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Ponferrada
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This stopover town on the Camino de Santiago is home to a 12th-century Templar castle and a 16th-century basilica in its historic centre. You can also hike in the surrounding mountains or explore the UNESCO-listed site of Las Médulas.
Introduction to Ponferrada
This stopover town on the Camino de Santiago is home to a 12th-century Templar castle and a 16th-century basilica in its historic centre. You can also hike in the surrounding mountains or explore the UNESCO-listed site of Las Médulas.
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- Type of place: city.
- Tourist interest: (worth seeing).
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- Local time: .
- Population: 65,788 inhabitants (2017).
- Area: 283.17 km².
- Altitude: from 480 to 830 m.
- Website: www.ponferrada.org/
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