{"id":91131,"date":"2025-03-17T13:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/french-way\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T13:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:31:08","slug":"villafranca-del-bierzo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/french-way\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/","title":{"rendered":"Villafranca del Bierzo"},"content":{"rendered":" <section id=\"hero\">\n\t<h1>Villafranca del Bierzo<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"hero-grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-grid__town-col\" data-background=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/villafranca-del-bierzo.jpg\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-to-stage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/camino-frances\/etapa-25-ponferrada-villafranca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8249; Back to the stage<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"town-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Villafranca del Bierzo<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Residents: 3.160 aprox.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Province: Le\u00f3n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-grid__planner-col\"><div\r\n  class=\"p-col-span-1 p-rounded-lg p-px-5 p-h-full\"\r\n  style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/pilgrim-planner\/bg-plugin-planificador.webp')\"\r\n  rel=\"preload\"\r\n  fetchpriority=\"high\"\r\n  >\r\n    <div class=\"p-text-center p-pt-5 p-text-white p-text-2xl p-font-semibold\">\r\n      Plan your journey    <\/div>\r\n    <div\r\n            id='primary-app'\r\n            data-name='banner'\r\n            data-api='https:\/\/pathfinder.pilgrim.es\/api\/pathfinder\/v2'\r\n            data-mode='normal'\r\n            data-lang='en'\r\n            data-route='1'\r\n            data-destiny='https:\/\/planificador.pilgrim.es'\r\n            data-modality='1'\r\n            data-inline=''\r\n        ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"infoTown\">\n\t<div class=\"sections-town\">\n\n\t\t<div id=\"informationSection\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">Information<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">Get to know Villafranca del Bierzo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p>Villafranca del Bierzo is one of the few municipalities in the province of Le\u00f3n in which Galician is spoken, since not long ago this town belonged to Galicia, so at present the Galician culture is still latent. <\/p> <p>A special mention should be made of the parish church of Villafranca, since pilgrims who do not manage to reach Santiago, can obtain indulgence or forgiveness for their sins in it.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"locationSection\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">Location<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">How to get there<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p>The easiest way to get to Villafranca del Bierzo is by the A-6 highway that connects A Coru\u00f1a with Madrid, passes through the town and has its own exit. If you prefer public transport, the best is the bus, since the company Alsa offers daily lines that connect with the main cities of Spain and municipalities around the town.\n\n<p>As for the train, the nearest station is Ponferrada about 20 km away, you could arrive by train there and then take a bus or cab to Villafranca del Bierzo.\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1mlSACvkcmxQX_sRTUODVV4cOIzA3bzs&amp;ehbc=2E312F\"\n    width=\"640\"\n    height=\"480\"\n    alt=\"Mapa Villafranca del Bierzo\"\n  ><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"toVisitSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">History \/ Culture<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">What to see<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion active\"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Convento San Nicol\u00e1s<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Convento San Francisco<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Plaza Mayor<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Convento de la Concepci\u00f3n<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Castillo<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Calle del Agua<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> La Colegiata<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> La Alameda<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Iglesia de Santiago<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Ermita de Fombasall\u00e1<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Convento San Nicol\u00e1s<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 17th century Convent of San Nicol\u00e1s was founded by Don Gabriel de Robles. It presents a facade divided into two bodies separated by a cornice and topped with a pediment decorated with the coat of arms of the Society of Jesus. <\/p>\n\n<p>The convent church is located in the center of the enclosure, and on both sides should be located two cloisters, although today only the one on the right side is preserved. Regarding the structure of the temple, it has a Latin cross plan, the nave being divided into several sections and covered with a lunette vault. