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Stage 16

Stage from Montemayor Baths to Fuenteroak de Salvatierra

km 32,9

Time 08H 15’

Difficulty Medium

Hostels 6

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We say goodbye to Extremadura and salute Castilla for Béjar

Information about the stage 16: Stage from Montemayor Baths to Fuenteroak de Salvatierra

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Points of interest in the stage 16: Stage from Montemayor Baths to Fuenteroak de Salvatierra

16 Albergue parroquial de Fuenterroble de Salvatierra
15 Church of Santa Maria la Blanca
14 Miliary. Pilgrim Forest
13 Church of Our Lady of Mercy
12 Church of St. James
11 Miliary Río de Sangusín. CXLII No
10 Church of the Assumption
9 Albergue Rural Alba y Soraya
8 Miliary of the corral. No. CXXXIV
7 Miliary
6 Malena Bridge
5 Traces of road and pass under the highway
4 Restored road
3 Interpretation Center of the Silver Way
2 Church of Santa Maria
1 Albergue Turístico Vía de la Plata de Baños de Montemayor

The route

Km 0. Baths of Montemayor (All Services)

There is no better start than to face the climb to Port of Béjar through the section of the Roman road that flows to the exit of Baños de Montemayor (km 0,6). It was restored in the 1970s and, according to some author, with little success. Hold or not your essence the climb is nice, avoiding the asphalt and the turns and revolts of the N-630. In full ascension there is a stone fountain with the inscription Cañada Real Aliste Zamorana or de la Plata, a fact that also claims the passage of this pecuary path.

We pass the fountain and the road is over, forcing us to cross the national and continue on a road that moves on the left.

Km. 2. Port of Béjar (Salamanca)

It is at this point that we say goodbye to Extremadura and enter Castile through the province of Salamanca. The path returns us back to the road and through it we reach the high. A gas station, the veteran Casa Adriano and the Station neighborhood, with an included hostel. The change of landscape is spectacular and apothetical, because before the eyes of the pilgrim arises now, upon arriving in Puerto de Béjar, a panorama of authentic privilege, being its natural heritage distinguished as Natural Park of Candelario (1992), Reserva de la Biofera (2006), Jardín Botanico BIC (2006), Red Natura 2000 (2015) Camino Natural or Via Verde (2018)

We left the N-630 on the left and passed under the highway bridge, where the works discovered another section of road that some have labeled as non-Roman (Km 3,9). Later there is a recreational area and the reproduction of the miliary CXXXII. It was supposedly in this place, 132 miles from Mérida, where the mansio Caecilio Vico was settled, although there is also disparity of opinions and some authors place it in Baños de Montemayor. We go down the road to the bridge of Magdalena or Malena, which we cross to save the river Men's Body (Km 7.1).

A few meters a miliary rises and then we will see a corral on the right hand, keep one of the best preserved miliaries of the whole Vía. This is number CXXXIV (Km 7.5). After the visit we enjoyed a stretch of three kilometers by the river, until we reach the road (Km 10,7) and link again to the old road, through which we climb to Calzada de Béjar.

Km 12.7. Béjar Road(Hostel. Bar) •

The hermitage of the Humiliadero welcomes us to this small town, of right name and that we go through to the plaza, where is the church of the Asuncion and where we can admire a sample of the most typical Serbian architecture. We left the village to plains for six kilometers through the Sangusin Valley. On the left, in the distance, the Batuecas and the Sierra de France. On the right, the saws of Béjar and Candelario. The tour is marked by several miliaries. Among them is the number CXLII, which is once again located on the banks of the Sangusin River after its journey as a decoration in the Ministry of Public Works (Km 19.2). We went out to the asphalt for a short distance and took a road that will take us to Valverde de Valdelacasa, in which term the mansio ad Lippos should be located.

Km 21.7. Valverde de Valdelacasa(Hostels. Bar)

Here are some cruises and the church of Santiago. Let us not delay crossing Valverde de Valdelacasa, which looks at some Jacobean sculptures, to take the road that leads us, ascending, to the following population:Valdelacase, where we reach 950 meters of altitude.

Km 25. Valdelacasa(Bars. Shops. Posada del Peregrino)

We left the village and then left the asphalt on the left. Let's complete the last six kilometers of the day between Robledales. There will still be time for more surprises, such as the one given to us by the miliary CXLVIII, replacement in the baptized as Peregrine Forest (Km 28,8). We have yet again returned to the road to finally reach Fuenteroak de Salvatierra.

