Stage 26 of 33
Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro
28.4 km
8 hours
Mountainous
One of the toughest stages: constant climb of over 900m elevation gain to O Cebreiro (1,293m), the gateway to Galicia. Pass through the narrow Valcarce valley. O Cebreiro is a pre-Roman village with stone-and-thatch pallozas.
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Points of interest
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O Cebreiro Municipal Hostel
HostelXunta de Galicia hostel with 80 beds at the top of O Cebreiro (1300m). Entry to Galicia.
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Pallozas of O Cebreiro
MonumentPre-Roman stone dwellings with thatched roofs, unique in Europe. Ethnographic museum in one of them.
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Pilgrim Monument (Alto do Poio)
MonumentSculpture of a pilgrim fighting the wind at the highest point of the stage (1337m).
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Church of Santa María la Real de O Cebreiro
Church9th-century pre-Romanesque church, site of the Holy Grail Miracle. Original chalice and paten inside.
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