Igrexa de Santiago de Redondela

Cafe Farola

Passed by this place on my way to the airbnb. After resting for a bit, I made my way back so I can partake of the special pulpo for the day. Got lucky, this is only on Saturdays. 😃
Alameda de Castelao

Viaduto de Pontevedra

The end of Day 2

Ending the day more rested than yesterday. Because of my huge late lunch, not much of an appetite for a real dinner. Ice cream is always a good idea and I got a stamp from the ice cream place.Læs mere
Capela de Santa Mariña ou das Angustias

I was able to leave Redondela early and what a change! I quickly regret not bringing my headlamp but my phone worked just fine as well. 😬
Arcade

Ponte Medieval de Pontesampaio

Arrived right as the sun was rising. 🌄 This place was pretty special and the town beyond the bridge was so beautiful. The entire walk was a hike up but beautiful!
Capela de Santa Marta

Camino complimentario

Alternative route to Pontevedra. I finally got a chance to go down close to the river and feel the cold water. 🥶
rio dos gafos

Sendeiro do Río Tomeza ou dos Gafos

Igrexa da Virxe Peregrina

The building was shaped like a scallop shell!
Pontevedra Historic Center

The blue pontevedra letters stand in front of the Convento e Igrexa de San Francisco, a 14th century building. It was a very busy Sunday because apparently there was a march/run for a cause in theLæs mere
Parador de Pontevedra

Checking in to my first parador. It's old - everything inside is old. Sadly, the wifi is also almost non-existent, and the air conditioning is barely able to keep up.. 😫
Hoping the parador inLæs mere
Casa Fidel o Pulpeiro

The waiter was happily watching me eat all of this. lol I only had the one bread and coffee for breakfast so this was so worth it after walking for over 5 hours.
Biblioteca

Passed by the local library on my way to the lavanderia
Need to dry my laundry

I washed my clothes in the sink, but it took forever to dry 😭 I miss my airbnbs and their open patios! Thankfully, this lavanderia autoservicio was close by and looks to be newly renovated. 3€Læs mere
Santuario das Aparicions

In 1925 Lucía dos Santos, one of the three visionaries of Fátima , became a Dorotean nun in Galicia. Finding herself in her room in this building in Pontevedra on December 10, 1925, Sister LucíaLæs mere
Real Basilica de Santa Maria a Maior

16th century church. I was able to hear mass.. ending my Sunday on a high note and ready to tackle the variante espiritual tomorrow. 🙏
Ponte de Burgo

Early morning walk out of Pontevedra.
Variante Espiritual begins

This marks where the variante espiritual moves away from the main camino portugues route. It was so dark in the morning that I had to wait for humans before proceeding on a very dark area before thisLæs mere
Capela de San Paio de O Freixo

First religious building in the variante espiritual
Igrexa de San Pedro de Campaño

Conquered my fear of a dark forest heading up here. 😫 The start of the path almost looked like a joke. It was literally a tiny path from the already small rural road. I was trying to see if anotherLæs mere
Monasterio de San Xoan de Poio

The monastery was still closed when I got there.. i was hoping to get a stamp. 😔 it's beautiful outside so I'm sure it's beautiful inside as well. and they have the longest horreo ever!
Getting aLæs mere