Triacastela

Lugo, Galicia

A Galician mountain village where pilgrims once carried limestone to Castañeda's kilns for the cathedral of Santiago.

A short history

Medieval pilgrims took a stone from Triacastela's quarry and carried it 100 km on to Castañeda, where it was burned for the lime used to build Santiago's cathedral. The custom is recorded in the Codex Calixtinus.

What to see

Iglesia de Santiago (rebuilt 18th c)
Old pilgrim prison (now ruins)
Mighty Carballo de Triacastela oak

Where to eat

Mesón Vilasante
O Peregrino

Where to sleep

Albergue Aitzenea
Albergue Berce do Caminho
Complexo Xacobeo