Puentedey Spain

Day 27 Sunday 31 May 2026

Today we kept meandering through the backroads of Spain. Beginning with a walk along the Ebro River, a drive along the Ebro reservoir and after 89km ending up in the quaint village of Barcena de Pie de Concha.

The hot weather has finally ended (for now) and we breathe a sigh of relief as we made our way from our sleepy spot that we had all to ourselves in Valdenoceda. 

Only a few kilometres away we stopped at a bridge over the Ebro River. Google maps showed a lovely walk along the river to a suspended walkway on the edge of the escarpment. It was 1.5km taking about 25mins each way. 

As we were leaving driving along on the other side, we noticed a longer one that was a bit further on. Anyway it was a nice start to the day.

Our next stop was Puentedey. As its name indicates, is defined by a structure that was considered divine for a long time. It is a rock arch that the river Nela has been carving for millions of years on which the town has been built. It was fascinating to see and we enjoyed a short stroll through the village… and the church was open!

A different bowling game we have never seen before..would be great if we could see it in action.

From here we drove to the Ebro reservoir was finished by Franco in 1945 to provide better water supplies to areas downriver (i.e.outside of Cantabria).  The remains of 9 villages lie beneath the waters, although several were relocated to shore level. We find a parking spot in Corconte with good internet reception to watch the Bombers play the worst game ever…shocking.

Interesting church facade 

A lot of villages use traffic lights to slow down traffic

With that out of the way we had to make a decision on our next route, eventually deciding to finish driving along the north shore and then head north to a small village Barcena de Pie de Concha that had a dedicated motorhome parking area. As we drove in we were surprised with the amount of cars that were here for a junior soccer tournament.  Luckily they had left a few motorhomes spots vacant!

Parking up we then walked to a restaurant and had a beer. They seemed too busy for a meal so we ventured back to Bluey for an early dinner as we had skipped lunch. We were impressed with some of the lovely building here too.

I89km today