Cultural landscape of San Millán de Yuso y de Suso

This landscape study is part of A monastic landscape, a project of research, protection and dissemination of heritage assets and values that make up the cultural landscape around the monasteries of San Millán de Yuso and Suso. The study aims to examine the monasteries of Yuso and Suso and their surroundings as the expression of the interaction over time of human action and the natural environment. The result of this complex process is a territory currently perceived and valued for its cultural qualities, support of the identity of a community. In short, the aim is to analyze and interpret the cultural value of the territorial heritage system originated by the monasteries.

To this end, a detailed study of the landscape characteristics of the protected environment or buffer zone of the cultural property is proposed. The first phase is focused on the identification of the components that structure the landscape, with the aim of analyzing the buffer zone in its geographical and functional context. The second phase is aimed at determining the different landscape units that make up the landscape mosaic of the study area, as well as the relationships between them, seeking to identify their heritage values. The result will serve as a basis for future management and promotion tasks. It is also expected to be useful to those responsible for programming future interventions.

May 10th and 11th, 2024

Presentation of the research and heritage education project “A monastic landscape”

PROGRAM (Descargar en pdf)

Friday, May 10th, 2024

18:30 h. San Millán as seen by its inhabitants: pride and landscape.
Eloísa Pérez, Alicia Castillo and Iván Santamaría. Cultural Heritage Management Research Group. Complutense University of Madrid.
Venue: Cilengua.

19:00 h. Of orchards, water paths and monastic sites: examples of landscape recovery for the local community.
Diego Toribio Álvarez and Eduardo de Nó Santos. Cultural Landscape Research Group. Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Venue: Cilengua.

Saturday, May 11th, 2024

11:00 h. Landscape study workshop based on a cartographic series. Led by Rodrigo de la O, David Escudero and Nicolás Mariné. Cultural Landscape Research Group. Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Venue: Cilengua.

12:00 h. A guided tour to discover the peculiarities of the construction techniques in San Millán de la Cogolla.
Conducted by Jocelyn Tillería. Doctor in Architectural Heritage from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

18:00 h. Presentation of the results of the project A Monastic Landscape.
Venue: Salón de la Lengua. Monastery of Yuso.