Our house was built in the 15th century as a secondary defensive tower house for the family by the seventh son of Fernando Sanchez de Alvarado, Fernan Sanchez de Alvarado. It was a time of feuding between giles and negretes, whose main lineages were the Agüero and Velasco families. Our Alvarados belonged to the side of the Giles, together with the Solorzano, De la Vega, Sisniega,... The beginning of the lineage "The lineage of the Varado was founded in Secadura, where there was a very good ome who was called Pedro Secadura, and he earned a lot of money, and gained property, and left a fixed one who was called like his father, and a lot of property that he left, and married with a fixed one of Martín Velas de Rada, who was a very honoured ome, and obo of her fixed ones, where Fernando Sánchez del Varado came from, and Juan Sánchez del Varado, and they made this name because that Pedro de Secadura had his house beyond the river and he built a bridge of large timbers to pass over it, and he put two spans from one side to the other so that those who passed over that bridge could get close to it, and because of those spans, they called it El Varado, because it was first called Secad

CASA RURAL ALVARADO Set in a 3000m2 plot of land, in a beautiful valley less than 100 metres from the Clarión river that flows under an ancient medieval stone bridge, Casa Rural Alvarado, both inside and outside its walled enclosure, will allow you to enjoy direct contact with nature. Come and meet us, we offer you the chance to stay in an old tower house from the 15th century, a historic defensive building, located in Secadura, one of the most important towns in the Medieval Trasmiera, and listed of cultural interest in our municipality of Voto. It has been restored with great care using traditional means to respect its essence. Casa Rural Alvarado wishes to envelop you in the magic of the Middle Ages through its spacious lounges with fireplace and cosy common areas, as well as enveloping you with the comforts of the 21st century, Wifi, underfloor heating in all rooms, large windows, bathroom in each room and indoor and outdoor kitchens fully equipped with top-of-the-range appliances, wood-burning oven and barbecue in the two outdoor areas. Casa Rural Alvarado aims to combine the best of both periods to offer a quality service to families, large groups or companie...

Our location, apart from being rural, is located a few kilometres from the motorway, which allows you to move easily to many destinations while staying in the same place. A privileged location that will allow you to enjoy the natural attraction of both the Cantabrian coast, just 16 km away, and its interior. We are waiting for you.