Country Spain Comarca Montes de Oca Postal code 09258 Area 5 km² Population 56 (2014) | Autonomous community Castile and León Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 819 m Local time Monday 4:21 PM Province Province of Burgos | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 39% Humidity | ||
Tosantos is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 60 inhabitants. Tosantos is located on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a 1200-year-old pilgrimage route that runs through France and Northern Spain to the Spanish city of Santiago. The hamlet has a pilgrim hostel which is open from April through October and hosts up to 50 pilgrims a night.
Map of 09258 Tosantos, Burgos, Spain
800 years ago a woman, known as La Ermita, lived in a cave in the cliffs above Tosantos and ministered to the passing Pilgrims. A chapel has been built into that cave and once a year, on Fiesta day, the inhabitants of Tosantos hold a procession through the town, up the winding path to the cave and give thanks to God, Santa Maria and La Ermita for blessing the town.