El Burgo Ranero on the Camino
El Burgo Ranero is the end of a stage on the Camino Frances, between Sahagún and Mansilla. The village stretches along the old pilgrim road and has the services needed to spend the night, including an adobe municipal hostel.
What to see in El Burgo Ranero?
Heritage
Church of Saint Peter the Apostle
The church of San Pedro holds a 16th-century altarpiece and a 19th-century silver monstrance. Its brick tower is the village’s landmark on the plain.
History
El Burgo Ranero appears in 11th- and 12th-century documents. The name is usually explained by the frogs, ranas, of its ponds, although another theory links it to a monastery «granja», farm. What is certain is that the pools and ponds around it have always accompanied the passing of pilgrims.
Nature
The Laguna Manzana
The Laguna Manzana, on the outskirts, is a small wetland with birds and frogs: a good place to watch the sunset after the stage.
Services
- Health: pharmacy and doctor’s surgery.
- Food: butcher’s, bakery and bars with pilgrim menus.
- No ATM: best to bring cash from Sahagún.
Festivities
The main festivities of the year are:
- San Isidro Labrador: 15 May.
- San Pedro Apóstol: 29 June, patron saint festivities.
- Easter Monday: date varies.
How to get there
It has its own exit on the León–Burgos motorway and a station on the Venta de Baños–Gijón railway line, with regional trains to León, Palencia and Valladolid. León airport is about 40 km away.
In short
El Burgo Ranero is a simple, comfortable end of stage in the middle of the León Meseta: adobe houses, a pond with frogs and everything you need to rest.
| Country | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomous community | Castilla y León | |
| Province | Leon Province | |
| Comarca | Las Matas | |
| Judicial district | Sahagún | |
| Mancomunidad | Zona de Sahagún | |
| Location | 42°25′22″N 5°13′17″O | |
| Elevation | 879 m | |
| Area | 98.34 km² | |
| Settlements | El Burgo Ranero, Calzadilla de los Hermanillos, Las Grañeras y Villamuñío | |
| Population | 690 inhabitants (2024) | |
| Density | 7.64 inhabitants/km² | |
| Demonym | burgorranero, burgorranera | |
| Postal code | 24343 | |
| Dialling code | 987 | |
| Website | www.aytoelburgoranero.es | |