Complex sentence: It crosses more than 70 protected areas and small villages; although the route also includes a number of large cities, such as Burgos, Valencia and Elche, more than half the 387 villages included on the Way of El Cid have fewer than 200 inhabitants.
Split into simpler sentences: It crosses more than 70 protected areas and small villages, as well as a number of large cities, such as Burgos, Valencia, and Elche. More than half the 387 villages included on its route have fewer than 200 inhabitants.