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Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

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Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

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Location: Santa Colomba De Somoza, Astorga, León, Castile and León, Spain

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1. View of the Montes de León – Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) loop from Brazuelo

26.1km

08:20

630m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – Wooden Cross loop from Brazuelo

3.78km

01:02

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of Foncebadón – Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) loop from Brazuelo

15.1km

04:17

350m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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SantiagoFreundeKöln

June 15, 2022

The prayer of the Cruz de Ferro reads: “Lord, may this stone, symbol of my effort on my pilgrimage, which I lay at the foot of the Cross of the Redeemer, one day when the deeds of my life will be judged, the scales in favor of my good deeds reduce. may it be so.”

(Source: wikipedia)

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JakobusPilger

March 21, 2022

The "cross made of iron" here on Monte Irago, which was almost legendary for many pilgrims - on the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela on the way to the grave of the apostle James the Elder - has now been replaced by a copy at the original location. The cross at the top of a very long tree trunk - which appears comparatively small due to its height - protrudes from a constantly growing heap of stones. Many pilgrims take a stone with them on the Camino de Santiago and place it here. This stone symbolizes the burdens and hardships of the pilgrims (or their family members and friends at home), who can symbolically throw away their worries at this point with the stone and thus be free to move on.

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Vincenzo (Vinz) 🥾〽️🎒👍🇩🇪🇮🇹

May 12, 2022

Suddenly you are standing in front of the Cruz de Ferro and you can see a stone you brought from home. Putting down memories of people, objects. This is meant to be symbolically liberating.

On the left is a very nice rest area. The monument simply belongs to the camino Frances

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Location: Santa Colomba De Somoza, Astorga, León, Castile and León, Spain

Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

1. View of the Montes de León – Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) loop from Brazuelo

2. Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – Wooden Cross loop from Brazuelo

3. View of Foncebadón – Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) loop from Brazuelo

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