Santa Catalina de Somoza

Santa Catalina de Somoza continues the Maragato pattern: stone houses, wide doors, and a village designed around mule transport. The difference is that Santa Catalina is less restored and more lived-in — which gives it a different, more authentic feel than Castrillo.

A couple of bars and an albergue serve pilgrims. The walking ahead begins to climb more noticeably as you enter the foothills of the Montes de León.