Via Podiensis: The Churches of Villafranca

For such a relatively small town, Villafranca del Bierzo is full of churches, monasteries, and convents. This evening, I attempted to visit some of them. First I tried to get into the 17th century Convent de la Anunciada, which contains the tomb of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, but  I was ultimately unsuccessful. Since this is still an actual Cistercian convent, I […]

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