Castile Canal Campos Branch
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- Ribas de Campos
Ribas de Campos treasures the Canal's most precious gem. The triple sluice, made up of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th sluice, meets the river Carrión at this point. This is probably one of the Canal's most symbolic...
- El Serron
El Serrón, approximately 7km from the previous village is where the Ramal de Campos takes a turn off to the right, in the opposite direction to the Ramal del Sur which turns to the left.When the Canal...
- Villaumbrales
Villaumbrales is where the Casa or Almacén del Rey, as it is sometimes known, is found. This dry dock is surrounded by other types of housing found near the Canal. Here, the Casablanca, Corbejones, Serení,...
- Becerril de Campos
Five kilometres from Villaumbrales, the Canal de Castilla reaches Becerril de Campos. This village possesses six of the aqueducts which have been constructed along the Canal. These include the Acueducto...
- Sahagún el Real
Sahagún el Real or sometimes referred to as Sahagún el Viejo, came about as a result of the Canal. The only surviving constructions are the warehouses bordering the banks of the Canal de Castilla. In the...
- Paredes de Nava
In Paredes de Nava, the Canal by-passes the river Retortillo by taking the 3-arched aqueduct. This is where the level of the river rises and flows into the Laguna de la Nava, a little further on up the...
- Fuentes de Nava
Some 9km from here, Fuentes de Nava calls all tourists to come and visit the outstanding beauty of this village considered of historic and artistic interest and its 4 aqueducts, the Requena, Santa Casilda,...
- Abarca de Campos
In Abarca de Campos, the first sluice along the Ramal de Campos to be found within 50km, is situated. Next to this sluice, the Abarca bridge and the restored mill, which shut down in 1979.The Iglesia de...
- Villarramiel
The Castromocho-villarramiel bridge is the next piece of hydraulic engineering that the Canal de Castilla has to offer tourists. The village of Villarramiel, a few kilometres from the Canal, is famous...
- Capillas
Before reaching the 2nd sluice gate of Ramal de Campos there is Capillas, a village that in the past had a pier in the Canal. Capillas also keeps rests of engineering works that took place while constructing...
- Castil de Vela
6km from Capillas, the village of Castil de Vela and the 3rd sluice along the Ramal de Campos, are situated. In this little village the ruins of an ancient castle and the 17th century Iglesia Parroquial...
- Belmonte
In Belmonte, the Canal de Castilla takes a 90º turn towards Medina de Rioseco where the route ends. A considerable part of the town's castle has survived. This castle resembles the palatial castles built...
- Medina de Rioseco
As tourists follow the route, they will come across 2 new aqueducts, the Fuente León and the Fuente del Berro aqueduct beside the Canal.The route continues through Medina de Rioseco and draws to a close...
