Camino de Santiago Map 21
Welcome to Galicia, where the legend of Santiago was born. This northwesternmost corner of the Spanish Peninsula bears little resemblance to the type of landscape that typically comes to mind when thinking about Spain. It is wet, and very green, and the mountains that surround it have for centuries kept it isolated from the rest of the country.
The language here is Gallego and although it has been distilled into one teachable form, you are more likely to get an earful of a more rustic, ancient, and totally incomprehensible version as you pass from one village to another. ...
O Cebreiro has grown from a small and ancient village of dairy farmers into a small and ancient village of large scale tourism. With luck you will arrive in a shroud of fog and leave with an abundance of sunshine; both suit this village well.
It has played an important role throughout the history of the camino. It was the parish priest, Father Elías Valiña Sampedro, who is most responsible for the resurgence of the camino. It was he that first painted the yellow arrows, and the tales that surrounded him doing so are the stuff...
Santa María and the Holy Miracle are celebrated on the 8th and 9th of September.
From the top, it is mostly downhill, though there remain a few brief climbs, all of the way to Triacastela.
Accommodation in O Cebreiro
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Albergue de Peregrinos O Cebreiro Xunta 104 8€ |
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Albergue Casa Campelo Private
Lugar Cebreiro, 18
10 15€ |
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Casa Rural Valiña Casa Rural
O Cebreiro
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Casa Rural Navarro Casa Rural
O Cebreiro
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Casa Rural Venta Celta Casa Rural
O Cebreiro
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Pensión Casa Carolo ⭑ Pension
O Cebreiro, 20
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Hostal Mesón Antón Hostal
O Cebreiro, 15
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Hotel O Cebreiro ⭑ Hotel
O Cebreiro
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Liñares lacks the charm of O Cebreiro but offers the distinct advantage of having a new albergue. The municipal albergue in O Cebreiro has a tendency to become very crowded.
Accommodation in Liñares
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Albergue Linar do Rei Private
Liñares
20 12€ Booking.com |
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Casa Rural Jaime Casa Rural
Liñares
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Accommodation in Hospital de la Condesa
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Albergue de Hospital da Condesa Xunta 20 8€ |
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Pensión O Tear Pension |
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Camino de Santiago Map 22
Accommodation in Alto do Poio
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Albergue Bar Puerto Private 16 6€ |
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Hostal Santa María do Poio Hostal
Alto do Poio
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Small shop inside the albergue. The village is quite small, only 40 people. Three of the families make their living producing Queixo de Cebreiro, which can be sampled at the bar in the albergue.
Accommodation in Fonfría
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Albergue A Reboleira Private
Camino de Santiago
60 10€ Booking.com |
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Casa Rural Núñez Casa Rural
Fonfría, 15
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Pensión Casa Lucas Pension
Fonfría, 25
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Accommodation in Biduedo
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Casa Rural Quiroga Casa Rural
O Biduedo
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Casa Rural Xato Casa Rural
O Biduedo
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Accommodation in Filloval
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Albergue Fillobal Private
Fillobal, 2
22 10€ Booking.com |
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Congratulate yourself on a job well done, the pass into Galicia has been overcome and from here on out the mountains soften in severity.
Triacastela is full of choices: where to eat, where to shop, where to sleep, and even how to leave town.
Accommodation in Triacastela
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Albergue de peregrinos de la Xunta Xunta 56 8€ |
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Albergue Atrio Private
Peregrino, 1
20 10€ Booking.com |
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Albergue de Oribio Private
Castilla, 20
27 9€ |
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Albergue Berce do Caminho Private
Camilo José Cela, 11
27 8€ |
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Complexo Xacobeo Private
Santiago, 8
48 10€ Booking.com |
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Albergue A Horta de Abel Private
Peregrino, 5
14 10€ |
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Albergue Lemos Private
Castilla, 24
32 9€ Booking.com |
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Albergue de Peregrinos Aitzenea Private
Plaza Vista Alegre, 1
38 9€ |
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Pensión Fernández Pension
Plaza da Iglesia, 3
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Pensión Casa Simón ⭑⭑ Pension
Iglesia, 3
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Pensión Xacobeo Pension
Leoncio Cadorniga, 12
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Pensión García Pension
Peregrino, 1
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Casa Olga Pension
Castro, 2
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Pensión Casa David ⭑⭑ Pension
Camilo José Cela, 8
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Hostal Vilasante Hostal
Camilo José Cela, 7
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At the end of town when leaving Triacastela you arrive at a fork in the road, presenting two distinct ways to Sarria. Distances shown are from Triacastela, through Aguiada to Sarria.
Beyond Samos, the camino once again splits, allowing you to rejoin the Calvor and San Xil route in Aguiada. This is the preferred route as it spends the least amount of time along the roadside. Alternatively, you can stay on the road from Samos all the way to Sarria. A third option is to go to Samos, and shortly after turn...
You will notice very quickly, through both smell and sight, that dairy cows are the primary trade. The light brown color gives them their name, the Rubia Gallega; though you will also see an imported imposter, the Dutch Holstein.
Between here and San Xil you will pass a large fountain with a large scallop shell with a lot of graffiti and algae. Beyond that by two more kilometers is the Alto de Riocabo. You will also pass through San Xil de Carballo, with no services.
Accommodation in A Balsa
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Albergue El Beso Private 16 10€ |
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You will not enter the village of Montán, but rather pass along the edge. While there is no fixed bar, there is a small picnic area with an on-again-off-again vending machine.
You will pass through Fontearcuda and Furela, no services.