Bárcena de Campos
Palencia · Castilla y León
Bárcena de Campos is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 59 inhabitants. Bárcena is about 22 km north of the Camino de Santiago. It is located on the right bank of the Valdavia River. It limits to the north with Villanuño de Valdavia, to the east with Santa Cruz del Monte, to the south with Villavega, and to the west with Itero Seco. A town with a marked Jacobean character since at the foot of the Alto de la Esperina the Besaya route, coming from Suances, meets the Camino Real de la Valdavia route that linked San Vicente de la Barquera with Carrión de los Condes.
History
Limita al norte con Villanuño de Valdavia, al este con Santa Cruz del Monte, al sur con Castrillo de Villavega, y al oeste con Itero Seco.
Localidad de marcado carácter Jacobeo ya que a los pies del alto de la Esperina confluyen la ruta del Besaya, proveniente de Suances, con la ruta del Camino Real de la Valdavia que unía San Vicente de la Barquera con Carrión de los Condes ·
Monuments
Yacimiento neolítico de San Cebrián (2500 a. C.)
Yacimiento tardorromano de la Magdalena.
Yacimiento con los restos de la ermita de la Virgen de Esperina (siglo XIII)
Iglesia de Santiago (siglo XVI) donde destaca la talla de la virgen de Esperina (siglo XIII)
Convento Basilio de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (siglo XVI)
Casona del hidalgo García Manrique de la Vega (siglo XVII)
What to visit
Cuenta con un alojamiento de turismo rural y una casa rural.
En Semana Santa especial interés tiene su procesión de Viernes Santo.
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- July: Fiesta patronal: Santiago (25)
Trails and hiking
•Camino del Besaya: Palencia
•Camino del Besaya: variantes
Town hall
Alcaldía: José Antonio Abad Herrero
Web oficial: http://www.barcenadecampos.es
Town hall of Bárcena de Campos
Alcaldía: José Antonio Abad Herrero Web oficial: http://www.barcenadecampos.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 65 km from Palencia (about 46 min by car)
- 🚗 84 km from Burgos (about 59 min by car)
- 🚗 118 km from Valladolid (about 83 min by car)
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- ✈️ 92 km from Burgos airport (about 65 min by car)
- ✈️ 114 km from Valladolid airport (about 80 min by car)
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