Ponferrada (Spanish pronunciation: [pomfeˈraða], from the Latin Pons Ferrata, Iron Bridge) is the capital city of El Bierzo in the Province of León, Spain. It lies on Sil River and it is completely surrounded by mountains. It is the last major town on the French route of the Camino de Santiago before it reaches Santiago de Compostela.
Population: 68,736
Latitude: 42° 32' 47.90" N
Longitude: -6° 35' 46.28" W
Las Médulas (As Médulas or As Meduas in Galician language) is a historical site near the town of Ponferrada in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain), which used to be the most important gold mine in the Roman Empire. La…
The Torre del Bierzo rail disaster occurred on 3 January 1944 near the village of Torre del Bierzo in the El Bierzo region of Spain's León province when three trains collided inside a tunnel.
Pedrafita do Cebreiro is a municipality in the province of Lugo in Galicia, Spain. It borders the Lugo municipalities of As Nogais, Cervantes, Folgoso do Courel, Samos and Triacastela. Its eastern boundary borders the province of León.
The Siege of Astorga was an attempt by French forces to capture Astorga, Spain in a campaign of the Peninsular War. Astorga was located on the flank of the French invasion of Spain and Portugal, and was meant to be used as a headquarters during the …
Botillo (Spanish: [boˈtiʎo]), Butiellu (Leonese: [boˈtjeʎu]) or Botelo (Galician: [boˈtɛlo], Portuguese: [buˈtɛlu], also known as chouriço de ossos in Portuguese), is a dish of meat-stuffed pork intestine. It is a culinary specialty of El Bierzo, a …
Estadio El Toralín is a soccer stadium in Ponferrada, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SD Ponferradina.
The Cathedral of Astorga (Spanish: Catedral de Santa María de Astorga) is a Roman Catholic church in Astorga, Spain.
The Serra dos Ancares (Spanish: Sierra de los Ancares, also known as Sierra de Ancares) is a mountain range of the Galician Massif in north-west Spain, extending in a south-westerly direction from the western end of the Cantabrian Mountains in Astur…
Molinaseca is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) .
Toreno is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) .
The church of Santiago de Peñalba is a Mozarabic building in the Valle del Silencio (Silence Valley) in the region of El Bierzo, close to Ponferrada, province of León, Community of Castile and León, Spain.
Priaranza del Bierzo (Priaranza in Galician language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) .
O Barco de Valdeorras is a municipality in Ourense (province) in the Galicia region of north-west Spain. It lies towards the very north-east of Ourense province. Located in the Sil valley, lying in the Serra do Eixo, is the capital of the Valdeorras…
The Pais Leones or Leonese Country is a potential autonomous community within Spain proposed by some Spanish regional political parties, such as Partido Regionalista del País Leonés, Grupo Autonomico Leonés, Unión del Pueblo Leonés and Unión del Pue…
Bembibre (Spanish pronunciation: [bemˈbiβɾe]) is a municipality and a city located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 10,097 inhabitants. The second largest urba…
A Rúa is a mostly rural Galician municipality in the comarca of Valdeorras, eastern province of Ourense, 101 km (63 mi) from Ourense, the provincial capital.
Vega de Valcarce (A Veiga de Valcarce in Galician language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) .
The Montes de León (Spanish for "mountains of León", named after the ancient Kingdom of León) is a mountain range in north-western Spain, in the province of León. This range is located at the confluence of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Macizo Gal…