Ponferrada Hotels - Reviews and Rates

To reach here, I have crossed a mountain range, which took 3 days - taking it very quietly! You will see it still has the signs of the snow storm of a few weeks ago, as well as being rather rough in places. This town of Ponferrada was one of the main headquarters of the Crusaders, and has a magnificent castle to prove it. The Order of St James w...

Viaje a Las Medulas... Carlota y yo desde A Coruña, Óscar y Teresa de Madrid... Nos juntamos a comer en Villafranca del Bierzo y de ahì fuimos a la casa rural. Nos hospedamos en la casa rural "El Tiempo Recobrado". Muy bien para gente selecta que quiera estar 3 dias tranquilo y aislado... pero muy caro para una casa rural y para viajar con amigo...

Whew! It seems like ages since I last saw a computer. That was WAY back in Mazarife. From there I walked 30km to Astorga, into the teeth of a howling gale. Actually, it was that morning that I was able to confirm my earlier suspicions...I have a magic pack cover! No, really! Whenever it looks like it's about to rain I have to cover my pack becau...

As we left Foncebadon we were pursued by the strange cloud of flies from the day before: however, they had increased in number. We frolicked up the mountain and soon reached Cruz de Ferro: a plce where people tradtionally laid stones in order to appease the gods. Then, in an attempt to Christianize the ritual, the church drove a cross into the c...