Las Médulas und die Aquilian Mountains mit dem Fahrrad

This is a 3-days, circular route, also extensible to a week, for cyclists with fight desires a good itinerary of long climbs and explosive ramps.

Within the emblematic region of the Bierzo, we start in his capital city, Ponferrada, and then head up to the goldmine Las Medulas. Following the Saint Jacques winter path, we will visit some of the oldest settlements of the area. A day of rest in Las Medulas will help us to explore all the canals, ditches and tunnels that the Romans developed to demolish the mountain and get the ore from it. On the next day we will ride through dirt roads on the top of the Aquilianos mountains until the Tebaida berciana, the pretty village of Peñalba of Santiago and the Valley of the Silence. One more day to get back to Ponferrada.

Since 2002 Las Médulas are Natural Monument, and since 1997 Las Médulas is a World Heritage Site.

Peñalba de Santiago is a member of the net the most beautiful towns of Spain.

This route runs through the Aquilianos mountains, site classified as SCI (Site of Community Importance) and area protected as SPA (Special Protection Area) in the Natura 2000 network.