Day 31 - Molinaseca to Camponaraya
July 22, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We have a few shorter days under 20 km as we used our last budgeted "rest day" to add a stop instead of staying in one place two nights. We enjoyed breakfast at our lodging and then walked 8 km toRead more
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TO THE "NAZARENO LAMBRIÓN CHUPACANDILES" Since the 17th century, on the Saturday afternoon before Good Friday, a Nazarene of the Royal Brotherhood of Jesus of Nazareth of Ponferrada, wearing a black tunic and cigarette holder [Google's translation of the plaque], a esparto grass belt around his waist, and holding a bell, walks around the city surrounded by children announcing the proximity of Holy Week. This legendary figure is popularly called the NAZARENO LAMBRIÓN CHUPACANDILES. His name refers to what the boys of the town shouted to him as he passed through the streets of the city, stopping at the wineries where they invited him to try the new wine
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In 1178, Templars made Ponferrada a main stop on the Camino to protect and serve pilgrims and the road. In the 13th century they built the massive castle that defines the iconic image of Templar Ponferrada. Hidden inside the castle is the ability to draw water from the Sil river without leaving the keep.
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Those mountains are next in a few days.