Tosantos

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.

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Settlement.official_name: Tosantos
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Tosantos.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Tosantos.svg
Settlement.image_map: Mapa municipal Tosantos.png
Settlement.map_caption: Municipal location of Tosantos in Burgos province
Settlement.image_skyline: Tosantos04.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Tosantos, 2010
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1

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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.