Town 17 km from Palencia. The town preserves Roman, Gothic, and Renaissance aspects.
Outstanding monuments include the Abbey of San Isidro de Duenas, 5 km towards Palencia, which preserves and exquisite monastic ambience, and the 12th Century Church of Santa Maria de la Asuncion.
Having done all these things in his banishment, my Cid returned to Castille, and the King received him well, and gave him the Castle of Duenas, and of Orcejon, and Ybia, and Campo, and Gana, and Berviesca, and Berlanga, with all their districts.