Venta de Baños
Venta de Baños, a small town in the Palencia province of Castile and León, holds an iconic place in Spanish railway history: built around a station constructed in 1860, it became the most important rail junction in northern Spain, where lines connecting Madrid to Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country, France, and Portugal all converged. Generations of travellers passed through its waiting rooms and cafeteria. The town also hosts the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños, an annual cross-country race that has drawn world-class athletes including Kenenisa Bekele, and is home to a church believed to be Visigothic in origin.
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- Population5,918
- Nearest water from center 1.0 km0.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 33 km21 mi
Nearest airports
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Venta de Baños: quick answers
Where is Venta de Baños?
Venta de Baños is in Palencia, Spain, about 11 km7.0 miles in a straight line from the city of Palencia.
How do you get to Venta de Baños?
The nearest airport is Valladolid (VLL), about 43 min away by road. The nearest train station is Venta de Baños, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Venta de Baños?
The warmest month is July, averaging 21°C71°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 4°C39°F. The wettest month is October, with about 61 mm2.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Venta de Baños?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 7 restaurants, 6 cafés and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Venta de Baños?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Frómista, Castrojeriz and Cuéllar.