Redondela is the next major town after O’Porrino on the Portuguese Camino de Santiago. With its privileged position close to the Vigo estuary, the origins of Redondela date back to the Bronze Age, as attested by the numerous remains showing the town’s link to the celtic culture. Redondela has played a long role in the […]
Visit Santiago – The Legend of The Two Marys
After my own 2018 Portuguese Camino de Santiago, I stayed on in Santiago for an extra couple of days to celebrate the feast day of St James (25th July). On the night before the feast day, I spent the evening with fellow pilgrims on a Tapas run, enjoying the fabulous cuisine of Northern Spain. At […]
24 Hours In O’Porrino On The Portuguese Camino De Santiago.
O’Porriño is the next stopping place on the Portuguese Camino de Santiago after Tui. Many pilgrims choose to stay in O’Porriño to break the journey to Redondela. A document from 1292 indicates that O’Porriño was a small medieval town on the Camino de Santiago in between Tui to Redondela. In 1569, O’Porriño opened a hospital […]