The Alto de San Roque is crowned at 1270 meters of altitude and is a gift for the eyes.
The silhouette of the pilgrim whipped by the wind represents the effort of all the people who make the Camino de Santiago, it does not matter if it is on foot or by bicycle.
From here you can enjoy a unique panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and one of the most photographed images of the Camino: the monument to the pilgrim against the background of the landscape.

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April 7, 2022

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The monument to the pilgrim of Alto de San Roque (altitude of 1270 m), the work of the Galician sculptor José María Acuña, is a statue placed in 1993 and located in Pedrafita do Cebreiro (Lugo). It is one of the most emblematic points of the French Way, the route that runs through the peninsula from east to west, starting in Roncesvalles and ending in Santiago de Compostela.

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March 12, 2022

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Up in the mountains at 1270 meters altitude, on the section between La Faba and Triacastela, on the Alto de San Roque, a huge pilgrim statue surprises you. This pilgrim here, holding his staff firmly in one hand and protecting his hat from being blown away with the wind with the other, is a real giant. Even at 1.80 meters, this statue only reaches up to the waist.

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Elevation 1,330 m

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Location: Pedrafita Do Cebreiro, Os Ancares, Lugo, Galicia, Spain

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