Walking through the municipality of Carucedo you will walk through the heart of the Las Médulas gold mining industry.

The charm of this small town is not only that it shares its name with the cultural space of Las Médulas.

It could not be otherwise, the town settled on the shores of Lake Carucedo and divided into two steeply sloping neighborhoods with orchards between houses, takes its name and enjoys the beautiful views of the lake of the same name.

The small village of Villarrando and its bucolic appearance are surrounded by enormous chestnut trees and dense forests of holm oaks and kermes oaks.

The small town of La Barosa is very close to Galician lands.

The village of El Carril, nestled at the bottom of the La Barosa valley, stretches out along a leafy hillside of mainly oak and chestnut trees, as well as dotted with olive trees.

Quiet mid-mountain town spread along a path between forests of chestnut, oak, olive and cork trees.

The town of Salas de Ribera grew along the Camino Real as it ran along the banks of the River Sil, in the lowest altitude area of ​​the entire province of León.

The town with the largest number of inhabitants and the most dynamism in the Las Médulas area extends around the mouth of the Cabrera River in the Sil.

The village of Las Vegas de Veres extends to the bottom of a winding valley between the mountains of the Cabrera River to take advantage of the fertility of the land with juicy meadows and orchards where famous potatoes and vegetables grow around the river bank.

Located on the northern slope of the Cabrera River, the town of Yeres stands out for its appearance as a rural mountain town with popular architecture spread over two neighbourhoods that climb the hillside in the vicinity of the area known as Campo de Braña.

The town of Robledo de Sobrecastro, located on the natural pass towards the Cabrera region, in the southwest of León, not only welcomed the passage of Roman troops but also that of pilgrims from Santiago de Compostela, merchants and travelers.

The trace of the remote gold excavations, existing even before the exploitation of Rome, can also be seen around the town of Castroquilame, whose rural complex, located in a steep mountain landscape, is highlighted by the bell tower of its church with a reddish façade, as well as the hermitage of San Ildefonso surrounded by beautiful and long-lived chestnut trees.

When you enter the town of Priaranza del Bierzo, among agricultural fields where fruit trees and vineyards once extended to the riverbank of the Sil, you are greeted by traditional architecture, with large wooden balconies standing out.

When visiting San Pedro de Trones, you must stop to see the panoramic meeting of the Sil and Cabrera rivers or the striking sanctuary of the Virgen de la Estrella.

Pilgrims from Santiago de Compostela travel through the town of Villavieja, surrounded by lush forests.

The culture of Bercian wine extends to the town of Santalla del Bierzo, where up to eight of the wine presses used by the locals to produce wine are preserved.

With privileged views of the peaks of the Montes Aquilianos, the town of Ferradillo has seen better times, as many of its houses have been falling into disrepair due to rural abandonment.

1.9 kilometres from Priaranza del Bierzo, the town of Villalibre de la Jurisdicción boasts such a resounding name because it was established in territory belonging to the nobility at the foot of the Winter Way to Santiago de Compostela.

You have to go to the town of Paradela de Muces to see its picturesque urban complex, dominated by the notable bell tower of the church of San Miguel and with notable spots such as the fountain and the stone oven that is still in use.