Via de la Plata Province of Salamanca
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- Puerto de Béjar
Puerto de Béjar is the first stop on the Silver Route in the province of Salamanca. However, pilgrims do not go through the town with its characteristic local architecture, but instead bypass it to the...
- Calzada de Béjar
Calzada de Béjar is a small village huddled around the church and just two streets, typical of these ‘street-route’ towns. The main thoroughfare is the Roman road, lined by traditional houses with their...
- Valverde de Valdelacasa
The small houses that line the streets of this village are in proportion with its reduced size. Granite, which is abundant in this area, is the traditional building material, used even for the walls that...
- Valdelacasa
Valdelacasa is the largest municipality on this uphill stretch of the Silver Route. It boasts several fine houses, and even the more modest ones feature carved based and benches outside the doors. As is...
- Fuenterroble de Salvatierra
This town, boasting a long-standing tradition in mule driving, is one of the most important spots on the Silver Route in the province of Salamanca. Here, slate takes over from granite as the principal...
- Navarredonda de Salvatierra
This small village is part of the municipality of Frades de la Sierra, birthplace of the poet José María Gabriel y Galán and situated on the road that leads from Fuenterroble de Salvatierra to San Pedro...
- San Pedro de Rozados
This is the largest municipality in the area known as Campo Charro in the province of Salamanca. It is a land of holm oak woods and grassland, making it ideal for raising cattle, and in particular the...
- Morille
This town stands at a crossroads of riverbanks and cattle tracks and is made up of Morille, the administrative centre and La Regañada and Monte Abajo. It is the last town pilgrims pass through before reaching...
- Miranda de Azán
Miranda de Azán was founded in the 12th century, during the reign of Alfonso IX to consolidate the Christian border of Tormes. Located just over nine kilometers from the charra capital and accessible from...
- Salamanca
Tradition has it that as soon as pilgrims began to make their way along this route leading from the south, Salamanca became renowned for its hospitability, offering board and lodging in several places,...
- Aldeaseca de Armuña
The Celtiberians were the first to settle here, followed later by the Romans. It was later repopulated by the Moriscos and the Jews, as well as by local Castilians and Galicians. This town was particularly...
- Castellanos de Villiquera
The origins of this town, divided into three districts - Mata de Armuña, Carbajosa de Armuña date back to the days of the repopulation in the early 12th century.Agriculture is the principal activity of...
- Calzada de Valdunciel
As the first part of its name indicates, this town, situated in region of La Armuña, shares close ties with the Silver Route. Its economy is based on farming with a large number of small food and agriculture...
