The French Way of Saint James - La Portela de Valcarce
Province of Leon
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- Ascent slope
- 580 m.
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In the narrow valley of ‘Valcarce’ the name of this population can be understand on the way to Santiago. Portela, which means ‘Gap’ in Spanish and by extension ‘narrow passage’ in Galician. His original name was ‘Portela de Vallecarceris’ and it was under the administration of the Monasterio de Carracedo.
Moreover, in this village you can find the Portela Blacksmith's.
