With the arrival of September Summer is starting to say goodbye. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t people who have set aside a few days this month to enjoy a well-deserved vacation.
Beach destinations are still good options but they are not the only ones. And in Spain there are many things to see and do on a cultural, historical and tourist level.
The north of the country, for example, has several places that you can visit in September because it has landscapes that those who visit them fall in love with, whether it is Galicia, Asturias, Castile and León, Basque Country, Navarre, Aragon, La Rioja and Cantabria.
The ideal Cantabrian town for a rural getaway
In this last autonomous community is a valley that, according to National Geographic, is ideal for a rural getaway in September. It is a rustic town that has been declared historical and artistic complex in 1980.
It is located in the Saja ReserveNestled in a valley surrounded by hills, this town has two main streets decorated with houses typical of the region, most of which were built during the reign of Ferdinand VIIaccording to Cantabria Tourism.
His name is Bárcena Mayor. He has a hundred inhabitantsas explained in the September edition of National Geographic, which also ranks this city among the “the most beautiful in Spain”.
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For this review, Bárcena Mayor is a city transformed into a monumentIt is a car-free area since only residents of this municipality can access their homes on four wheels, while tourists must leave them in a municipal car park.
Which makes it even more colonial and allows residents and visitors to explore its cobblestone streets without a vehicle spoiling the views this city offers. To explore it, according to National Geographic, it is not necessary to use GPS technology since it is easy to navigate.
In its two streets you can walk and observe the architectural works with houses including balconies They are decorated with geraniums. You can also display sundials.
As for gastronomy, Bárcena Mayor offers the mountain stew. So we go to this city to walk, enjoy the view of the peaks offered by the belvedere and taste the bean dish known as compango.
