{"id":17260,"date":"2026-08-28T18:24:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T16:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/etapas\/astorga-rabanal-del-camino\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T10:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T08:03:12","slug":"astorga-rabanal-del-camino","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/stages\/astorga-rabanal-del-camino\/","title":{"rendered":"Astorga \u2013 Rabanal del Camino (21.2 km)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Route of the Camino Frances stage: Astorga \u2013 Rabanal del Camino (21.2 km)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This stage of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camino de Santiago Frances<\/a><\/strong> leaves the meseta behind and climbs through <strong>La Maragater\u00eda<\/strong> toward the Montes de Le\u00f3n. It&#8217;s 21.2 kilometers of gentle ascent, through stone-and-slate muleteer villages, from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/astorga\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astorga<\/a><\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/rabanal-del-camino\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rabanal del Camino<\/a><\/strong>, where Benedictine monks sing vespers in Gregorian chant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline Cool-Content-Timeline\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-34d487a5-84a4-4669-a526-5b42cd929033\"><style>.cool-timeline-block-34d487a5-84a4-4669-a526-5b42cd929033 .cool-vertical-timeline-body{--ctlb-content-alignment: left;--ctlb-icon-color: #ffcc00;--ctlb-date-color: #003888;--ctlb-line-color: #003888;--ctlb-icon-bg: #003888;--ctlb-story-border-color: #ffcc00;}<\/style><div class=\"cool-vertical-timeline-body ctlb-wrapper one-sided left\"><div class=\"cool-timeline-block-list\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-true \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>KM 0<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><span class=\"timeline-block-render-icon\" style=\"fill:white\"><div class=\"iconpicker-item\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:white;padding:2px\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M413.1 222.5l22.2 22.2c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L241 473c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L12.7 278.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.2-22.2c9.5-9.5 25-9.3 34.3.4L184 343.4V56c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h32c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v287.4l114.8-120.5c9.3-9.8 24.8-10 34.3-.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Astorga-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg\" alt=\"Astorga\" class=\"wp-image-11699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Astorga-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Astorga-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/astorga\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astorga<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Leave Astorga through the Puerta del Obispo and cross the N-VI to enter La Maragater\u00eda. A path alongside the road passes through Valdeviejas and its Ermita del Ecce Homo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-true \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>2.5 km<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><span class=\"timeline-block-render-icon\" style=\"fill:white\"><div class=\"iconpicker-item\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:white;padding:2px\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M413.1 222.5l22.2 22.2c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L241 473c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L12.7 278.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.2-22.2c9.5-9.5 25-9.3 34.3.4L184 343.4V56c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h32c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v287.4l114.8-120.5c9.3-9.8 24.8-10 34.3-.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Valdeviejas-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg\" alt=\"Valdeviejas\" class=\"wp-image-11704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Valdeviejas-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Valdeviejas-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/valdeviejas\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valdeviejas<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">A small hamlet with the Ermita del Ecce Homo. Shortly after, you reach Murias de Rechivaldo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-true \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>5 km<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><span class=\"timeline-block-render-icon\" style=\"fill:white\"><div class=\"iconpicker-item\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:white;padding:2px\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M413.1 222.5l22.2 22.2c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L241 473c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L12.7 278.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.2-22.2c9.5-9.5 25-9.3 34.3.4L184 343.4V56c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h32c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v287.4l114.8-120.5c9.3-9.8 24.8-10 34.3-.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Murias-de-Rechivaldo-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg\" alt=\"Murias de Rechivaldo\" class=\"wp-image-11712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Murias-de-Rechivaldo-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Murias-de-Rechivaldo-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/murias-de-rechivaldo\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Murias de Rechivaldo<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">A maragato village of stone houses with large cart gateways. One kilometer away lies &lt;strong&gt;Castrillo de los Polvazares&lt;\/strong&gt;, the most famous maragato village, with its cobbled street and cocido restaurants; the detour is worth it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-true \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>9.4 km<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><span class=\"timeline-block-render-icon\" style=\"fill:white\"><div class=\"iconpicker-item\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:white;padding:2px\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M413.1 222.5l22.2 22.2c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L241 473c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L12.7 278.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.2-22.2c9.5-9.5 25-9.3 34.3.4L184 343.4V56c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h32c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v287.4l114.8-120.5c9.3-9.8 24.8-10 34.3-.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Santa-Catalina-de-Somoza-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Catalina de Somoza\" class=\"wp-image-11718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Santa-Catalina-de-Somoza-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Santa-Catalina-de-Somoza-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/santa-catalina-de-somoza\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Santa Catalina de Somoza<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">A village of La Somoza with the church of Santa Mar\u00eda, which holds a relic of San Blas. The climb continues toward El Ganso.