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• Villarente Hospital. Villasabariego.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24219. Puente Villarente. Villasabariego. León. (Castile-Leon) It was founded by the Archdeacon of Triacastela, canon of León Cathedral. Highlights include its sober facade and the overhanging eave. The hospital is dedicated to Nuestra Señora La Blanca.…

• Cross of Santiago. Valverde de la Virgen.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24391. San Miguel del Camino. Valverde de la Virgen. León. (Castile-Leon) This allegorical monolith was created by Manuel Alonso de Quintanilla out of stone boulders and farm implements. The cross is formed by four grilles of Roman origin.…

• Lancia Archaeological Site. Villasabariego.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24219. Villasabariego. León. (Castile-Leon) This important archaeological site is located just outside the village of Villamoros, near Villasabariego. It has been attributed to a settlement called Lancia, peopled by the Astures.…

• Weir. Santa Marina del Rey.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24393. Villavante. Santa Marina del Rey. León. (Castile-Leon) This was built in the 17th century on this site where two old mills still stand today.…

• El Romero Fountain. Bercianos del Real Camino.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24325. Bercianos del Real Camino. León. (Castile-Leon) It is located a kilometre and a half outside the village, in the Olmo Valley.…

• Town Hall. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) Begun on the orders of the master Francisco de la Lastra, this is an excellent example of civil architecture which is comparable to the old Town Halls in León, Valderas and Ponferrada.…

• Roman. Astorga.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 24700. Astorga. León. (Castile-Leon) This was used as the prison in Astorga until 1892. At the eastern limit of the forum there was a large vaulted portico known as an “ergastula”, possibly built at the time of the Caesars Julius or Claudius. It is in an unusually good state of repair.…