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View of Vega de ValcarceCaleteron · CC BY-SA 3.0

Vega de Valcarce

Mountain village

Vega de Valcarce (Veiga de Valcarce in Leonese language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain). According to a census (INE), the municipality has a population of 555 inhabitants. The mayoress is María Luisa González Santín. The village is at an altitude of 631 m (2070.21 ft), and the average rainfall is around 622.05 mm (24.49 in). The village is along the route of the Camino de Santiago, which brings tourists in the spring and summer months. There are several accommodations for these tourists. The Valcarce River runs through the village, and there are various tourist attractions throughout the village and surrounding the village as well.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Vega de Valcarce
Province
León
Autonomous community
Castilla y León
Population (INE 2025)
555
Altitude
629,737 m
Area (IGN)
70.7 km²
Postcode
24520
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What to see

  1. 1Castillo de Sarracín
  2. 2Hórreo Argenteiro_01
  3. 3Hórreo Argenteiro_02
  4. 4Hórreo Argenteiro_03
  5. 5Hórreo Bargelas_01
  6. 6Hórreo la Braña_01
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: Camino Francés - 07 Cacabelos a Palas de Rei
  2. 2Hiking: Camino Natural La Mirada Circular
  3. 3Cycling route: EV3
  4. 4Cycling route: O Cebreiro (repetidor)
Data from OpenStreetMapSee more

Photo gallery

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  • José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain · CC BY 2.0
  • Henry Sattink Rath · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Avilesino24 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • 20 places to stayIllustrative photo · Valdavia · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Accommodation

    20 places to stay in Vega de Valcarce

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  • 7 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Jessica Spengler · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    7 restaurants in Vega de Valcarce

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  • 4 experiencesIllustrative photo · Gabriel González · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Experiences

    4 experiences in Vega de Valcarce

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 987 54 30 06
    • Official website: www.vegadevalcarce.net

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes54 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes97 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, transport, health centre, post office, motorhomes, street market, nursery school, primary school, secondary school, pool.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Vega de Valcarce Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Vega de Valcarce

20 registered places to stay

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