Ecotourism 05. The Area North of Valladolid in Spain. Tierra de Campos

Tierra de Campos
Valladolid
The vast extensions of
the cereal farmland
in Tierra de Campos
is dotted with some original
and beautiful examples
of traditional architecture
made of local clay ideal for
making adobe and mud
walls.
And one of the most important
instances of this kind of
folk architecture is the traditional
adobe pigeon-houses
where the birds live.
Mayorga de Campos
Bread Museum
The variety is the common
denominator of this route,
with square, rectangular,
horseshoe-shaped, cylindrical
pigeon-houses, with or
without patios, ornamented
or not, etc…
Two kinds of pigeons live in
the pigeon-houses: the feral
pigeon (Columba livia) and
the stock dove (Columba
oenas).
Bolaños de Campos
As well as Tierra de Campos
this route also goes through
Palencia, Zamora and the
North of Portugal, the idea
is that visitors do not only
go to the places where they
can see these constructions
but also to where there are
other artistic and cultural
elements along the way.
Torre de Santiago
Viewpoint and observatory
Melgar de Arriba
Endemic Birdlife
Interpretation Centre
Monasterio de Vega
Melgar de Abajo
Hunting Interpretation
Centre
Santervás de Campos
Saelices de Mayorga
Villalba de La Loma
Villacarralón
Torre San Andrés
viewpoints
Fontihoyuelo
Viewpoint
Villanueva de La Condesa and observatory
Astronomical viewpoint Herrín de Campos
and observatory
Becilla de Valderaduey
Museum of
Villalón Farming of Yesteryear
Villacid de Campos de Campos Calzado Vibot shoe museum
Cheese Museum and
el Abuelo Pigeon-house Villafrades de Campos
Villavicencio de
los Caballeros
Transnational
route of
the pigeon-houses
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