# Visits to the Northern Romanesque Churches (Artepalencia)

Service en Aguilar de Campoo and the Romanesque of Palencia · Aguilar de Campoo and the Romanesque of Palencia

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/services/romanesque-visits · Revisado: 2026-11-12

A single phone number to open the region's Romanesque churches: fixed hours at the main ones and visits on request for the rest, with 48 hours' notice.

Northern Palencia has one of the greatest concentrations of Romanesque churches in Europe, but most are small village churches that stay closed almost all year. To be able to see them inside, the Fundación Nartex, through its Artepalencia programme, organises the openings: some have fixed hours and the rest open on request, with a call to 616 520 509 at least 48 hours in advance. Hours of worship are respected in all of them, so one may be closed at Mass time.
Churches with fixed hours
According to the Junta's resource sheet, updated in November 2026, these are the ones that open without an appointment and cost €2 each:

Santa Cecilia, in Aguilar: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 11:00 to 14:00; Fridays and Saturdays from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 18:30.
Collegiate church of San Miguel, on Plaza de España in Aguilar: Monday to Saturday from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 19:30; Sundays from 11:00 to 14:00.
Rock-cut hermitage of Olleros de Pisuerga, Santa María de Mave and San Cornelio y San Cipriano de Revilla de Santullán: the same hours as Santa Cecilia.
San Salvador de Cantamuda: Monday to Saturday from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 19:00; Sundays from 11:00 to 14:00.

With these hours, Monday and Tuesday are the worst days for a route: most are closed. Fridays and Saturdays offer the most hours.
Visits on request
For any other church of the Northern Romanesque that does not appear on the list, request the visit on 616 520 509 or at fundacionnartex@artepalencia.es, at least two days in advance. It helps to say which churches you want to see and in what order, so that the hours can be fitted together. The Junta does not publish the price of these visits: ask when requesting one.
How to plan the route
From Aguilar, a good morning combines the collegiate church and Santa Cecilia, in the same village, with Olleros and Mave, which are nearby. In the afternoon you can carry on with the monastery of Santa María la Real, which has its own hours and guided visits, and the ROM museum, Románico y Territorio. Revilla de Santullán and Cantamuda are further away, in the Palencia mountains: leave them for another day or for a longer drive.
All of this needs a car: the villages are scattered and there is no practical public transport between them. Before setting out, stop at the tourist office, on paseo de la Cascajera, for the map of the region. If you stay overnight, the Posada Santa María la Real is in the monastery itself.

## Practical details

- Address: Aguilar de Campoo, Palencia
- Phone: +34 616 520 509
- Email: fundacionnartex@artepalencia.es
- What they offer: Opening of Romanesque churches, Visits on request with 48 h notice
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.artepalencia.es/
- Coordenadas: 42.7927, -4.261

## Cerca de aquí

- [KARST Centre of the Las Loras Geopark](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/things-to-do/karst-centre-las-loras), a 0 m
- [Plaza de España, the Collegiate Church of San Miguel and the Castle](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/things-to-do/aguilar-castle-and-old-town), a 0 m
- [Hotel Valentín](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/where-to-stay/hotel-valentin), a 296 m
- [Restaurante Valentín](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/where-to-eat/restaurante-valentin), a 296 m
- [La Posada by Seasons](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/where-to-eat/la-posada-by-seasons-santa-maria-la-real), a 981 m
- [Posada Santa María la Real](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/where-to-stay/posada-santa-maria-la-real), a 981 m
- [Santa María la Real Monastery and the ROM Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/things-to-do/santa-maria-la-real-monastery), a 981 m
- [Rock-Cut Hermitage of Santos Justo y Pastor, in Olleros de Pisuerga](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/things-to-do/olleros-rock-hermitage), a 5.8 km

Destino: [Aguilar de Campoo and the Romanesque of Palencia](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo.md)