Palencia · Castilla y León
Fuentes de Nava
- Province
- Palencia
- Status
- Conjunto Histórico
- Population
- 711
- Elevation
- 742 m
Fuentes de Nava is a heritage town in the province of Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain. Population 711 (2013), elevation 742m.
A quiet Castilian town on the Palencia plain, shaped by two names, two medieval churches, and the slow water of the Canal de Castilla beside a restored lagoon.
Key facts
- Province
- Palencia
- Heritage status
- Conjunto Histórico
- Population
- 711 (2013)
- Elevation
- 742 m
History of Fuentes de Nava
When the old regime fell, the town was formally constituted as a municipality in the district of Frechilla under the name Fuentes de Don Bermudo. By the 1842 census it counted 456 households and 2,372 inhabitants. It kept that double name — Fuentes de Nava ó de Don Bermudo — until a municipal naming reform in 1916 settled on Fuentes de Nava alone.
Heritage & Monuments
The church of San Pedro holds a chapel built in 1583 by Cantabrian stonemason Juan de la Cuesta, commissioned by the Dean of Charcas in Peru, who was a native of the town. The church of Santa María, the Puerta del Postigo gateway, and the Ermita de San Miguel are also worth a look. Guided visits to both churches have been offered since 2016.
The Fundación Global Nature runs a pilgrim hostel in a restored manor house that also holds the Environmental Studies Centre for the Tierra de Campos region, with 23 bunk beds available.
Traditional food & drink in Castilla y León
- Cochinillo asado
- — Roast suckling pig, crisp-skinned and meltingly tender — the great speciality of Segovia.
- Lechazo
- — Milk-fed baby lamb roasted in a wood-fired oven, the Castilian counterpart to cochinillo.
- Morcilla de Burgos
- — A blood sausage made with rice, onion and spices — rich, savoury and regional.
- Sopa de ajo
- — Warming garlic soup with bread, paprika and a poached egg — old Castilian comfort food.
- Ribera del Duero wine
- — Bold Tempranillo reds from the Duero river valley, among Spain's most celebrated.
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Quick answers
Is Fuentes de Nava worth visiting?▾
A quiet Castilian town on the Palencia plain, shaped by two names, two medieval churches, and the slow water of the Canal de Castilla beside a restored lagoon.
Why is Fuentes de Nava a heritage town?▾
Fuentes de Nava is officially designated a Conjunto Histórico — Spain's national protection for historic town ensembles (Conjuntos Históricos).
What is the traditional food in Castilla y León?▾
Castilla y León is known for Cochinillo asado, Lechazo, Morcilla de Burgos and Sopa de ajo. You'll find these regional specialities in and around Fuentes de Nava.
Where is Fuentes de Nava?▾
Fuentes de Nava lies in the provincia de Palencia comarca, in the province of Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain.
How big is Fuentes de Nava?▾
Fuentes de Nava has a population of about 711 (2013), and sits at 742 m above sea level.
What is there to see in Fuentes de Nava?▾
The church of San Pedro holds a chapel built in 1583 by Cantabrian stonemason Juan de la Cuesta, commissioned by the Dean of Charcas in Peru, who was a native of the town. The church of Santa María, the Puerta del Postigo gateway, and the Ermita de San Miguel are also worth a look.
Nearby heritage towns
The City of the Admirals in the Tierra de Campos, its arcaded main street and soaring Gothic churches a legacy of wealth from the wool and grain trade.
A prosperous medieval town on the Palencia stretch of the Camino de Santiago, Carrión de los Condes preserves two outstanding Romanesque churches, a monastery with a Renaissance cloister, and fragments of its old walls.
Home to San Martín de Tours, one of the purest Romanesque churches in Europe, on the Palencia stretch of the Camino de Santiago.
A walled medieval town on the Palencia plain, where Gothic churches, a Mudéjar royal palace, and more than two kilometres of underground wine galleries survive largely intact.
Last updated 17 June 2026.