← All towns
O Cádavo (Baleira)
Lugo, Galicia
A quiet stage-end in the Galician highlands, on the descent toward Lugo.
A short history
O Cádavo, capital of the Baleira concello, sits in green moor country. The 1809 Battle of Cádavo — fought here against Napoleonic troops — is remembered with a roadside memorial.
What to see
- Battle of Cádavo memorial
- Padrón pre-Romanesque chapel ruins
- Galician moorland walks
Where to eat
- Casa Marola — pulpo a feira
Where to sleep
- Albergue de Peregrinos de O Cádavo