Puente de Castro

Camino Frances

To end of camino
308.7
Altitude
826

Valdelafuente

3.90

Puente de Castro

3.00

León

Services
ATM
Yes
Bar
Yes
Bus
Yes
Grocery
Yes
Medical Center
Yes
Pharmacy
Yes

Puente de Castro has grown large enough to merge with León's outer barrio of Santa Ana. The bridge gives the neighborhood its name, and the approach through the suburbs has plenty of bars for a rest before the final few kilometers to the center.

The urban walking from here into central León isn't unpleasant — just long.

History

The name derives from the old Jewish quarter (castro) that once stood here. The community was destroyed in 1196 during a period of anti-Jewish violence. The bridge that replaced the crossing retains the name.

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