Carrión de los Condes to Terradillos de los Templarios
Stage 17 · Camino Francés
Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios
About this stage
Carrión de los Condes to Terradillos de los Templarios · 26 km · up 140 m, down 90 m
This stage contains the longest stretch without services on the Frances: 17 kilometres from Carrion de los Condes to Calzadilla de la Cueza with nothing in between. The walking crosses the most austere section of the Meseta, flat and featureless in every direction.
The route follows a Roman road alignment across the plateau, dead straight for kilometres at a stretch. The isolation and emptiness can be either deeply meditative or profoundly challenging depending on your mindset. After Calzadilla, a few more small villages appear before Terradillos.
Terradillos de los Templarios is a tiny hamlet named for its historical Templar connection. A couple of albergues and a bar provide basic services. The village sits in the middle of the Meseta with nothing but wheat fields in every direction.
Terrain: Flat exposed Meseta tracks, long service-free stretches, dry agricultural paths
The day, stop by stop
- 0km
Carrión de los Condes, named for the Counts of Carrión from the Cantar de Mio Cid, was once a major Camino hub with 14 pilgrim hospitals. Today it has multiple albergues, hotels, restaurants, cafés, supermarkets, a pharmacy, ATMs, and a bus stop.
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Koala notes · Carrión de los Condes
1 noteAccommodation options
Book aheadCarrion de los Condes has excellent accommodation including the converted San Zoilo monastery. It is recommended to book ahead in July and August.
- Carry plenty of supplies
Carry at least 2 litres of water and food for this 17km service-free stretch. Start early in summer to avoid the worst heat. This is the Meseta at its most extreme and it is most rewarding for those who embrace it.
- 16.9km
Calzadilla de la Cueza
villageCalzadilla de la Cueza is a tiny single-street village in Palencia at the end of the long 17km Roman-road stretch out of Carrion. Albergues, a hotel, a bar-restaurant, and a small shop. No pharmacy or ATM. Important relief stop.
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- 23.1km
Ledigos
villageLedigos is a small farming village in Palencia between Calzadilla de la Cueza and Terradillos de los Templarios. Albergues and a bar-restaurant. No shop, pharmacy or ATM. A short, simple meseta stop.
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- Limited accommodation options
Terradillos has a few albergues but a limited number of beds. Ledigos just before is a quieter option.
- 26.2km
Terradillos de los Templarios was a 12th-century Knights Templar commandery and marks roughly the halfway point of the Camino Frances. Has albergues with attached restaurants. No shop, pharmacy or ATM. Quiet farming village on the meseta.
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Places to stay along this stage
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