Official Guides of Galicia

Pilgrins way to Santiago

The Pilgrims Way to Santiago was declared World Heritage by the UNESCO in 1993. Countless people have gone to Compostela in pilgrimage, since St. James tomb was discovered in the 9th century by Teodomiro (the Iria Flavia´s Bishop). O Cebreiro (pilgrims hospital, Santa María Church, “Pallozas”: traditional houses constructed os stone and straw). Triacastela (Santiago´s Church). San Julián de Samos (Benedictine Monastery). Portomarín (the church fortess of Saint John). Palas de Rei, Melide, Arzúa and Santiago de Compostela.

Duration: 8 hours from Lugo