Camino de Invierno: Points of interest

Cultural and natural places linked to this walk in the Appy catalogue. Check each location and description to plan your visit.

• Monastery of San Salvador de Asma

  Romanesque church of a former double monastery of monks and nuns, with a single medieval nave and a side portal from the late twelfth century.

• Ponferrada Castle

  A Templar fortress built in its present form between 1178 and 1282 and enlarged in the 15th and 16th centuries.

• Santo Tomás de las Ollas

  Historic village, in Ponferrada, Spain, at 599 m elevation.

• La Martina

  Historic village, in León Province, Spain, at 490 m elevation.

• Campo

  Historic village, in Ponferrada, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, at 562 m elevation.

• Bridge of A Cigarrosa

  Bridge, in A Rúa de Valdeorras, Spain, built in stone.

• College of Our Lady of Antigua

  A Herrerian college nicknamed the El Escorial of Galicia, founded in 1593 by Cardinal Rodrigo de Castro.

• Monasterio de San Vicente del Pino

  Unknown. Designated as bien de interés cultural.

• Church of Santa Mariña de Chantada

  Church in Neoclassical style, in Chantada, Spain.

• Puente Boeza

  Bridge, in Ponferrada, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Compostilla

  Historic village, in Ponferrada, Spain, at 510 m elevation.

• Torre del Reloj

  Sixteenth-century clock tower built over the Arco de las Eras, the only gate of the medieval walls still standing.

• Museo de la Radio

  21st-century museum, in Ponferrada, Spain.

• Museo de El Bierzo

  20th-century museum, in Ponferrada, Spain.

• Monte Pajariel

  Natural landmark, in Ponferrada, Spain, at 810 m elevation.

• Pazo de Liñares

  Monument, in Q20549421, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.

• Iglesia de Santa María de Vizbayo

  Church, dedicated to Mary, in Ponferrada, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Embalse de Santiago

  Lake, in Vilamartín de Valdeorras, Spain, at 300 m elevation.

• Embalse de Fuente del Azufre

  20th-century lake, in León Province, Spain, covering 40.0 km².

• Embalse de Montearenas

  20th-century lake, in León Province, Spain, covering 19.0 km².

• Monte Faro

  21st-century peak, in Carballedo, Spain, at 1,181 m elevation, covering 2999.4 km².

• Sierra del Faro

  Peak, in O Deza, Spain, at 1,187 m elevation.

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