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-true \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-left\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>13.5 km<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><span class=\"timeline-block-render-icon\" style=\"fill:white\"><div class=\"iconpicker-item\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:white;padding:2px\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M413.1 222.5l22.2 22.2c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L241 473c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L12.7 278.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.2-22.2c9.5-9.5 25-9.3 34.3.4L184 343.4V56c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h32c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v287.4l114.8-120.5c9.3-9.8 24.8-10 34.3-.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/El-Ganso-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg\" alt=\"El Ganso\" class=\"wp-image-11729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/El-Ganso-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/El-Ganso-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/el-ganso\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Ganso<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">A half-abandoned maragato village, with thatched-roof (&lt;em&gt;teito&lt;\/em&gt;) houses and the Ermita del Santo Cristo de los Peregrinos. The landscape turns to scrubland, with oaks and rockrose.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cp-timeline-content-timeline-child swiper-slide\"><div class=\"timeline-content icon-true \"><div class=\"timeline-block-timeline ctl-row  position-right\"><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-time\"><div class=\"story-time\"><p><strong>21.2 km<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-block-icon\"><span class=\"timeline-block-render-icon\" style=\"fill:white\"><div class=\"iconpicker-item\" style=\"font-size:24px;color:white;padding:2px\"><svg stroke=\"currentColor\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M413.1 222.5l22.2 22.2c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L241 473c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L12.7 278.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l22.2-22.2c9.5-9.5 25-9.3 34.3.4L184 343.4V56c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h32c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v287.4l114.8-120.5c9.3-9.8 24.8-10 34.3-.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div><div class=\"ctl-6 timeline-block-detail\"><div class=\"story-details\"><div class=\"story-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ctlb-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Rabanal-del-Camino-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg\" alt=\"Rabanal del Camino\" class=\"wp-image-11736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Rabanal-del-Camino-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances.jpg 600w, https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Rabanal-del-Camino-Camino-de-Santiago-Frances-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading ctlb-block-title\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/rabanal-del-camino\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rabanal del Camino<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ctlb-block-desc wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">Rabanal, at 1,150 m, is a pretty stone village at the foot of the climb to Monte Irago. At the Romanesque church of Santa Mar\u00eda and the Benedictine monastery of San Salvador, the monks sing vespers in Gregorian chant and bless pilgrims.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Astorga \u2013 Rabanal del Camino: Complete Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage Profile: Distance, Elevation and Difficulty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Distance:<\/strong> 21.2 km. <strong>Walking time:<\/strong> 4h 30min \u2013 5h 30min. <strong>Elevation change:<\/strong> about +450 m and \u2013120 m. <strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> moderate. This is the first mountain stage after the meseta, but the climb is very gentle: 450 meters of elevation gain spread over 21 kilometers, almost entirely on a path alongside the LE-142 road. The landscape shifts from the Maragato plain to low hills of oak and rockrose scrub. Manageable by bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La Maragater\u00eda: A Land of Muleteers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La <strong>Maragater\u00eda<\/strong>, between Astorga and the Montes de Le\u00f3n, was for centuries a land of <strong>muleteers<\/strong>: the maragatos drove mule trains carrying Galician fish to Madrid and returned loaded with grain, wine and goods. Its villages, built of stone and slate with large gateways for carts, retain an air frozen in time. The railway ended their trade in the 19th century, but the Camino has helped villages like Castrillo de los Polvazares avoid being completely abandoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to See: Monuments and Heritage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Castrillo de los Polvazares<\/strong> (1 km off the Camino), a cobbled maragato village declared a historic site; the Ermita del Santo Cristo de los Peregrinos in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/el-ganso\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Ganso<\/a><\/strong>; and in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/rabanal-del-camino\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rabanal del Camino<\/a><\/strong>, the <strong>Romanesque church of Santa Mar\u00eda<\/strong>, linked to the Templars who protected this stretch, and the <strong>Monasterio de San Salvador del Monte Irago<\/strong>, with its vespers and compline sung in Gregorian chant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Bit of History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crossing of <strong>Monte Irago<\/strong>, which begins at Rabanal, was one of the Camino&#8217;s most feared stretches for its altitude and isolation; the <strong>Templars<\/strong> held a commandery here to protect pilgrims, and later a community of hermits and hospitallers took over. The present monastery was refounded in 2001 by monks who came from Silos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food and Drink<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the realm of <strong>cocido maragato<\/strong>, and <strong>Castrillo de los Polvazares<\/strong> is its temple. There&#8217;s also <strong>cecina<\/strong>, <strong>botillo<\/strong>, <strong>garlic soup<\/strong> and trout from the rivers of La Somoza. To drink, wines from El Bierzo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical Tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have time to spare or want a real cocido, detour to <strong>Castrillo de los Polvazares<\/strong>. There are bars in Murias, Santa Catalina and El Ganso. