Location: Ponferrada
Top Things to do in Ponferrada
What to do and see in Ponferrada, Castile and Leon: The Best Things to do Good for Big Groups
Ponferrada (Spanish pronunciation: [pomfeˈraða], from the Latin Pons Ferrata, Iron Bridge) is the capital city of El Bierzo in the Province of León, Spain. It lies on Sil River and it is completely surrounded by mountains. It is the last major town on the French route of the Camino de Santiago before it reaches Santiago de Compostela. In 2008, it had a population of 69,769.
Restaurants in Ponferrada
1. La Fabrica de Luz. Museo de la Energia
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 211 reviews
2. Penalba de Santiago
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4.5 based on 379 reviews
Reviewed By TrinityVacationHome - Trinity, Canada
All of the cliches about stepping back in time are actually true - we'd say perhaps 400 years or so? (The Mozarabic church is actually about 1000 years old...) We wandered around and above the village soaking up the mountain vistas for hours - above the village we gathered wild chestnuts, walnuts and apples, which were everywhere. The road into the village is a little wild - a narrow one lane for kilometres where you pray you don't meet a returning car (we met only one as we were off-season).
3. Herreria de Compludo
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4.5 based on 254 reviews
4. Castillo de los Templarios
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4.0 based on 1,494 reviews
Reviewed By Rick28200 - San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
I had the castle penciled down for a visit. The exterior impresses much more then its interior. In fact, the internal area is just a field surrounded by the walls. However, it is worth the visit. The views of the church and the town is quite nice.
