STAGE 23 El Cubo de Tierra del Vino - Zamora

We leave El Cubo de Tierra del Vino along the road, next to the forgotten railway track. After a pleasant walk we reach Villanueva de Campeán. We enter this town along Calzada Street, to leave along Santiago Street, so that just crossing it makes us feel that we are doing the Camino de Santiago along the Vía de la Plata. In this town we can find a good place to spend the night, with everything necessary for the rest of the pilgrim.

On a walk along different agricultural roads, paths and about 3 km. from the town of Entrala, almost reaching Zamora, we find ‘El Monumento de los Tres Monolitos y el Brocal de las Promesas’, two emblematic elements on our Way. Composed of three granite monoliths, each one represents one of the ancient roads that converge at this point: the Vía de la Plata, the Calzada Mirandesa and the Vía de Dalmacia, a place of reference for pilgrims on the Way. In the centre of these monoliths is the Brocal de las Promesas, a granite structure with inscriptions in several languages. According to tradition, pilgrims can deposit stones inside it while expressing a wish, making it a place of reflection and hope.

After this experience we continue our route through the Barrio de San Frontis, arriving at the gates of Zamora. Bordering the Duero River, we leave the remains of the Roman bridge on our left, entering the city by the medieval bridge.