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/puntos-de-interes\/convento-san-nicolas.jpg\" alt=\"Convento San Nicol\u00e1s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Convento San Francisco<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Convent of San Francisco was built in 1285 by the Franciscan Order in a Romanesque-Gothic style. At present only the access doorway is preserved, since the rest of the elements were added in later extensions, such as the facade and its towers that are from the seventeenth century. <\/p> &lt;p\n\n<p>In the interior of the temple highlights the altarpiece over the high altar of churrigueresque style and the carving of the Virgin of the Expectation, which is striking for the pathos that presents.<\/p> &lt;p\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/puntos-de-interes\/convento-san-francisco.jpg\" alt=\"Convento San Francisco\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Plaza Mayor<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Plaza Mayor located in the center of Villafranca del Bierzo is lined with arcades and old buildings, among which are the Town Hall building and one of the most beautiful theaters in Spain.<\/p> <p>The Plaza Mayor located in the center of Villafranca del Bierzo is lined with arcades and old buildings, among which are the Town Hall building and one of the most beautiful theaters in Spain.\n\n<p>In recent times it has undergone some repairs to give it more amplitude and tourist attraction.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/puntos-de-interes\/plaza-mayor-villafranca.jpg\" alt=\"Plaza Mayor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Convento de la Concepci\u00f3n<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Convent of La Concepci\u00f3n was built in 1541 by order of Don Pedro \u00c1lvarez de Toledo Osorio and his wife Do\u00f1a Mar\u00eda Osorio, second Marquises of Villafranca.<\/p> <p>The Convent of La Concepci\u00f3n was built in 1541 by order of Don Pedro \u00c1lvarez de Toledo Osorio and his wife Do\u00f1a Mar\u00eda Osorio, second Marquises of Villafranca.\n\n<p>As anecdotal information, it should be said that in order to carry out the inauguration of the Convent itself, it was necessary to transfer from the monastery of the Immaculate Conception of Leon, two nuns and another from the convent of Santa Clara de Benavente (Zamora).\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/puntos-de-interes\/convento-de-la-concepcion.jpg\" alt=\"Convento de la Concepci\u00f3n\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Castillo<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The castle, with a palatial appearance, was built in the 16th century with masonry materials and a quadrangular structure with four corner towers.\n\n<p>Its main door is made of brick and above it you can see one of the various coats of arms with which the main facade has.<\/p> <p>The main door is made of brick and above it you can see one of the various coats of arms with which the main facade has.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/puntos-de-interes\/castillo-villafranca.jpg\" alt=\"Castillo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Calle del Agua<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Calle del Agua is a real showcase of Baroque architecture, both civil and religious, as it has unique buildings such as the Palace of the Marquises of Villafranca and the Palace of Torquemada, both from the seventeenth century. <\/p> <p>The Calle del Agua is a real showcase of Baroque architecture, both civil and religious.\n\n<p>Other examples of uniqueness are the Casas Torres and the Casa Morisca. This street housed the greatest commercial, craft and transit activity, once the Jacobean Route of the Camino de Santiago was consolidated.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/puntos-de-interes\/calle-del-agua.jpg\" alt=\"Calle del Agua\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>La Colegiata<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Collegiate Church was built on an old monastery of the French order in 1070, in the middle of the Camino de Santiago. It does not have a very defined style, since inside the temple there are many elements with both Gothic and Renaissance styles.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/puntos-de-interes\/colegiata-villafranca.jpg\" alt=\"La Colegiata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>La Alameda<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Alameda is a romantic garden area that was built in 1882. It highlights the sixteenth century fountain in the center of it and popularly known as &#8220;la Chata&#8221;.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/puntos-de-interes\/alameda.jpg\" alt=\"La Alameda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Iglesia de Santiago<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Romanesque style Church of Santiago was built in the late twelfth century, specifically in the year 1187. The temple has such consideration that, when a pilgrim is not able to reach Santiago de Compostela due to illness or accident and having traveled the mandatory 100 kilometers, the Puerta del Perd\u00f3n of the church is opened so that he can receive the Jubilee Graces. <\/p>\n\n<p>The structure was built with ashlar masonry, has a single nave and a side chapel of the eighteenth century. Of the decoration only the capitals of the windows that represent the Crucifixion, the Magi and the Epiphany stand out.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-frances\/pueblos\/villafranca-del-bierzo\/puntos-de-interes\/iglesia-santiago-apostol-villafranca.jpg\" alt=\"Iglesia de Santiago\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ermita de Fombasall\u00e1<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Fombasall\u00e1 Hermitage is located high in the mountains of Paradaseca, in the natural area of the Ancares. 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