Tosantos
Burgos · Castilla y León
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. 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.
History
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.
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.
What to visit
Fiestas:
San Fernando.
Virgen de la Peña.
Patrimonio:
El Castaño
Cuevas de los Arancones
Ermita de la Virgen de la Peña
Iglesia parroquial
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- September: Fiesta patronal: Virgen De La Pena (8)
Trails and hiking
•Ruta Dos Aguas (GR 290, 74.2 km)
•Camino Francés - 03 Logroño a Burgos (750 km)
Famous people
•Liciniano Sáez, archivero español 1737-1809
Town hall
Alcaldía: José Manuel Corral García
Web oficial: http://www.tosantos.es/
Town hall of Tosantos
Alcaldía: José Manuel Corral García Web oficial: http://www.tosantos.es/
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How to get there
- 🚗 48 km from Burgos (about 34 min by car)
- 🚗 82 km from Logroño (about 58 min by car)
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- ✈️ 40 km from Burgos airport (about 28 min by car)
- ✈️ 84 km from Vitoria airport (about 59 min by car)
Practical info
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Ibercaja · 4.3 km away
- Caixabank · 4.4 km away
- BBVA · 4.4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 3 km away
- Repsol · 4.4 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.1 km away
- Tourist office · 1.8 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Where to swim · 3.3 km away
- Playa fluvial Río Tirón · 3.4 km away
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