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The towers of the Compostilla 2 Thermal Power Plant can still be seen.

It is also known as Cruz de Fierro (Iron Cross). A mountain landmark (1504 m) that stands on the French Way in the mountains of León as it passes through the province of the same name, corresponding to the autonomous community of Castilla y León. 230 km from Santiago. It is one of the best-known and most symbolic places of all the Jacobean routes, and perhaps for this reason the most mythologised and exciting, with the Monte do Gozo de Santiago, the first place from which pilgrims on the French Way observe the city of Santiago.

The "iron cross" here on Monte Irago, which is legendary for many pilgrims on the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela to the grave of the Apostle James the Greater, has since been replaced by a copy at the original location. The cross, which appears comparatively small due to its enormous height, stands out from a constantly growing pile of stones at the top of a very long tree trunk. Many pilgrims take a stone with them on the Way of St. James and lay it here. This stone symbolizes the burdens and needs of the pilgrims (or their family members and friends at home), who in this way symbolically cast off their worries at this point with the stone, and can thus move on free of them.

Small old bridge in picturesque condition.

Obligatory passage for the pilgrim! Mythical.

When we finish the pass we see the cross 😁

The walk among the cork oaks in this area is a delight, the little wooden bridges provide plenty of photographic possibilities.

Picturesque wooden bridge that we find between cork oaks. It is the second bridge that we come across if we do the Zofreral de Cobrana route.