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Bert45

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I took the attached photos on the Camino Francés last October. The first was probably taken in Ambasmestas. Google Maps shows two churches in the village, San Pedro and del Carmen, but when I used Streetview I could only find one, the one labelled as del Carmen, and it's not the one in my photo. When I looked at Google Images I found several photos like the one on Streetview, but one on this website like mine: pasteleriasselvi.es.
The other photo was taken in Campo. It is near Plaza Mayor.
Thanks.
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The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
The first one:
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista

(The village before Ambasmestas, near Repsol station)

The second one is just labelled as “Ermita” on google maps 🤷🏻‍♀️
Ermita

A bit more info:
La ermita del Santo Cristo es una delicada construcción, levantada en el último tercio del siglo XVIII, pertenecía a la antigua fundación creada por Manuel Yebra Pimentel, nacido en Campo. Llegó a deán de la catedral de Málaga, un cargo inferior en jerarquía al de obispo. Ahí es nada.

The thumbnail on the link above is showing the school of ropery “Escuela Ropero” which is next to the hermitage, also owned by the same foundation.
 
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These two churches identified/ named by Lavanyalea above are iocated in different areas on the Camino Frances.The first church is in La Portela de Valcarce and the second in Campo. Both are indeed worth a visit.
 
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These two churches identified/ named by Lavanyal.ea above are iocated in different areas on the Camino Frances.The first church is in La Portela de Valcarce and the second in Campo. Both are indeed worth a visit.
I thought the first one might have been at La Portela, but Google Maps only seemed to know where "A Portela" was, 120 km from Vega de Valcarce. Now that I've tried again, it finds La Portela de Valcarce. Many churches on the Camino would be worth a visit, if only they were open, or if it was easy to find the keyholder – I never found one with a notice saying where the key could be obtained. I was occasionally lucky enough to find a few churches open.
 
I thought the first one might have been at La Portela, but Google Maps only seemed to know where "A Portela" was, 120 km from Vega de Valcarce. Now that I've tried again, it finds La Portela de Valcarce. Many churches on the Camino would be worth a visit, if only they were open, or if it was easy to find the keyholder – I never found one with a notice saying where the key could be obtained. I was occasionally lucky enough to find a few churches open.
Sadly @Bert45 , Once I did find a note with the phone number, but the person who answered could not understand my poor Spanish...
 

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