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Castillo de Villafranca del Bierzo

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Villafranca Del Bierzo

Castillo de Villafranca del Bierzo

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Castillo de Villafranca del Bierzo

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Location: Villafranca Del Bierzo, Bierzo, León, Castile and León, Spain

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1. Villafranca del Bierzo – Ascent to O Cebreiro loop from Ponferrada

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1,440m

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2. Templar Castle of Ponferrada – Alto do Poio loop from Vega de Valcarce

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08:26

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3. Alto do Poio – Ascent to O Cebreiro loop from A Pereiriña

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08:11

2,460m

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Willem VS

September 6, 2022

Villafranca del Bierzo takes its name from French immigrants who (re)populated the region after the Reconquista and built a castle. Villafranca thus became a stage of the Camino. In later centuries it was the capital of a county.
Here we find the Santiago church from 1186, the 16th century fortress, the authentic Calle del Agua, the Plaza Mayor, the San Nicolas church, a Jesuit monastery and a former monastery church of San Francisco. Francis of Assisi founded the monastery in the 13th century on his pilgrimage to Santiago.

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Giuseppe PICCIOLI

June 2, 2025

Stage of the Camino de Santiago. It goes from the vineyards of Bierzo to the green mountains of the mythical O Cebreiro pass

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Doradel🌅🚲🚲🚲🎶

January 20, 2019

Villafranca is well worth a visit, because there are a number of old, mostly sacred buildings. But you can also find cafes. Who is on the Way of St. James, should strengthen here before the next stage. It then becomes exhausting.

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Location: Villafranca Del Bierzo, Bierzo, León, Castile and León, Spain

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1. Villafranca del Bierzo – Ascent to O Cebreiro loop from Ponferrada

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