Arroyo Mayor
Arroyo Mayor is a locality in Pedrosa de la Vega, Palencia, Castile and León. Arroyo Mayor is situated nearby to the hamlet Lobera de la Vega, as well as near the locality La Honda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Olmeda and Castle of Saldaña.
La Olmeda
Museum
Photo: oscarbilbao, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Castle of Saldaña
Castle
Photo: Valdavia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle of Saldaña is situated 3½ km north of Arroyo Mayor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lobera de la Vega and Pedrosa de la Vega.
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".
Pedrosa de la Vega
Village
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pedrosa de la Vega is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census, the municipality had a population of 366 inhabitants.
Saldaña
Village
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. Saldaña is situated 3 km north of Arroyo Mayor.
Arroyo Mayor
- Type: Locality
- Location: Pedrosa de la Vega, Palencia, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.49665° or 42° 29′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.72769° or 4° 43′ 40″ westOpen location code
8CJQF7WC+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1243076443OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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