The valley of the Besaya river reasons from time immemorial by the geographic center of Cantabria, being the main one communication channel between the plateau and the Cantabrian ports.

From Torrelavega begins the call “Route of the Romanesque”, being able to cross itself Bárcena de Pie de Concha and Pesquera enters standing up the section of Roman road better conserved of Cantabria.

In the municipalities next monuments of great value, as much of civil character (Cartes, Riocorvo, Las Fraguas, Barros), like monk (Silió, Yermo), the great majority of them declared historical-artistic monuments.

Los Corrales de Buelna "Guerras Cantabras"

During the last weekend of August and first of September, the Celebration takes place in the locality of the Corrales de Buelna “Cantabrian Wars”. Declared of Regional Tourist Interest, it has been commemorating the conquest of the Cantabrian towns on the part of the Roman legions, for more than 2,000 years.

Silio "La Vijanera"

The Vijanera is one of the most traditional and ingrained celebrations of Cantabria that takes place the first Sunday of every year in Silió, locality of the municipality of Molledo.

One is the first carnival of the year, to which hundreds of people go and in whom the arrival of the new year is celebrated and the bad spirits in a tradition flee that goes back to the Roman time.

Torrelavega

Torrelavega, the capital of the Besaya, is located in center northern of the region and occupies the second place of Cantabria in which to population it talks about, only preceded by Santander. Active and commercial city, its privileged enclave makes next to other localities of tourist interest like Santillana del Mar, Comillas, Suances and Santander.