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Wise Pilgrim APPVillafranca de los Barros is a large agricultural town with all services, including four albergues for pilgrims — unusual abundance for the Plata. The Iglesia de Nuestra Senora del Valle, a 15th-century Gothic-Mudejar church, anchors the main square.
The stretch between Villafranca and Torremejia includes a long straight gravel section that follows the original Roman road — one of the best-preserved sections of the calzada on the entire route.
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.
