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Cruz de Ferro (Puerto de Foncebadón)
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Cruz de Ferro (Puerto de Foncebadón)
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Cruz de Ferro (Puerto de Foncebadón)
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Pilar Puebla
July 6, 2022
Road cycling
The Cruz de Ferro marks the highest point of the Camino Frances de Santiago. At the top of the port of Foncebadón, at 1504 meters.
Around the wooden post on which the cross is located, you will see a mountain of stones. Tradition makes pilgrims deposit here a stone brought from their place of origin.
Around the wooden post on which the cross is located, you will see a mountain of stones. Tradition makes pilgrims deposit here a stone brought from their place of origin.
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An Argentona
June 1, 2023
Mountain biking
The port of Foncebadón is a mountain pass that connects the regions of El Bierzo and La Maragatería through the LE-142 road, crossing the mountains of León. It reaches a maximum height of 1510 m s. no. m
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Alessandro Poletti
January 20, 2020
Road cycling
Famous iron cross on top of this mountain.
Pilgrims should leave here one little stone theiy took at the start of their pilgrimage.
Pilgrims should leave here one little stone theiy took at the start of their pilgrimage.
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Elevation 1,500 m
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