빌라누에바 데 라스 만자나스 최고의 러닝 경로

By choosing this name, the bishopric of Leon pays tribute to a saint whose name will be familiar to the many pilgrims who pass through here on the “Camino frances”, because some time before (in the autonomous region of La Rioja) they reached the town named after him, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, also a very famous destination on the approximately 800-kilometer-long pilgrimage route from the Pyrenees to the tomb of the apostle in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

It is the great Gothic cathedral. Over the centuries it has been rebuilt several times under the direction of numerous famous architects, giving it its own character.

If you have the opportunity to explore this trail, you will enjoy the natural beauty and ecological richness of the area. Good hike! 🌿🚶‍♀️

One of the many bridges that need to be crossed, not all of them physical, when walking the camino

After crossing the Pyrenees on the French Way, pilgrims pass numerous places of worship, small churches, and village chapels. There are also large and magnificent cathedrals. Of particular note is the church in the center of León, described in Cordula Rabe's guidebook as "the most outstanding and stylistically purest early Gothic building on Spanish soil" and inspired by the Cathedral of Reims (France).

The Gothic Cathedral of Santa María de Regla of León is the episcopal church of the Diocese of León and is located in northwestern Spain on the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela. It still has a large part of the stained glass windows from the Middle Ages.

A small dam that regulates the waters of the Esla river and diverts some to ditches. You can walk along the dam to cross the river to the other side.

Archaeological Site of Las Cuevas Menudas Carved out of the rock, exposed to the wind that blows incessantly, to the sun that hits hard on clear days and centuries of history, are the Cuevas Menudas. These formations that served as the home of hermit monks who during the High Middle Ages sought the solitude of the mountain to meditate and live away from population centers.