Tosantos

Tosantos
Municipality and town
View of Tosantos, 2010
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Municipal location of Tosantos in Burgos province
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Burgos
Comarca	Montes de Oca
Area
• Total	5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	818 m (2,684 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	60
• Density	12.0/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09258
Website	http://www.tosantos.es/

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.