Attractions and Places To See around Noviercas - Top 17

After the tough climb, we have beautiful views of both valleys

Matalebreras is a municipality in the province of Soria, in the Moncayo region, in the community of Castilla y León. It was established as a constitutional municipality with the name of Matalebrera, with 90 homes and 269 neighbors in 1842. Of its heritage, the Gothic church of San Pedro Apóstol from the 18th century stands out, although it preserves a chapel and the nave from the 16th century. Another unique building is the Mozarabic tower, today in ruins, in addition to three emblazoned houses from the 17th-18th centuries, one of them belonging to the Marquis of Velamazán.

Ólvega is a municipality in Soria in the community of Castilla y León. Its origin dates back to the beginning of the 5th century, although even older archaeological remains have been found from two nearby Celtiberian forts. It is popularly known as "Niña del Moncayo", for being at the foot of this mountain, and also as "Second Numancia", for the popular revolt of 1474 to avoid rendering vassalage to the Count of Medinaceli.

In Pozalmuro we find the bar closed, we have little to do and a storm is also threatening, we fill the kettles with water and begin the ascent of the Sierra del Madero, the mountain pass of the day to jump the Iberian System and cross the Duero basin to the great valley of the Ebro. The climb is a cycle path with quite a slope, it has some studs to avoid the destruction of runoff and maintain the quality of the surface but they require extra effort on each step. The hard slope ends at an extraordinary viewpoint with signs of the landscape, the views are magnificent. Moncayo (2,314 m) is an imposing mass, the roof of the Soria mountains and the highest peak of the Iberian System. We follow the milestones of the natural path down a descent with a couple of delicate curves for the gravel wheels on the loose stone and then a well-conditioned and fun path in a holm oak forest of great environmental quality. The sky turns into hell and we arrive at the town of Muro when the raindrops turn into hail balls, luckily the bar is open here. In Muro is the site of the Roman city of Augustóbriga and in the bar room they have posters highlighting the notoriety of the place. The Roman town was decisive in the Roman conquest and control of the towns that lived in the mountain slopes of Moncayo. The bad weather is persistent and we decided to finish the stage in Ágreda, an interesting town of three cultures on the slopes of Moncayo. At Hostal Doña Juana they are welcoming and kind to cyclists, even when they arrive soaked and their bikes are muddy. Before dinner there is time to see more towers, palaces, convents, stately homes and stroll through the Moorish quarter, passing through medieval gates with original battlements or in the shape of a horseshoe arch, such as the Puerta del Agua, from the 8th century, the oldest construction of the architectural heritage of Ágreda.

Along the course of the Río Manubles we find the town of Borobia, which is sandwiched between the Sierra de Tablado and Toranzo, to the north of the town itself.

A small town located near the Santander-Mediterranean Greenway. Among its heritage, the church of Santa María la Mayor stands out, which presents the union of various architectural styles, including Gothic and Baroque, and the castle located on a rock.

If you want to start your route here, the restaurant next to the gas station is a good place to leave your car.

The Catholic parish church of San Pedro Apóstol is Gothic in construction, it preserves a chapel and the nave from the 16th century, while the rest of the building is from the 18th century. Gabriel de Pinedo made the High Altar of the church. Matalebreras has a Mozarabic tower currently in ruins. Three emblazoned houses from the 17th-18th century are worth mentioning, one of them belonging to the Marquis of Velamazán, where you can see the stately architecture of the area. The Church of San Pedro Apóstol, Emblazoned Houses, Mozárabe Tower, Castro Celtíbero, Roman Bridge and the Moorish Wall (medieval) stand out. The guard's house also stands out, a 200-year-old building of great simplicity. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matalebreras