The Way of Saint James from Madrid - Castromonte
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This small stone village stands next to the River Bajoz, reminding us of this historic walled enclosure built by Don Juan Alonso de Alburquerque, who governed in the name of King Peter I the Cruel. Castromonte owes its name to an ancient castro or fortified settlement built by the Roman legions.
This town includes the following sites of interest: the Church of La Purísima Concepción and the Chapel of El Cristo de las Eras.
What to see?
Monastery of Santa Maria de la EspinaMore informationThe monastery was built in the 12th century on the orders of Sancha of Castile, sister of Alphonse VII the Emperor. The French King Louis the Younger gave the Spanish princess a thorn from the crown of...
Farming Museum of La Santa EspinaMore informationThis ethnographic museum is in the privileged landscape and architectural setting surrounding the Cistercian monastery of Santa Espina.
