Rabanal del Camino

León

A stone-built mountain village restored almost single-handedly by an English Camino confraternity.

A short history

By the 1980s, Rabanal was nearly abandoned. The Confraternity of Saint James (UK) restored its parish albergue and revived its Benedictine vespers, helping the whole village come back to life.

What to see

Iglesia de Santa María (12th-c, with Gregorian vespers)
Casa de los Cuatro Esquinas (Knights Templar legend)
Stone houses with slate roofs

Where to eat

Mesón El Refugio
La Posada de Gaspar

Where to sleep

Albergue Gaucelmo (Confraternity of Saint James, donativo)
Albergue Municipal
La Posada de Gaspar