The historic N-623 highway It has a total length of 153 km, of which 93 km run through the province of Burgos, 30 km run through the Valles Pasiegos region and another 30 km through the rest of Cantabria. Thus, in Cantabria it crosses 6 municipalities: Santander, Camargo, Piélagos, Puente Viesgo, Corvera de Toranzo and Luena.
A road that, although it is no longer the usual route to travel from Burgos to Cantabria and vice versa, is the route for driving lovers. He knows a lot about this Francisco Javier Barrios, senior technician of the Ministry of Transportation and associate professor of Communication at the University of Burgos (UBU) who has dedicated his thesis to the N-623, claiming its tourist nature.
And Javier didn’t choose this topic just because. For a few years he had to travel along this road because his girlfriend – now a wife – lived in Santander, so the affection he has for her is combined with his profession, which has led to his Thesis ‘Road heritage as an element of territorial development. The case of the N-623 Burgos – Santander highway: characterization, historical study and valuation proposal -which the court rated with outstanding cum laude and international mention- contributes to this road becoming configured as the first Route of the future Network of National Tourist Highways.
Despite the transformations that this road between Cantabria and Burgos has undergone, such as the elimination of curves in the 80s and 90s of the last century to gain safety along the route, this road is, for Javier, a great infrastructure that He still has much to offer through the proposals included in his thesis.
And the more than 150 kilometers of places such as the Páramo de Masa or the Puerto del Escudo, sneak into Javier’s thesis to discuss the valorization of this road through a series of proposals such as the signage of the itinerary, installation of information points with historical photographs, new rest areas, viewpoints or the construction of an Interpretation Center in El Escudo.
SLOW DRIVING
The N-623 is synonymous with enjoyment. 4 ports, 2 black points, 32 crossings, 20 bridges, 2 tunnels, 10 rest areas and 6 viewpoints. “This road has lost a lot of traffic but because it is no longer to get around, but to enjoy the road.” That is why this vial would be within what is known as ‘slow driving either ‘slow roadwhere The road is the destination.
“For those who love driving, this road is special, and for those who are not so much, it is a road that they end up liking, especially in autumn,” explains Barrios, a Burgos native with special affection for Cantabria and who has contributed to this historic road can be part of the tourist roads.
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