El Cardo de los Valles

El Cardo de los Valles is a locality in Pedrosa de la Vega, Palencia, Castile and León. El Cardo de los Valles is situated nearby to the locality Las Gachas, as well as near La Verdera.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Saldaña and La Olmeda.

The palatial Late Antique Roman villa at La Olmeda is situated in Pedrosa de la Vega in the province of Palencia, near the banks of the Carrión. Long known as the provenance of chance finds, it was finally professionally excavated from 1968, and was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, 3 April 1996. La Olmeda is situated 3½ km south of El Cardo de los Valles.

Campanas Quintana

Factory

Photo: Hilario1980, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Campanas Quintana is a factory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lobera de la Vega and Saldaña.

Lobera de la Vega

Hamlet

Lobera de la Vega is a hamlet of Pedrosa de la Vega located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. Lobera was quoted in the documentation of San Benito de Sahagún in times of Ramiro II of León as "Laenna laperca".

Saldaña

Village

Photo: alpoma, CC BY 3.0.

Saldaña is a town and municipality in the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain, and may be the town of "Eldana" mentioned by the historian Ptolemy as being conquered by the Roman Empire.