The Camino de Invierno
Day 12 Outeiro to Santiago de Compostela
Tuesday 7th May 2019
| Distance |
Time |
Elevation in meters |
Km |
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins |
Moving
Hrs-Mins |
Gain |
Loss |
Min |
Max |
| 19.2 |
5H44 |
4H00 |
406 |
366 |
209 |
262 |
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Courtesy of www.gronze.com
Courtesy of www.gronze.com
| I was able to rejoin the camino about 1 km up the hill directly from Pazo de Galegos, at the point where the Church of Santiago is located. I had sort of convinced myself that today would be a walk in the park to get to Santiago, and for some reason I had a
distance of 13 km in my mind..... I think that Pazo may be 8 miles from Santiago by road, but it was certainly longer walking. So, being the last day, with my leg still hurting and there being quite a lot of climbing I was not expecting it was actually a hard day! |
Looking back to Pazo de Galegos as I left at 9 a.m.
Church of Santiaguiño
Church of Santiaguiño
We are in the territory steeped with Jacobean tradition of the transfer of St James's remains from Padrón to Santiago, with its legend of Queen Wolf, the dragon etc. Characters appear represented in the form of carvings in the Pilgrim Fountain, where you can read the long inscription, from 1676, that the origins of the fountain are due to "DISCIPLES ST. THEODOR AND ST. ATHANASIO SENT THEM THE QUEEN WOLF TO FIND THE OXEN TO TAKE HIS SAINTLY BODY FROM PADRON TO WHERE I HEARD THEY ARE MAKING THE MARK OF THE CROSS BUST AND THE BULLS CAME BEFORE HIM LIKE MEEK LAMBS, AND SO HE CONVERTED THEM AND ALL HIS FAMILY - AND TO MEMORISE THIS AND TO RELIEVE HIS PILGRIMS AND PASSENGERS I HAVE MADE HERE A FOUNTAIN...
Source" The Winter Road to Santiago by Aida Menéndez Lorenzo |
Sign neat the church pointing to Pazo de Galegos
Albergue de Perigrinos San Pedro de Vilanova
Sin for the Albergue de Perigrinos San Pedro de Vilanova at Outeiro
My first glimpse of the cathedral in the distance
Time for a break before the big push into Santiago de Compostela
Cruceiro de Sar
So close now
The Cathedral
Accommodation
Hotel Lorenzo
| I had three nights booked at Hotel San Lourenzo. The place did not look too good with all the scaffold on the outside, but was quite nice inside. Unfortunately they were smashing up the roof and walls with sledge hammers unto 6-30 p.m. and the noise was unbearable. I moved out after one night and moved to Hotel RosaRosae for the remaining two nights. |
Hotel San Lourenzo
Hotel PR*** RosaRosae
View from hotel window. Airport bus stops just across the road
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