Km 32.9. Fuenteroak de Salvatierra(Hostel. Casa Rural. Bars. Shops)

The difficulties

Remarks

In images

What to see, what to do

PORT OF BÉJAR.PATRIMONIO NATURAL. “THE RELAXING PLACE”: Puerta de Castilla y León in his goal towards Compostela, where the orography and climate are otherwise. Behind is Baños de Montemayor (700 m). And, now, after the steep rise there is Puerto de Béjar (950 m), reference “Rest” throughout history in the Romanization and in the transhumance, because it was preferable to “sleep the fatigue” after the hill of Baños to start the new day with a semi-plain and lowered to the Malena Bridge and thus gradually take the rhythm of the Roman Port Camino.PATRIMOMIO Abundant Roman remains on the Camino: original road, miliaries, tomb, sewer... Pilgrim fingerprint: Pilgrims' Hospital. Concha. Consecration in the church to a Holy Pilgrim. Direct reference to the term “pilgrim” in the Statutes of the Cofradía de la Vera Cruz (17th century). Napoleonic footprint: Siege, burning and abduction of the Silver Lamp of the Church on May 21, 1812. Since then there is the “Calle Quemada”.

ARTISTIC HERITAGE: Church of the Assumption: XVI-XVII. Wood, stone and mudéjar brick. Beautiful craftsmanship and altarpiece. Majestic size of the Virgin who glimpses the hand of Gregorio Fernández or his school. Ermita del Humilladero: Baroque. Dedicated to the Christ of Piety, with beautiful size, patron of the people (14 September). Very interesting paintings, which speak of the Divine Morales or his school. Typical saw village construction: Streets and very irregular roofs, highlighting at the top of the town the Barrio de las Cábilas. Built on a hillside with twisted streets. quaint and dreamy
BÉJAR ROAD: Almost 800 meters high and divided by the Roman road, Béjar Road is in
a privileged position. Between the Sierra de Béjar and the valley of the Sangusín River, which continues the Silver Way to Valverde de Valdelacasa. Its census is about a hundred inhabitants, but it does not matter. It has great samples of popular architecture.
- Church of the Assumption:
  Made in the 16th century. In his baptismal stack, Blessed Antonio Martín was baptized.
- Roman fortín:
  Roman watchstation, the only one retained of this kind and that served to protect the Via. It is located a short kilometer from Calzada de Béjar and was declared a good of cultural interest in 1931. In 2005, the administration of the province was asked to carry out the necessary cleaning and restoration work to secure this valuable Silver Way fort.
VALVERDE DE VALDELACASA:
In his municipality, half a kilometer before entering the population, was located the mansio Ad Lippos, the seventh from Mérida.
- FUENTEROAK DE SALVATIERRA:
  In the book Por Salamanca also passes the Camino de Santiago (First edition of 1965 and now republished), its author Salvador Llopis, makes the following reference of the Camino as he passes through Fuenteroak: "Before reaching Fuenterrobles, a landscape of triwales opens. Political Castile has been left behind and enters the geographical Castile sung by Gabriel and Galán. Fuenterrobles, the name of euphoria, maintains the Jacobean character. By the site called the Barros Coloraos, the Roman road descended, today converted into a dead road lined with carrilones. In a wide area near the Sierra de Tonda, not far from the Causeway, there is still the Fuente de Santiago, according to tradition "served to quench his thirst the walkers". Today Fuenteroak maintains, if possible, that Jacobean character. Thanks in large part to parish priest Blas Rodríguez who promotes all kinds of activities from the Asociación de Amigos del Camino de Santiago Via de la Plata way de Fuenteroak. In late October 2010, a Silver Way Interpreting Center was inaugurated.
- Church of Santa Maria la Blanca:Gothic
  construction of the 15th century rebuilt on a Romanesque temple composed of three naves. It has a tower divided into three bodies to which you climb a spiral staircase. Inside he retains an altarpiece of the early 18th century, whose authorship is attributed to Joaquín de Churriguera. The temple was restored in 1996 and for this reason a carving of a pilgrim Christ was commissioned. This sculpture, by the craftsman Ángel Domínguez Velázquez, is two and a half meters and is made in Oregon pine. Along with the Church of Fuenteroak, you can see an explanation of the Silver Way and the construction of Roman roads with an example in situ.