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/rabanal-del-camino\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rabanal del Camino<\/a><\/strong> has several hostels, including the historic Gaucelmo, run by the British confraternity. Don&#8217;t miss the <strong>monks&#8217; vespers<\/strong> at dusk. Rest well: the next stage climbs to the Cruz de Ferro and then descends almost 1,000 m to Ponferrada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services and Accommodation by Town<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listings published in our guide for the towns on this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/astorga\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astorga<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hostels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/albergue-myway-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albergue MyWay Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/albergue-san-javier-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albergue San Javier Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/albergue-siervas-de-maria-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albergue Siervas de Mar\u00eda Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/albergue-so-por-hoje-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albergue S\u00f3 Por Hoje Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Accommodation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hostal-coruna-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hostal Coru\u00f1a Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hostal-delfin-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hostal Delfin Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hotel-astur-plaza-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Astur Plaza Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hotel-eurostars-via-de-la-plata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Eurostars V\u00eda de la Plata<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hotel-gaudi-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Gaudi Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hotel-restaurante-la-peseta-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Restaurante La Peseta Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hotel-spa-ciudad-de-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Spa Ciudad de Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Churches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/basilica-nuestra-senora-de-fatima-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bas\u00edlica Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de F\u00e1tima Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/catedral-de-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catedral de Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/iglesia-de-san-bartolome-astorga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iglesia de San Bartolom\u00e9 Astorga<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/valdeviejas\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valdeviejas<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Churches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/ermita-del-ecce-homo-valdeviejas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ermita del Ecce Homo Valdeviejas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/iglesia-de-san-verisimo-valdeviejas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iglesia de San Ver\u00edsimo Valdeviejas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/murias-de-rechivaldo\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Murias de Rechivaldo<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hostels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/albergue-las-aguedas-murias-de-rechivaldo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albergue Las \u00c1guedas Murias de Rechivaldo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/albergue-municipal-de-murias-de-rechivaldo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albergue Municipal de Murias de Rechivaldo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Accommodation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/casa-rural-las-aguedas-murias-de-rechivaldo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casa Rural Las \u00c1guedas Murias de Rechivaldo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hotel-rural-la-veleta-murias-de-rechivaldo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Rural La Veleta Murias de Rechivaldo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Churches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/iglesia-de-san-esteban-murias-de-rechivaldo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iglesia de San Esteban Murias de Rechivaldo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/santa-catalina-de-somoza\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Santa Catalina de Somoza<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Churches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/iglesia-santa-maria-santa-catalina-de-somoza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iglesia Santa Mar\u00eda Santa Catalina de Somoza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/el-ganso\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Ganso<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Churches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/iglesia-de-santiago-el-ganso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iglesia de Santiago El Ganso<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/provincia-de-leon\/rabanal-del-camino\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rabanal del Camino<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hostels<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/albergue-la-senda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Albergue La Senda<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Accommodation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/casa-rural-casona-de-rabanal-oca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casa Rural Casona de Rabanal-Oca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hostal-la-candela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hostal La Candela<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hostal-the-pilgrim-stone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hostal The Pilgrim Stone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/hotel-rural-casa-indie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hotel Rural Casa Indie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/posada-el-tesin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Posada El Tesin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Churches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/ermita-de-la-vera-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ermita de la Vera Cruz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/lo\/iglesia-de-la-asuncion-de-nuestra-senora\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iglesia de la Asunci\u00f3n de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Route of the Camino Frances stage: Astorga \u2013 Rabanal del Camino (21.2 km) This stage of the Camino de Santiago Frances leaves the meseta behind and climbs through La Maragater\u00eda toward the Montes de Le\u00f3n. It&#8217;s 21.2 kilometers of gentle ascent, through stone-and-slate muleteer villages, from Astorga to Rabanal del Camino, where Benedictine monks sing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13174,"menu_order":24,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17260","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17260\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminodesantiagofrances.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}