The wonderful ruins of San Antón and its magical hostel constitute one of the most valued places on the Camino de Santiago, a small miracle like the not-so-distant San Nicolás de Puente Fitero hostel. That miracle - like many on the Camino - has a name: Ovidio Campo....
Torres del Río is a small village of fewer than 200 inhabitants, one of those tiny settlements that are full of history and closely linked to the pilgrimage to Compostela. In this case it also is internationally known for its majestic church of the Holy Sepulchre. The...
Molinaseca is one of the most popular and beautiful villages on the Camino de Santiago. Located in the Bierzo (León), 6 kilometers from Ponferrada, the pilgrim reaches it after crossing the stage of the French Way that crosses part of Rabanal. The pilgrim arrives at...
The present-day town of Portomarín stands on the right bank of the Miño river. This location is recent and is due to the construction of the Belesar reservoir in 1955, a reservoir that pilgrims go through today and one that forced the council to move the ancient...
There must be few pilgrims do not remember Ponferrada castle! It is known as the “Castle of the Templars”, because the Order of the Knight Templars played a significant role in the town since 1178, when King Ferdinand II allowed them to settle in the area and, above...
Castrojeriz is located at the western end of the province of Burgos, on the border with the province of Palencia. As for its historical importance, Castrojeriz is considered one of the main landmarks of the Camino de Santiago. It is a beautiful village of ancient...
Estella is a medieval town full of history, which already became linked to the Camino de Santiago around the year 1100, being cited in the Codex Calixtino as a "fertile place with good bread and excellent wine, as well as meat and fish, and supplied with all kinds of...
Puente la Reina is for pilgrims the meeting point of different roads, the Aragonese and Navarrese branches of the French Way in Spain and, as indicated by the Codex Calixtino , of the four great pilgrimage routes that cross France: "one goes by Saint-Gilles,...
Carrión de los Condes is one of the most outstanding villas of the beautiful Tierra de Campos, a region in the province of Palencia that many pilgrims have fallen in love with. In spite of its scarce 2,500 inhabitants, the town still retains great religious and...