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What to see and do in Cimanes del Tejar

What to see and do in Cimanes del Tejar (Astorga, León): 2 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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What to see and do in Cimanes del Tejar

Cimanes del Tejar
Village
Cimanes del Tejar is a municipality of the Ribera del Órbigo, situated roughly in the centre of the province of León, about 26 kilometres west of the provincial capital, at 898 metres of altitude. It brings together six villages — Alcoba de la Ribera, Azadón, Cimanes del Tejar, Secarejo, Velilla de la Reina and Villarroquel — and has around 710 inhabitants in total. Its patron saint is San Andrés, and in January it celebrates Santo Tirso, on the 28th, as well as San Bartolomé on 24 August.
Órbigo riverside in Cimanes del Tejar
Nature
The middle reach of the Órbigo, in the centre of the province and some twenty-six kilometres west of León, with riverside groves and a flood plain of long-standing irrigation. The place name recalls the tile kilns that used the river's clays.