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Stage 18

San Pedro de Rozado to Salamanca

km 23,4

Time 06H 00’

Difficulty Medium

Hostels 4

Available without an Internet connection

After the plain is the Roman bridge and Salamanca, heritage city

Information about the stage 18: San Pedro de Rozado to Salamanca

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Points of interest in the stage 18: San Pedro de Rozado to Salamanca

8 Plaza Mayor
7 Cathedral of Salamanca
6 Roman Bridge of Merida
5 Alto and cruz
4 Houses. Aldeanueva
3 Albergue municipal de Morille
2 Church of San Pedro
1 Albergue El Miliario

The route

Km 0. San Pedro de Rozados (Hostels. Bars. Store)

We go to the bakery and turn right onto Avenida Comuneros to leave the village on a long line. The beginning is strange, because, accustomed to going north, we are moving east. We left the last houses behind and in a few hundred meters we crossed a road. After it, just 300 meters away, we turn left hand and recover the course in part. By a wide and clear track, following the line of the poles, we arrived after 3 kilometers to Morille, the only town that stands today on our way. Crossing the village does not cause problems. It follows Calle Larga, which passes by the pilgrim hostel.

Km 4.1. Morille (Hostel. Casa Rural. Bar. Store)

At the exit, again, there is another trail surrounded by hectares and hectares of land. After several slides we will reach the first cancel, the point at which the landscape turns, now more populated with oak (Km 7.2). The signals can disappear after one of the many cancellations we're going through. If this happens, instead of pulling towards the house and the estate we have slightly to the left, we have to stick to the stone wall to cross the stream's stream and after 150 meters turn left hand after another door.

Another nice stretch continues through another area of carrascas and holm oaks, one of the last that we can savor, as soon as there is a less green and more ocre universe that announces the kingdom of the concentration tracks, which will also bring the absence of shadows. We pass by the houses of Aldeanueva (Km 10.8) and through the canyon of Miranda we arrive in just over 3 kilometers to the crossing of Miranda de Azán, population that we left to the right (Km 14).

We soon crossed over the stream of the Fuente de la Porra (Km 14.4) and persevered in our crusade another 3.5 kilometers. Thus we reach a rocky farallon conquered by a metal cross where a miniature of pilgrim Santiago makes equilibria. At the front, Salamanca. Let's watch the rhythm and leave the clear route of the track to finally give the highway, which we draw below (Km 18,8).

We got to a roundabout, and we went forward to a park, which we went through. After passing the tunnel under the tracks we will reach Calle Carretera de Fregeneda, after which we will cross the spectacular Roman bridge over the river Tormes (Km 22,6). We're already in Salmantice. At the exit of the bridge, after the Vetón Berro, we follow the shells spread over the ground that along the streets Tentenecio and El Expolio - next to the Casa Lis - drive to Arcediano Street, where the pilgrim hostel is located.

Km 23.4. Salamanca (All services)

The difficulties

Remarks

In images

What to see, what to do

MORILLE: The municipality consists of Morille, where the town hall is, and the centers of the Regadded and Monte Abajo. In the 1950s, it had 1,000 inhabitants, mostly dedicated to mining. Today it has about 260 neighbors.
- Church of the Savior: Like San Pedro de Rozados, she looks like a spaghetti with two bells. The main chapel of the temple is the 16th century.
SALAMANCA: Before the Romans arrived in Spain (year 217 BC), the place occupied today in Salamanca was populated by the vetons, transhumant pastors who evolved into a more sedentary life building to live faces and even walled complexes. The settlement of Salmantice had to be extended by more than 20 hectares and, already romanized, served as an excellent mansio on the Vía de la Plata route. Also known for the nickname Ciudad Universitaria or Ciudad Dorada, it has been a World Heritage Site since 1988 thanks to the beauty of its monuments, built with the sandstone of the Salmantina village of Villamayor de Armuña.
- Plaza Mayor: Baroque square with almost square plan (72 x 82 meters), built between 1729 and 1733 following the project of Alberto Churriguera. The work was completed in 1755 by García de Quiñones, who raised the City Hall building. The facades of the buildings are organized into three floors, subject to medium-point arches.
- Old Cathedral: Romanesque, built in the 12th century on another older temple. The master Petrus Pevent was the creator of the dome of the Torre del Gallo, of Byzantine inspiration and surely inspired by that of the Seo Zamorana. It is not possible to see it from Plaza de Anaya and you have to go behind, to Calle Arcediano (where the hostel is located) and to the Patio Chico, where you get a good view. The altarpiece of the Altar Major, the work of Nicolai Florentino, and of the middle of the 15th century also stands out.
- New Cathedral: Initiated by Juan Gil de Hontañón in the 16th century, it was not completed until 1733. Special attention deserves the three main doors, with the covers of Forgiveness, of the Bishop and of San Clemente. On 31 October 1755 Lisbon was shaken by a great and devastating earthquake that came to be seriously felt in Salamanca. Because of this, the bells of the New Cathedral stained without anyone touching them. So, in thanksgiving, the Cabildo established that on the eve of the festivity of All Saints someone would climb up to the tower to touch the bells and at the same time climb to the pinnacle to check the inclination of the tower. The managers were members of the Mariquelos family and in 1976 the last descendant last fulfilled the centenarian tradition. Now, since 1985, Ángel Rufino de Haro has been in charge of continuing this ritual. Go up to the tower, tap the bell and climb up to the velet to touch a charade with a tamboril and a baggy.
- Casa de las Conchas: A Gothic civil building built at the end of the 15th century by order of Dr. Maldonado, gentleman of the order of Santiago. His fame comes from the more than three hundred shells covering its exterior walls. It houses the Public Library of Salamanca and an Information Office.
  
  University: King Alfonso IX of León founded the Salmantine University in 1218. The most historic building has a silver facade with the bust of the Catholic Kings and the imperial shield of Charles V. The University currently has 25 schools, 17 faculties and over 25,000 students.
- Roman bridge: Bridge over the river Tormes giving access to the old Salmantice. It was built in the 1st century AD and from its 26 arches only Roman originals are kept the 15 closest to the city.
  
  The Salamanca Tourism Web is also available for further information.