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Villafranca del Bierzo
El Bierzo, León
A wine-country town with its own 'Door of Forgiveness' for pilgrims who could go no further.
A short history
Founded in the 11th century by French monks (hence villa franca), this end-of-Bierzo town offered the seriously ill the same Compostela indulgence at its Iglesia de Santiago.
What to see
- Iglesia de Santiago — Puerta del Perdón
- Castillo de los Marqueses
- Convento de San José
- Calle del Agua
Where to eat
- La Pedrera
- Mesón Don Nacho
Where to sleep
- Albergue Ave Fénix
- Municipal de Villafranca
- Parador de Villafranca