Ultra-fast fiber optic internet in Castrojeriz, Burgos

General

Castrojeriz is a municipality in the province of Burgos, in the Odra-Pisuerga region, which now has ultra-fast fiber optic thanks to the Asteo Red Neutra network. With a population of 794 inhabitants (INE 2025), this town combines heritage, tourism, and quality of life with essential digital connectivity for homes, businesses, and local services.

Castrojeriz, Burgos: ultra-fast fiber optic in a historic enclave on the Camino de Santiago

 

Located on one of the longest stretches of the French Way of the Camino de Santiago, which runs through it for more than 1,500 meters, Castrojeriz is a key stop for pilgrims. Since 2015, it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Routes of Santiago de Compostela,” and since 2023, it has been recognized as one of The Most Beautiful Villages of Spain, reinforcing its tourist and cultural appeal.

The municipality preserves a valuable historic-artistic heritage, with elements such as the ruins of Castrojeriz castle, the church of San Juan, the parish church of Santa María, San Juan and Santo Domingo, or the former church of San Esteban, now a pilgrims’ hostel. This heritage, combined with its inclusion in the tourist route of The Four Villages of Amaya, makes the town a leading rural destination.

The arrival of high-speed internet enables Castrojeriz to continue promoting its tourism activity, facilitate remote work, support local entrepreneurs, and improve digital services for both residents and visitors, contributing to development and population retention in the rural environment.

The deployment of ultra-fast fiber optic in Castrojeriz (Burgos) has received financial support from the ÚNICO Broadband 2022 program, promoted by the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Civil Service and funded by the European Union through Next Generation EU funds.

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Patricia Moreno Pacheco

Deployment Manager Director

Trained as an architect at the University of Seville and with international experience after her studies at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, she has a multidisciplinary technical profile. He stands out for his analytical capacity and leadership in telecommunications infrastructures, providing a highly consolidated strategic vision.

Her career began in civil architecture, working as a Municipal Architect and energy certifier. In 2017 she oriented her career towards the telco sector by joining Nokia as FTTx Network Design Engineer. For five years, he participated in large multinational deployments for operators in the USA, Italy, Chile, the Philippines and Germany. Later, at Inelcom, he took over team management and implementation support for the German UGG network, mastering the construction and last mile phases. All this international supervisory experience brought her to Asteo Red Neutra in 2023, where she manages field operations as Deployment Manager.

Away from blueprints and fiber optics, he is an active person who likes to enjoy his free time. He is passionate about climbing, paddle tennis and traveling, always looking for new environments to disconnect.

Laura Díaz

Marketing & Communications Director

With 20 years of experience, Laura has developed the communication strategy for national and international companies. Since the official launch of ASTEO Red Neutra, she has led its communication and content strategy as an external consultant, until her incorporation to the team.

She started her career as a journalist in the IT sector. She specialised in Communication, advising companies in various sectors (banking, asset management, private equity, insurance and insurtech or telecommunications). She led Evercom's Financial Communication department, in charge of the area's growth strategy and the management of the team and clients.

She graduated in journalism from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, in Venezuela, took the ABC-UCM master's degree in journalism, and complemented her education with studies in International Business at Dublin Business School, and sustainability at the University of Cambridge.

Married to Santi, she is the mother of two children and, whenever she has some free time, she loves going swimming and to the cinema or enjoying long dinners with friends.