Villamoros de Mansilla

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What is there in Villamoros de Mansilla

Villamoros de Mansilla is a village in the municipality of Mansilla Mayor, in Leon Province, on the Camino Frances.

It is a small village, of fewer than a hundred residents, that the Camino crosses beside the main road on the stretch between Mansilla de las Mulas and León. Its name is usually linked to settlers of Muslim origin who took part in the repopulation of the area after the Reconquest, and its landmark is the parish church of San Esteban, whose feast is celebrated on 26 December. There are no great monuments or many services, so it is more a place to pass through than to stop, but on clear days it offers views towards the mountains of northern León. Just over a kilometre on lies Puente Villarente, with its long medieval bridge over the river Porma.

Accommodation in Villamoros de Mansilla

There is no accommodation registered here yet. The nearest is in Mansilla de las Mulas, 4.5 km away.

See accommodation in Mansilla de las Mulas

Distances from Villamoros de Mansilla

From Villamoros de Mansilla to Puente Villarente it is about 1.5 km.

To Arcahueja it is about 6 km.

And to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in Santiago de Compostela, about 326 km remain.

Villamoros on the Camino

A hamlet of Mansilla Mayor, Villamoros lies between Mansilla de las Mulas and Puente Villarente, a few kilometres from each. Pilgrims cross it beside the road, on the plain where the Esla and Porma rivers meet.

What to see in Villamoros de Mansilla?

Church
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Church of Saint Stephen Villamoros de Mansilla

Parish Church of Saint Stephen in Villamoros de Mansilla In the quiet village of Villamoros de Mansilla, in Leon Province,

Heritage

Church of San Esteban

The Iglesia de San Esteban, from the 16th and 17th centuries, has a square tower and an enclosed porch. Inside there are Baroque altarpieces and 16th-century paintings, among them a Santiago Matamoros.

The house with the coat of arms

Opposite the church stands the mansion of the Prado y Miranda family, from the late 18th century, with the family coat of arms on its facade.

Lancia

Very close by are the remains of Lancia, the Astur city that resisted Rome in the Cantabrian Wars and was later Romanised; the site can be visited.

Festivities

The festivities of the Immaculate Conception were moved from December to early September, and on 26 December Saint Stephen, the patron, is celebrated.

Traditions

After the festivities, the residents keep up the custom of a shared dinner with garlic soup and potatoes with meat.

The surroundings

The Esla and Porma plain is fertile irrigated land, green in summer, a contrast with the Meseta the pilgrim has just left behind.

Services

It is a small village with some rural accommodation; for more services, Mansilla and Puente Villarente are a step away.

In short

Villamoros de Mansilla is a village to pass through on the León plain, with a fine house bearing a coat of arms and ancient Lancia just round the corner.

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