This church was built for the pilgrims. It is in the shape of a shell.

We sat and listened to the beautiful singing during the service here.

Another old bridge. We will continue across it tomorrow.

Last church of the day. Wendy wanted to climb the bell tower but it was closed.

I'm not sure who this is - he was just a random statue with no information. But I liked him.

Day 15 Rest day in Pontevedra

September 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

Today Wendy and I took a walking tour around Pontevedra. This city has been a major thoroughfare for Pilgrims going to Santiago so there are many churches here. We visited three today. Because it is Sunday, there were services going on in two of them. We sat through one of them. They were taking communion so there was music, which was beautiful in the cathedral. Their voices echoed around in the stone building and sounded so majestic. It was a feeling that I don’t think we get in our churches all the time because our surroundings are not quite so grand.
We also walked by the river, which is beautiful. Greg picked an Italian spot for dinner, which was as delicious for our carb loading for tomorrow. It’s a longer day tomorrow over another “big hill.”Read more