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Stage 22 · Camino Francés
San Martín del Camino → Astorga
Before you set off
No water, no food
Between San Martín del Camino and Astorga. — Leave with 2.0 litres of water.
Órbigo, Santo Toribio and Astorga
You leave San Martín on the same roadside path as yesterday, some seven flat kilometres to Hospital de Órbigo, where the Camino crosses the river on one of its longest and most famous bridges: the Paso Honroso, medieval, of stone and a whole string of arches, the one on which Suero de Quiñones challenged the knights of half Europe in 1434. There are bars and shops, and this is where you have a proper breakfast.
At the far end of the village the route forks. To the right the way through Villares de Órbigo and Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias, on earth, among vegetable plots, holm oaks and the odd short climb; straight on the roadside variant, shorter and worse. The first is well worth it: it is the most pleasant stretch of the day and ends at the cross of Santo Toribio, with Astorga in view and the Montes de León behind.
From the cross you drop to San Justo de la Vega, cross the Tuerto and face the final hill, short but serious, which brings you into Astorga through the gate in the walls. It is 23.7 kilometres with 250 metres of ascent and medium difficulty. Astorga has everything: a cathedral, Gaudí's Episcopal Palace, cocido maragato and mantecadas.
Tips
Have breakfast in Hospital de Órbigo and fill your bottle there: between Santibáñez and San Justo there is a long stretch with nothing.
Take the Villares and Santibáñez path at the fork in Hospital: a couple of kilometres more, but earth and shade instead of a road verge.
Get your departure stamp in San Martín, stamps on the way in Hospital de Órbigo and Santibáñez, and your arrival stamp in Astorga, at the hostel or the cathedral.
The final hill into Astorga feels long at the end of the day; save some water and do not rush it.
Buy what you need in Astorga: from here on the villages are small and mountainous.
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The weather
11°C
Clear
- Feels like
- 9 °C
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- Daylight
- 08:33 – 19:44
- Today ⛅ 25° 10°
- Wed ⛅ 26° 11°
- Thu ⛅ 26° 13° 3 %
- Fri 🌧️ 22° 14° 4 %
- Sat 🌦️ 19° 11° 20 %
- Sun ⛅ 15° 6° 15 %
- Mon ⛅ 14° 4° 23 %
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What's there today
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Tips from people who walked it
The things that do not expire: where the fountain actually is, which bar opens at six, where not to go in the rain.
None here yet. If you have just walked this stage, you know something tomorrow’s pilgrim does not.
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Say where you are I am walking the Camino Francés, on the stage from San Martín del Camino to Astorga.
- Centro Médico de San Martín del Camino Health centre km 0,0
- Lda. María Ramos Natal Pharmacy km 7,2
- Ldo. Manuel G. Fernández Alenda Pharmacy km 19,1
- Farmacia Diéguez Cabero Pharmacy km 22,6
- Pharmacy Pharmacy km 22,6
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What to see on this stage 8
- Iglesia de San Martin Church km 0,1
- Iglesia de Nª Sª de la Purificación Church km 6,8
- Iglesia de San Juan Bautista Church km 7,2
- Iglesia de los Santos Justo y Pastor Church km 19,2
- Iglesia de San Andrés Church km 22,3
- Iglesia de San Francisco Church km 22,4
- Iglesia de San Bartolomé Church km 22,5
- Santuario de Fátima Church km 22,6