Selores combines architectural history with a cultural landscape that can be explored through its settlement pattern, historic buildings and varied elevations. La Casería tells the story of several building phases; religious buildings display different architectural features, while Mieses, Seles and Brañas distinguish areas of the landscape by their location and use. This offers several themes to explore when planning your trip: village layout, religious heritage and cultural landscape.

Houses built in several phases

La Casería, historically known as Mayorazgo de la Fuente, stands on the Camino Real in Barrio de la Fuente. The main house was built in 1690; a later extension from around 1730 is called Casa de la Viuda. The Casona de los Cabeza, also known as Mayorazgo de la Fuente, features three arches that are now glazed and a wide solana between windbreak walls. A striking coat of arms displays the arms of Cabeza, Terán, Mier and González. The so-called «pilgrim’s room» is next to La Casería. The Casas de las Indianas, also in Barrio de la Fuente, feature 19th-century architecture with colonial influence.

Religious heritage and architecture

El Santuco de Selores was built in 1786 and is a wayside shrine. It preserves a polychrome stone statue and is one of the few wayside shrines in the region to retain such a figure. Its Asubiadero is made of carefully worked stone. The Iglesia de San Vicente Mártir was built in 1910 and has a Latin cross floor plan. At the Santuco, the preserved statue and stonework are the main features; at the Iglesia, it is the cross-shaped floor plan.

Neighbourhoods and cultural landscape

Selores is laid out as a «pueblo caminero» and comprises the neighbourhoods of La Mahilla, La Curraliega, La Bolera and La Fuente. The landscape can also be distinguished by location and use: the valley contains Mieses, enclosed by dry-stone walls; the slopes are home to Seles and grazing land; and the higher elevations contain Brañas, used for extensive grazing. The approach to Selores follows the Arroyo Verdero and is surrounded by vegetation. The surrounding area therefore begins to unfold on the way into the village.

Spring and trails

The Fuentona de Selores is a spring beside the village square. You can rest in the shade next to the spring. For a different perspective on the landscape, the Ruta de las Mieses follows its own signposting: as of August 2026, the entire route is marked with trail markers; information boards are available in Spanish, English and Braille. A report from May 2025 on the public improvement of the Ruta de las Mieses names Selores and Sopeña as its two endpoints. In May 2025, four signposts were also put up in Selores following improvements to the routes.

A signposted route leads to the Callejón de los Lobos, an old structure used for wolf hunting. Selores thus offers different ways to explore the village’s history: architectural forms and religious art provide specific points of interest in the village, while trails and landscape features open up further themes to consider when planning your trip.

For the broader travel overview: Cabuérniga.