Los Santos de Maimona to Villafranca de los Barros: 15.1 km on the Vía de la Plata

The ground between

Climbing 88 mDescent 208 mHighest 535 m · Los Santos de MaimonaLowest 413 m · Villafranca de los Barros

What you pass through

Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Los Santos de Maimona. Most are too small to sleep in — a fountain, a chapel, a bar that may or may not be open — but they are what the day is actually made of.

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Los Santos de Maimona535 m3 to stayBar · food
The arrows bring you through Los Santos, but near the albergue they are not too clear. In fact, they pass behind the albergue which sits like a walled island between two small roads. It returns to the countryside for a long (15km+) road to Villafranca.
Pack extra water when leaving Los Santos de Maimona, the next source is 15km away.
8.4 km
La Almazara535 m
15.1 km
Villafranca de los Barros415 m4 to stayBar · food
The stretch of the camino between Villafranca and Torremejía includes a long straight gravel section which is an original Roman road. It makes a few minor twists and turns but eventually heads directly into, through, and out of Torremejía.

Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 72 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 15.1 km.