Molinaseca and all that entails

 We are winding down to Molinaseca - a solid little place with several bridges. Mining seems to have been a historic thing here. The Romans did it. In the 17th century the Spanish were taking iron from the hills. Currently 650 people live here, having done the usual collapse from the early twentieth century but recovering from 1980.


The first thing we see is the Ermit de Nuestra Senora de las Augustias, As churches go it gets 4,2 stars and is generally gets a 4., The church of St Nicholas, across the river, gets 4.5 Rafael only gave it 2 stars but doesn;t say why. Both churches are behind the bridge, which gets a wapping 4.7. Let us hear what SethGritzke had to say six weeks ago. ‘Great work of architecture which connects the past to the present. Sit beside it during summer and talk with pilgrims, swim in the piscina fluvial, and enjoy the sun. ‘Uno de nuestros sitios favorito en El Bierzo! Hay muchas turistas, pero por una razón. Es preciosa.’




The Casa Ramon controls much in terms of staying and eating. https://hotelmolinareal.com/ Silvia Cg wasn;t impressed
‘We are in Molinaseca and we saw that they had some tables without tablecloths and we sat down with the idea of ​​having a Martini and then eating later and the waitress who was serving a table stopped serving them and told us that what we wanted and that we coulddn't, it was a restaurant all edge......we didn't even tell him what to eat...I won't be back’
Gam Shot had different ideas
Great place if in the area. Next to a beautiful nature



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