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The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in the Cantabrian Mountains
![malerische Brücke bei Molinaseca](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/40198827/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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CF 24 Foncebadón - Ponferrada: Iron Cross and Iron Bridge
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Difficulty
difficult
Stage 24
26.9 km
7:15 h
251 m
1,140 m
On this stage, we cross the highest point of the Camino francés and can lay down a soul burden at the Cruz de Ferro, symbolised by a stone. Then we descend to the Templar town of Ponferrada.
![La Faba](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/40218127/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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· Spain
CF 26 Villafranca del Bierzo - La Faba: The Hard Way
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Difficulty
difficult
Stage 26
25.2 km
8:45 h
789 m
367 m
On the hard way – the Camino duro – we climb today towards O Cebreiro. The pass crossing, however, is not before us until the next day.
![Astorga: Palacio Gaudi](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/40173170/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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· Spain
CF 23 Astorga - Foncebadón: Through the Maragatería into the Montes de León
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Difficulty
difficult
Stage 23
25 km
7:30 h
575 m
25 m
We now cross the land of the Marargatos, a people rich in tradition, and begin the ascent to the Montes de León, the last large mountain range before Santiago de Compostela.
![Ankunft in Cacabelos](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/40212909/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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· Spain
CF 25 Ponferrada - Villafranca del Bierzo: From the Templar city to "Little Compostela".
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Difficulty
difficult
Stage 25
23.3 km
6:30 h
219 m
270 m
The route leads through vineyards to Villafranca del Bierzo. Here, pilgrims who could no longer make it over the Cebreiro were given early absolution, which is why the place is also called „Little Compostela“.
![Kirche bei O Cebreiro](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/40218474/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
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CF 27 La Faba - Triacastela: Through green mountains to the "Galician Grail
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Difficulty
difficult
Stage 27
26.4 km
8:30 h
643 m
896 m
Today we will overcome the last big hurdle before Santiago de Compostela. In O Cebreiro we learn about the Galician Host Miracle and see typical palozzas.
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Pilgrim Walk
· Spain
Cammino d’Inverno per Santiago de Compostela
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
265.3 km
73:45 h
5,128 m
5,357 m
Il Cammino d’Inverno si articola in 9-12 tappe e unisce Ponferrada con Santiago de Compostela, in Spagna.
![Vilanova / Lourenzá: Arroxo](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/34456234/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· Spain
Camino del Norte 01: Ribadeo - Vilamor/Mondonedo (Jakobsweg)
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
30.6 km
8:39 h
768 m
653 m
1. von 9 Etappen auf dem Camino del Norte von Ribadeo bis Santiago de CompostelaTeil 196 von meinem Jakobsweg von Sankt Petersburg bis Santiago de Compostela
Meine angrenzenden Routen:
vorher: Camino de la Costa
nachher: Camino a Fisterra
![Die Kathedrale von Santiago de Compostela](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/35905179/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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On the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela (Camino Francés)
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Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
788 km
211:00 h
11,089 m
11,055 m
The Spanish Way of St. James leads us in 33 stages from the French Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port over the Pyrenees to Navarre and the vineyards of Rioja. Through the Castilian cultural city of Burgos and the barren expanses of the Meseta, we reach León, the last major city before Santiago de Compostela. From there we walk over the Montes de León and through the green hills of Galicia to the tomb of St. James - the goal of every St. James pilgrim.
![Samos: eines der ältesten Klöster in Spanien](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/40472671/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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CF 28 Triacastela - Barbadelo: The Valley of the Monks
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Difficulty
difficult
Stage 28
29.2 km
8:45 h
372 m
490 m
We follow the course of the Río Sarria, discover one of the oldest monasteries in the western world in Samos and can stroll through the old town in Sarria.
![Ponferrada: durch Tempelritter befestigte Stadt](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/32234171/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Pilgrim Walk
· Spain
Camino Francés: Rabanal - Ponferrada
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 23
32.8 km
8:59 h
508 m
1,115 m
Der Camino Francés beginnt in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port am französischen Fuss der Pyrenäen und endet in Santiago de Compostela. Er ist der frequentierteste Abschnitt aller Jakobswege, denn die meisten Pilger kommen schliesslich auf dieser Achse nach Santiago.
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Camino Francés by Aldo
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CF 24 Foncebadón - Ponferrada: Iron Cross and Iron Bridge by alvaro
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Camino de Santiago (Del Norte - X) by Dima
November 08, 2022
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