El Carrascalejo
Via de la Plata
El Carrascalejo takes its name from the carrascas (holm oaks) that surround it, and that tells you most of what you need to know -- it's a tiny village in the dehesa. The bar adjacent to the Iglesia de la Consolacion maintains irregular hours, so don't count on it. There's a municipal albergue at the edge of the village. By the church you'll find a cruceiro built on what's said to be a Roman altar, a small reminder that this path has been walked for two thousand years.
The village sits between the Embalse de Proserpina (7.4 km back) and Aljucen (2.6 km ahead), making it a brief stop rather than a destination.
The camino climbs gently up to the village, passes counterclockwise around the church, and down the hill to the left and past the albergue. It passes beneath the A-66 before arriving at Aljucen.
Accommodation in El Carrascalejo.
| Albergue El Carrascalejo 15€ 24 Booking.com |
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