Where a fleeing saint rested

Ignore the map. We are not walking all the way back to the camino - we are just nipping across the land and onto the track. Let’s face it, we deserve a bit of a breather.




The cross at the top of the valley above San Justo de la Vega is the Crucero de Santo Toribio. At the time of writing it has exactly 100 reviews and comes in at 4.6 stars. Google marks it as ‘good for kids.’ Generally people like it although Isidoro Gonzalez reckons it is ‘not bad’ and gives it 3 stars.



San Justo seems to have been settled in the 5th or 6th century. Report has it that Saint Toribio of Astorgs - not to be confused with Toribio de Palencia was made bishop of Astorgia in 444. Apparently he was jolly concerned with Priscillianism and he got chased out of the city. Apparently he stopped running when he got to the Crucero de Santo Toribio. Mind you San Justi was apparently a 7 year old done to death in 304 for being a Christian.



The town peaked in 1950 with 3077 inhabitants. Today it has 1781 and has been in steady decline across the decades. The Popular Party control the council with 5 seats the PSOE 2. Concejo and Citizen US seem to have one each. The Mayor is happy to see us arrive and penned a message

Welcome to the portal of the San Justo de la Vega City Council.

Since time immemorial, pilgrims have accessed this place of the “Camino” on the banks of the Tuerto through the Cruise that opens the doors of the Municipality, a prelude to the Maragatería and a preview of the last and difficult stages of the journey that will end in Santiago de Compostela.' https://www.aytosanjustodelavega.es/index.html




Time for a rest. We have missed the 29th Painting Contest [19th Sept] and Day against Gender Violence [25th Nov]. Not sure what is to come so we might as well rest and wait for it.



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