モナステリオデロディージャ周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

It's the first town after driving for miles through the woods with no one around.

Even though this small sacred monument isn't located on the classic route of the Way of St. James through northern Spain, in view of the summit cross standing here, some thoughts by Hape Kerkeling might be helpful as inspiration. The entertainer, who is particularly famous in Germany, walked the Camino Frances in 2001 and kept a diary, which was published under the title "Ich bin dann mal weg" (I'm off then). In it, he describes his personal encounter with God along the way as follows: "Yesterday, something inside me struck a huge gong. And the sound will reverberate. Sooner or later, this path shakes everyone to their very foundations. I know the sound will slowly fade, but if I listen carefully, I'll be able to hear this reverberation for a very long time to come."

A nice area for activities.

A nice area for activities.

Cross located on the rock of Matagrande, at 1082 metres above sea level, right on the Camino de Santiago. During the Christmas season, they put up a nativity scene.

The stones piled up here at the base of the wayside cross are reminiscent of the “CRUZ de FERRO” (iron cross) – very well known among pilgrims – on the MONTE IRAGO on the “Camino Frances” (in Astorga, province of Leon). Many pilgrims who set out on the Way of St. James take a stone with them and place it there (or even here). Such a stone symbolizes the burdens and needs of the pilgrims (or their family members and friends at home), who symbolically cast off their worries at this point with the stone and can thus move on free of them. The CRUZ DE FERRO is available on komoot as a cycling highlight at the following link + https://www.komoot.com/de-de/highlight/716062

If you book ahead, you could choose to stay in the small bar Albergue Descanso de San Juan, which only has a few beds, but does great pizzas. However most pilgrims choose to stay in the wonderful monastery, which though fairly basic, is quite comfortable.

The abbey complex is a dream: 13th century and really well preserved. Unfortunately, the interior has little spiritual impact due to the latticework and the large burial chamber in the center of the room.