Vilei is often mismarked as Barbadelo on the map and in guidebooks. They are distinct hamlets, less than 1km apart. It has grown into quite a pilgrim stop from the abandoned hamlet it once was. It now counts two albergues and a trinket shop and is a pleasant place to stay if you...
Vilei and many of the small hamlets throughout Galicia have always been the agricultural heart of Galicia, working primarily in the dairy industry. Pilgrims come and go, and nothing for them changes much. These clusters of inhabited places are called caserios, and in many...
Accommodation in Vilei
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Albergue Casa Barbadelo Private 70 10€ Booking.com |
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Albergue 108 to Santiago Private
BARBADELO (KM 108 del Camino de Santiago)
12 8-15€ Booking.com |
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Barbadelo, small as it is, once housed a monastery in 874. The current church dates from the 12th century and has several quality sculptures, including the animals carved into the north portal. It is 50m off the camino to your left, signed.
Accommodation in Barbadelo
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Albergue de Barbadelo Xunta 18 8€ |
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Albergue O Pombal Private 8 10€ |
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A Casa de Carmen Private 32 10€ |
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A curious place for a medieval market, but that is exactly what this crossing of roads is known and named for.
The camino passes through the hamlets of Leimán, Peruscallo, Cortiñas, Lavandeira, Casal, and Brea. None have any services. The way is more gently rolling hills.
Between here and Morgade you may find, behind a fence on your right-hand side, a rather curious and grumpy...
Accommodation in Mercado da Serra
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Albergue Molino de Marzán Private 15 10€ |
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Accommodation in Morgade
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Albergue Casa Morgade Private 16 10€ |
As the name implies, Ferreiros was once home to a notable blacksmithing trade. More recently it was another center for small dairy production, and that industry has given way to supporting pilgrims.
Beyond Ferreiros you will encounter the 100km marker. It is the single most vandalized object on the camino, changing from day to day as pilgrims leave their mark. From here on to Santiago the terrain has smoothed out, but do not be deceived. Although the height of the peaks has been reduced,...
Accommodation in Ferreiros
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Albergue de Ferreiro Xunta 22 8€ |
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Albergue Casa Cruceiro Private
Ferreiros, 2
18 10€ |
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At the bottom of the hill from Ferreiros, there is a bar and a church/cemetery.
Beyond Mirallos you will encounter the 100km marker. It is the single most vandalized object on the camino, changing from day to day as pilgrims leave their mark. From here on to Santiago the terrain has smoothed out, but do not be deceived. Although the height of the peaks has been...
Not much in town apart from the well-kept albergue/bar Casa do Rego.
You will pass through Rozas and Moimentos, no services.
Accommodation in Pena
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Albergue Casa do Rego Private
Aldea A Pena, 4
6 12€ |
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Another bar-and-albergue-only kind of town, run by some fellows from Valencia and the most promising place to find paella on the menu.
Accommodation in Mercadoiro
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Albergue Mercadoiro Private
Aldea de Mercadoiro, 2
36 10€ |
The small shop/cafe here wins the award for flair. It is run by an artist who hand paints camino shells and other souvenir items. Rock and roll sello.
You will pass through Parrocha, no services.
The camino will soon bring you within sight of Portomarín. You will also pass through the town of Vilachá before beginning the rather steep descent into the valley of the río Miño and across the modern bridge to Portomarín.
The camino into town passes over the...
Accommodation in Vilachá
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Albergue Casa Banderas Private 10 10€ |
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Albergue Vilachá Private 10 10€ |