Puntos de Interés
Municipality
Cervera de Pisuerga
The town of Cervera de Pisuerga is located in the centre of the Montaña Palentina. It has been a place of passage from north to south since pre-Roman times and enjoyed its heyday in the 16th and 17th centuries.
It is believed that its name comes from the word cervaria, which would be related to the large number of deer that once existed throughout this territory.
The town was declared a Site of Cultural Interest because of its Historical and Artistic Heritage. Its narrow streets in the old town are lined with houses with coats of arms such as the House of the Lions, a nobleman's palace with two ornate coats of arms on its facade that is now the municipal library, and the Cervera Palace, which is now the Piedad Isla Ethnographic Museum.
There are also other important buildings such as the Gil Palace, which is currently used as the House of Culture, and the municipal bowling alley, an old mansion from the 16th century that still has some of its original architectural features. The main square has wooden and stone colonnades with beautifully decorated capitals.
Other important buildings include the Parador de Fuentes Carrionas; the church of Santa María del Castillo, with a valuable altarpiece with works by Juan de Flandes; the Cross chapel from the 17th century in Baroque style; and the St. Vincent rock hermitage which is surrounded by a necropolis from the 8th to the 11th centuries.
Several routes pass through this town: the "Ruta de Los Pantanos" (Reservoirs Route), the Castillian Lebaniego Route, and the "Senda del Oso" (Bear's Path).
The town celebrates its patron saint festivities for Nuestra Señora del Castillo (Our Lady of the Castle) on August 15 and for St. Roque on August 16.