Puebla de Sanabria has a 13th century church and a 15th century castle
Puebla de Sanabria old town
Figures on the door of the 12th century church in Puebla de Sanabria
Habones (beans), typical Sanabria food
Castle on the Tarta de Sanabria cake
Puebla de Sanabria – Requejo (13.0 km)
Just out of Puebla a Roman bridge crosses the Castro River
The 18th century parish church of Terroso is dedicated to Santiago Apostol
A pleasure to walk on a soft path worn deep by centuries of pilgrims
Church at Requejo de Sanabria has a unique access to its three bells
Requejo to Lubián (23.0 km)
The works for the high speed railway (AVE) have disrupted the original Camino so we followed the road, easy walking if monotonous and adding a few kilometers. We climbed 350 meters steadily to the highest point on the Camino, 1,350m at Alto de Padornelo before descending to Lubián.
An ancient cross near the highest point of the Camino (1350m) at Padornelo
Tempting, but we decided against carrying a ham from the shop at the Alto de Padornelo pass
Typical house in this part of Spain …
… stone steps and wooden balconies (Lubián)
Lubián to A Gudiña (25.6 km)
The baroque Santuario de la Tuiza near Lubián is in a lovely spot
It’s a beautiful walk along granite slabs through the flowing water.
Climbing up through the wildflowers …
… until we reach the Portela da Canda at 1260m and the border with Galicia
La Iglesia del Cristo y el camino, A Vilavella
Galician/Portuguese style Chapel of Nosa Señora de Loreto at O Pereiro
Across rocky mountain plains
Spring flowers make a hard day seem easy
We passed this cross on the way into A Gudiña