Route 1 West. Section 2
- Position
- Leon province
- Zamora province
- Type of route
- Several days
This second section of the western route will continue to surprise you. We will begin in a medieval town next to a glacial lake and end in a mining town passing through Roman gold mines and places of exuberant nature.
Data of interest
Around
In this section, the driving, without being complicated, is a little more demanding and will ensure you kilometers of good experiences, surrounded by landscapes and unique sensations.
A few kilometers after beginning the winding route through sections such as the one between Truchas and Puente de Domingo Flórez, you will enjoy winding roads between forests and towns with black and red tiles.
Continuing north, it is essential to stop at one of the 11 World Heritage sites declared in Castile and León by UNESCO, Las Medulas, a space where nature and man have come together to form an extraordinary archaeological and cultural complex. Las Medulas is considered the largest open-pit gold exploitation in Roman times.
It is an easier driving area and stops will be more common.
Do not miss
- Lake Carucedo.
- Las Medulas.
- Orellán Viewpoint.
- Castillo de Cornatel.
- Ponferrada.
- Monastery of Santa María de Carracedo.
- Peñalba de Santiago.
- Julia Well.
To consider...
Access to the Orellán viewpoint is reached on foot and has a large parking lot at the beginning of the climb. The access to the viewpoints is well signposted.