The village of Valpuesta is a locality within the municipality of Berberana set in the Valdegovía valley, which straddles the provinces of Álava and Burgos. Its proposal was chosen by the competition jury for envisaging the restoration of buildings situated in the village’s main public space, between the Velasco tower and the Collegiate Church of Santa María de Valpuesta. This Church housed some of the earliest testimonies of the Castilian language. Therefore, the restored complex will be dedicated to a research center focused on the origins of the Castilian language.
Valpuesta is one of two villages forming the municipality of Berberana in the province of Burgos within the Valdegovía valley, straddling the provinces of Álava and Burgos. It is 45 km from Vitoria (the nearest provincial capital) and 100 km from Burgos.
It is located in the Merindades district where the Castilian meseta, the Ebro valley and the Cantabrian mountains meet, which means that in a small area we find highly different environments in terms of landscape, vegetation, local economy, habitats and architecture. Valpuesta is within the natural park of Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil.
The municipality of Berberana has a total of 60 inhabitants (according to the 2020 census). Its population has much decreased over the past century and a half, as in the mid-19th century it had over 500 inhabitants.
The village of Valpuesta is a locality within the municipality of Berberana set in the Valdegovía valley, which straddles the provinces of Álava and Burgos. Its proposal was chosen by the competition jury for envisaging the restoration of buildings situated in the village’s main public space, between the Velasco tower and the Collegiate Church of Santa María de Valpuesta. This Church housed some of the earliest testimonies of the Castilian language. Therefore, the restored complex will be dedicated to a research center focused on the origins of the Castilian language.
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