The mystery of the Black Lagoon of Urbión: they say it has no bottom, lives a monster and dubious deaths

to exist scenario which are a delight to the eye, but which are as beautiful as they are enigmatic when one begins to investigate. An example is just the Urbón Black Lagoonin Spaina body of water filled with chilling legends.

To the list of abandoned buildings, enchanted forests and cursed villages we can add this lagoon located in the province of Soria, in the north of the country.

Beautiful, dark and mysterious lagoon

The enclave of natural origin is located almost 2,000 meters highsurrounded by extensive pine forests and high granite walls that give the place a somewhat gloomy atmosphere, she reflects 20 minutes.

For visitors, getting there is a magical experience. You can park your car nearby, or you can get there by hiking through the Scots pines through the Revinuesa valley.

It is worth mentioning that during the summer months access by private vehicles is prohibited, so you must leave them at Paso de la Serrá and walk the rest of the way up again on foot or with a bus that leaves from that point.

Reaching the lagoon means allowing yourself a beauty bath in sight, and enjoying a walk through it pine and beech woods that surround it.

In addition, they explain, there is another interesting option which involves taking a route to the top of Pico de Urbión and its 2,228 meters of altitude.

Dark myths and legends in the lagoon of Spain

For decades, the Black Lagoon has fascinated visitors, which in turn has spawned dozens of stories.

Thus, then, over time, the legends about her have multiplied, and the best known is that of “The land of Alvargonzález”, by Antonio Machado.

But, what is it about? In this long poem, he tells how two sons kill their father and throw his body into the lagoon. However, remorse makes them return to where they are swallowed by “the water of the bottomless lagoon”narrated the Spanish author.

In any case, of course, the lagoon has a bottom. And it’s not that deep, barely in between 8 or 10 meters.

A woman in the background

Machado was not the only one to refer to the Laguna Negra de Urbión.

The writer Pio Baroja He mentioned the place some time before in his novel “The Mayorazgo of Labraz”where he said that in the lagoon “there is a woman who lives at the bottom and kills anyone who approaches. Anyone who looks into that water dies”.

As already mentioned, there are many myths surrounding the body of water in Soria.

For example, locals say a truth that they spread by word of mouth, and that’s it the lagoon has no bottom and that a monster lives there.

Hers too storms ariseas well as a eerie fog capable of causing a lot of damage.

These, of course, are just some of the legends that revolve around a fabulous and peaceful lagoon… at least for the majority.