Camino RoutesFrench WayVillafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro
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

Hostel

Xunta de Galicia hostel with 80 beds at the top of O Cebreiro (1300m). Entry to Galicia.

8-10€
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Pallozas of O Cebreiro

Monument

Pre-Roman stone dwellings with thatched roofs, unique in Europe. Ethnographic museum in one of them.

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Pilgrim Monument (Alto do Poio)

Monument

Sculpture of a pilgrim fighting the wind at the highest point of the stage (1337m).

Church of Santa María la Real de O Cebreiro

Church

9th-century pre-Romanesque church, site of the Holy Grail Miracle. Original chalice and paten inside.

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