#manajarin

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Señales de distancias, Manjarin, León, 2011.

Those familiar with the Camino Francés of the Camino Santiago are most likely familiar with the peculiar albergue at Manjarin operated by a man who thinks he is the reincarnation of a medieval knight.

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Manajarin, 1998

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El famoso albergue de Manajarin, León, 1998.

I am not certain what the current folklore may be, but early in the developing popularity of the Camino this refugio (as they were then called), without electricity or running water, was well known, as was its hospitalero, a man who claimed to be a Knight Templar. As we had spent the night in Rabanal and next planned to stay in Molinaseca, we walked past without stopping. 

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Cruz de Eva, Vacas, y muro de piedra en descomposición, cerca de Manajarin, León, 2011.

A yellow arrow is painted on the base of the cross.