Pieros

Stage 26 · Ponferrada – Villafranca del BierzoLeon Province
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What is there in Pieros

Pieros is a hamlet in the municipality of Cacabelos, in the El Bierzo district, in Leon Province, on the Camino Frances.

This small village of fewer than forty people, two kilometres from Cacabelos, lives in the shadow of a hill with a lot of history: Castro Ventosa, where tradition places the Roman Bergidum that gave its name to El Bierzo, and whose walls can be glimpsed from the Camino. In the village, the church of San Martín keeps a stone tablet recording its consecration in the 11th century by Bishop Osmundo of Astorga, the same man who had the bridge built that named Ponferrada. In the mid-19th century it had about thirty houses and a chapel of San Roque. On the way out, pilgrims can choose between following the road or taking a path through vineyards via Valtuille de Arriba, prettier and a little longer, to Villafranca.

Accommodation in Pieros

There is no accommodation registered here yet. The nearest is in Villafranca del Bierzo, 5.7 km away.

See accommodation in Villafranca del Bierzo

Distances from Pieros

From Pieros to Villafranca del Bierzo it is about 5.7 km.

To Pereje it is about 10.9 km.

And to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in Santiago de Compostela, about 188.6 km remain.

Pieros on the Camino

About two kilometres from Cacabelos, Pieros is a small village among vineyards beside the N-VI. Many pilgrims walk through without stopping, but it has a much-appreciated hostel and the oldest church on this stretch.

What to see in Pieros?

Church
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Church of Saint Martin of Tours Pieros

Church of Saint Martin of Tours in Pieros The Church of Saint Martin of Tours in Pieros, located in the

History

Beside the village rises Castro Ventosa, the great Astur and Roman hill fort that tradition identifies with Bergidum, the origin of the name El Bierzo. Pieros has always lived halfway between Cacabelos and Villafranca del Bierzo.

Architecture

The houses are of stone and slate, with wooden galleries, wine cellars and presses, typical of western El Bierzo.

Places of interest

  • Iglesia de San Martín de Pieros: of Romanesque origin, it keeps an inscription recording its consecration by Bishop Osmundo of Astorga in 1086.
  • Albergue El Serbal y la Luna: a small, quiet hostel in a traditional house.
  • Castro Ventosa: the hill fort where Bergidum stood, with remains of its wall.

Festivities

The main festival is Saint Martin, in November.

The grape harvest and the pig slaughter are still important moments of the year in the village.

Economy

Pieros lives from the vine: the mencía and godello grapes from its slopes go to the wineries of the D.O. Bierzo.

Practical information

  • Access: from Cacabelos by road or on foot along the Camino.
  • Services: a hostel; for everything else, Cacabelos.
  • Best time: autumn, with the grape harvest.
  • Nearby: Villafranca del Bierzo, Castro Ventosa and the archaeological museum of Cacabelos.

In short

Pieros is a small village with a lot of history: a church consecrated in 1086 and, next to it, the hill fort that gave El Bierzo its name.

Country España
Com. autónomaCastile and León
ProvinceProvince of León
ComarcaEl Bierzo
MunicipalityCacabelos
Location42°36′24″N 6°44′56″O
Population37 hab. (2023)
Postal code24547
Camino de Santiago Frances
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