VP22 - Montamarta - Granja de Moreruela - 22,7 km
Itinerary
Leaving Montamarta you will cross Ricobayo Reservoir, passing by Virgen del Castillo Chapel, and continuing parallel to the N-630 until getting to the intersection with the N-525. Here, you will continue following the N-630 on a parallel path, towards the ruins of Castrotorafe Castle (Headquarters of the Order of Santiago Knights). From here, you will keep going on to Fontanillas de Castro, and then to Riego del Camino, a little village you will cross to get to Granja de Moreruela.
From Granja de Moreruela you have two options to get to Santiago: you can follow the causeway towards Astorga and join the French Way, or you can head northwest to go on the Sanabria Way, passing by Orense.
4 km from the village you will find Moreruela Monastery, the first one belonging to the Cistercian Order in Spain, and it is from the 11th Century. Destroyed by Almanzor, it was rebuilt a century later; then, it was abandoned during the Expropriation, and now you can only see some walls.
Granja de Moreruela
Altitude: 730 m.
Granja de Moreruela was founded as a farm for the Monastery, located 3,5 km before arriving to the village, which is divided in two by the road. From this place starts the part of the Silver Route known as Mozarabic or Sanabria Way, which get to Galicia via Orense.
What can you visit?
San Juan Bautista Church is from the 19th Century, built of stone from Santa María de Moreruela Monastery.
Ruins of Santa María de Moreruela Monastery. It is located on the river Esla bank.
Puente Quintos. It was built of stone in 1920.
External info sources about this route and recommended websites:
Turismo Castilla y León
Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Sevilla
Asociación de Amigos de los Caminos de Santiago de Guipúzcoa
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