Cigüenza

Cigüenza is a small locality in the municipality of Alfoz de Lloredo, in Cantabria, situated in the enclosed valley terrain between Santillana del Mar and Comillas. The village occupies the characteristic Cantabrian pastoral landscape of green meadows, mixed woodland, and traditional stone farmhouses on the gentle valley slopes.

The settlement is modest without significant historic monuments, representing the quiet rural fabric of the Alfoz de Lloredo municipal area. The name is unusual in Cantabrian place name patterns and may derive from a personal or archaic geographic root.

The Camino del Norte passes through the Alfoz de Lloredo valley on this section, with the route connecting the celebrated historic stops of Santillana del Mar and Comillas through a series of pastoral villages.