Villanueva de Cameros

Su caserío se sitúa en una soleada ladera en la margen izquierda del río Iregua en la confluencia con su afluente el río Santos, como llaman en el lugar al Albercos, que surge del embalse de Ortigosa. Sobre el pueblo, la iglesia domina las construcciones tradicionales, y al otro lado del río hay un interesante espacio de ocio y devocional.

Es un enclave importante para continuar por la cuenca alta del río Iregua o tomar su afluente y reconocer otros lugares de gran atractivo turístico.

En el pueblo hubo importantes talleres artesanales dedicados a actividades textiles, tintes,
molinos harineros y otras instalaciones fabriles movidas por el agua de sus ríos.

Su población en 2017 era de 71 habitantes. Altitud: 899 m

Villanueva de Cameros

Its farm is located on a sunny slope on the left bank of the Iregua River, at the confluence with its tributary, the Santos River, as they call “Albercos”, which rises from the Ortigosa reservoir. Over the town, the church dominates the traditional constructions and, on the other side of the river, there is an interesting leisure and devotional space.

It is an important site to continue along the upper basin of the Iregua River or follow its tributary and discover other places of great tourist attraction.

There were important craft workshops in the town, dedicated to textile activities, dyes, flour mills and other manufacturing facilities powered by the water of their rivers.

Its population in 2017 was 71 inhabitants.

3 · The square

In the centre of the village is the so-called Portal de Morales, a space formed by the old Schools, built in 1859

9 · The trouts

The Iregua River has provided food and leisure to the Serranos. Very few remember the tasty crab with spicy tomato, a dish which is already part of history

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