This village is situated at 700 m above sea level, at the foothills of the Sierra Cantabria. It is settled by a single permanent resident, although the population increases up to 25 or 30 inhabitants during the summer and weekends.
In Peciña you can enjoy both the calm setting and the outstanding landscape.
Originally called Picinia, it was firstly located in the vicinity of the Romanesque Church of Santa María de la Piscina. The village moved to its current location after being razed in the 14th century AD by the troops of Enrique de Trastamara who, unable to conquer the castle of San Vicente, ordered that all its suburbs and associated villages were set on fire.
The Parish Church of San Martín, with a steep entrance staircase, stands out on the top of the village, which is characterized by its narrow streets and stone houses. The ancient laundry is also worth a visit.
What to do:
- Visit the nearby archaeological site of Santa María de la Piscina, with its beautiful 12th century AD Romanesque church and its medieval necropolis. Click here for more information
- Meet the Prehistoric megalithic grave of La Cascaja, a passage tomb that is located within a farm a few minutes’ walk from the village. Click here for more information
- Know more about the set of wine presses and ‘lagares’ dug into the rock of Zabala, considered to be part of an old cellar for the production of white and rosé wines. The assemblage is constituted by ten lagares (deposits where the grapes are placed for stepping and fermentation), together with the best carved and preserved wine press known in the region so far. Click here for more information
- Follow the ‘Trail of the megalithic graves and the shrines’, a circular walking route of 16 km where you can visit necropolises, lagares, ‘guardaviñas’ (stone huts used for shelter), La Cascaja megalithic grave, and a number of hermitages and villages. Click here for more information.
How to get to Peciña: take the diversion from N232A to LR424 roads.
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Prehistoric megalithic grave of La Cascaja, in the background the village of Peciña