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Triacastela
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Willem VS
September 10, 2022
Cycling
Triacastela was a modest stopover on the early Camino built around a 9th century monastery. The shape of the village follows the pilgrimage road. On the lower Rua Mayor is an interesting St. James' church with a Romanesque choir extension from the 11th century. At the end of the village is a memorial for pilgrims. The name of the village is said to refer to three castles.
Leaving Triacastela, pilgrims took a stone from the neighboring quarry and carried it to the lime kilns in Arzua, helping to build the cathedral in Santiago
Leaving Triacastela, pilgrims took a stone from the neighboring quarry and carried it to the lime kilns in Arzua, helping to build the cathedral in Santiago
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•THE
November 5, 2024
Cycling
Here in Triacastela you have to decide which of the two directions to Sarria you want to take.
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•Yvonne Katrin
May 20, 2018
Hiking
The name Triacastela comes because there used to be three castles of which there are unfortunately no remains.
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