
GPS coordinates: 42.92778,-3.48667
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:53
Parque Natural de Valderejo
21.7 km
Museo Histórico de las Merindades
113 m
Church of Santa María, Siones
20.7 km
Monastery of Santa Clara, Medina de Pomar
601 m
Church of San Lorenzo de Vallejo de Mena, Burgos
23.1 km
Castle of Velasco
20.9 km
Church of San Juan Bautista
7.8 km
Church of Nuestra Señora de Septiembre, Butrera
11.6 km
Museo de los Condestables de Castilla
660 m
Church of San Pedro, El Vigo
21.7 km
Monte Vallegrul
20.1 km
Palacio del Mayorazgo de Isla y Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Torrentero
8.2 km
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Trespaderne
16 km
Conjunto histórico de Villarcayo
7.1 km
Church of San Esteban, Ribera de Valderejo
22.6 km
Plaza de toros de Medina de Pomar
452 m
Silo de Villarcayo
7 km
Silo de Medina de Pomar
274 m
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja
7.2 km
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Medina de Pomar
305 m
Tower of Castrobarto de Losa
15 km
Santa Marina de Villarcayo
7.1 km
Villa de Medina de Pomar
133 m
Lerón
19.7 km
Granero de Trespaderne
16.2 km
Silo de Trespaderne
15.6 km
Silo de Medina de Pomar II
419 m
Hermitage of Bárcena de Pienza
8.9 kmReviews
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