O Cebreiro
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O Cebreiro

Lugo, Galicia

A mountain hamlet of Celtic pallozas — the dramatic doorway to Galicia.

A short history

Perched at 1,300 m on the Galician border, O Cebreiro is famed for its pre-Roman thatched stone pallozas and the 9th-century pre-Romanesque church where a Eucharistic miracle was said to occur.

What to see

  • Iglesia de Santa María (9th century)
  • Pallozas museum
  • Views over the Bierzo valley

Where to eat

  • Mesón Antón
  • Casa Carolo (queixo do Cebreiro)

Where to sleep

  • Albergue Municipal de O Cebreiro
  • Hotel O Cebreiro