Triacastela

Day 36 Triacastela

With little less than a week remaining to walk to Santiago we chose a rest day in Triacastela. Our stone albergue is cool and has been a haven in the 30c heat.
We found a little bakery (in the basement of the bakers home) we were shown where he bakes the bread before purchasing our loaf still warm for lunch. Late afternoon when the temperature cooled we wandered along the local stony track and up into a nearby settlement no longer inhabited but we stretched our legs and enjoyed the shade the path and overhanging trees provided. The village of Triacastela is small with its 100 year old walnut tree and dwelling of the local smithy doubling as an inn dating back to the 16th century a common stopping place for pilgrims to shoe their horses and stay.
Rested and refueled we are ready to start the last stage of the Camino in the morning.Read more