Villages: Molinaseca
Jan 10, 2011 Castilla y León, Ponferrada, Villages, Tourism, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Tourism León, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism, Villages
Close to Ponferrada, in the province of León, is the village of Molinaseca. You can find all the possible tourist attractions that you could ask for here: tradition, culture, history, nature… and of course… The Way of Saint James.
Molinaseca is highly attractive to pilgrims, who enter the village by crossing the River Meruelo with its crystal waters, over the pilgrims’ bridge or De los siete arcos (of the seven arches).
Tags: Way of Saint James, Culture, molinaseca, Ponferrada, Villages, Route, Routes, Tourism, Active Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Tourism León, Natural Tourism, Ponferrada Tourism
ROUTES: 4TH STAGE REGIONAL MIGRATION (LAGO DE OMAÑA – ABELGAS DE LUNA)
Jul 30, 2010 Activities, Castilla y León, Culture, Spain, Mountain, Nature, Leisure, Landscapes, Routes, Hiking, Traditions, Tourism, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Tourism León, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism
A while ago I wrote about Regional Migration and more specifically, about a migration made by a farming family from León. We still have one stage left to reach the end of this migration: Lago de Omaña – Albelgas de Luna, the most physically demanding.
Below are links to previous articles on this route provided here as a reference.
Just a note before we begin this next adventure: there is a map and a file of the route which you can download at the end of the article. Please remember that this information is merely representative so if you decide to do this route, we strongly recommend you equip yourselves with a map and compass or GPS.
Tags: Abelgas de Luna, Animal, Animals, Culture, Lago, Lago de Omaña, Mastiff, Spanish Mastiff, Mountain, Mount, Nature, Landscape, Sheepdog, Dogs, Route, Routes, Hiking, Traditions, Seasonal Migration, Regional Seasonal Migration, Tourism, Active Tourism, Tourism León, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism
HISTORY: PONFERRADA CASTLE
Jun 9, 2010 Architecture, Capital, Capitals, Castilla y León, Culture, History, History León, Monument, Monuments, Monuments León, Tourism, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Tourism León
Ponferrada is a beautiful city which the River Sil runs through. Its many ruins hold great cultural importance, providing evidence of the different civilisations that lived there in the past.
One of these ruins is the Ponferrada Castle, declared a Historic Artistic Monument in 1924.
Tags: Art, Way of Saint James, Castilla y León, Ponferrada Castle, Templar Castle, Culture, Leon Culture, History, History León, León, Monument, Monuments, Ponferrada, River Sil, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Tourism León, Ponferrada Tourism
ROUTES: 1st STAGE ON REGIONAL SEASONAL MIGRATION. (SOTO DE LA VEGA – SAN PELAYO)
May 7, 2010 Activities, Sports, Nature, Leisure, Landscapes, Villages, Routes, Hiking, Traditions, Tourism, Tourism, Tourism León, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism
The preparations begin with the shepherd putting the bells on the sheep. The flock, the Spanish mastiffs and the sheepdog know that they are about to set out on an adventure and you sense the group is restless.
It’s time to go and we’re off!
We hope we will have a good walk without any mishaps, given that there are many kilometres ahead and we have to adjust to the rhythm, but…the sheep are very keen to reach their destination. It’s impossible to do the entire route in one day, so it is spread out over four stages, this being the first leg of the journey: Soto de la Vega – San Pelayo (León).
This stage takes only half a day, just enough for us to adapt little by little to the group, to distinguish the Spanish mastiffs and the sheepdog, which are working non-stop from the very beginning.
As we advance along the route, we pass poplar groves which are exceptionally green thanks to the rainfall this year; we cross over River Órbigo, which is quite high at the moment, along the Paulón Bridge. Leer más »
Tags: Culture, Hinojo Shrine, Mastiff, Spanish Mastiff, Nature, Landscape, Sheepdog, Dogs, Villages, Paulon Bridge, River Orbigo, Route, Routes, San Pelayo, Hiking, Soto de la Vega, Seasonal Migration, Regional Seasonal Migration, Tourism, Active Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Tourism León, Natural Tourism, Rural Tourism, Valdesandinas
HISTORY: “OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY OF LA PUERTA”
Dec 28, 2009 Architecture, Culture, History, History León, Church, Mountain, Monuments León, Landscapes, Villages, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, Tourism León
When the floodgates of the Riaño dam closed in 1987, the following villages were flooded: Salio, Escaro, Pedrosa del Rey, Huelde, Anciales, Riaño (a new Riaño was built) and La Puerta. The church from this last village was saved and it is the focus of this article.
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary was transported, stone by stone, to the new Riaño. This building has an apse that dates from the 13th and 14th century and contains Gothic paintings inside which are particularly rare in Spain.
Tags: Castilla y León, Cantabrian Chain, Culture, Leon Culture, History, History León, Riaño History, León, Mountain, Monument, Monuments, Nature, Landscape, Villages, Riaño, Rosario de la Puerta, Routes, Hiking, Tourism, Cultured Tourism, History Tourism, Tourism León, Natural Tourism