Rabanal del Camino .

RABANAL DEL CAMINO

Rabanal del Camino is one of the most representative towns of Maragatería. Location closely linked to the Camino de Santiago As its name suggests, is final and early stage as the Codex Calixtinus brand.

Rabanal del Camino is one of the most representative towns of Maragatería. Location closely linked to the Camino de Santiago As its name suggests, is final and early stage as the Codex Calixtinus brand. It was also one of the major carriers municipalities, the main activity of these lands and differential quality of this region compared to other regions leonesas, devoting more than 50% of the residents in this activity.

Town where the streets still breathe a deep feeling santiaguista heightened today by the presence of three Benedictine monks, who since February 2, 2001 are spiritually helping every pilgrim approaching the gates of the monastery of San Salvador .in street Real, a long street in typical standard Way, the hermitage of San José rises, now restored, is considered one of the finest examples of Baroque astorgano, founded by the rich drover Jose Calvo Cabrera in 1733 , thus compensating the church for the blessing that this gave him.

Opposite the monastery of San Salvador is the parish church of the Assumption built in the late twelfth century Romanesque, it belonged to the Knights Templar until 1287. It was restored later in the eighteenth century. It is a single nave with a barrel vault split by several arches.