Pilgrims on the road and friends along the way send me changes every day, and they go out the same day. The Camino Portugués app carries all of it offline, and it's still being built — new features arrive routinely.
Get the appThe stone cross at the cruzeiro marks a high point along this stretch. From here it's downhill all the way to Vila Praia de Ancora, and on a clear day the views over the Atlantic are expansive. Cruzeiros like this one served as waymarkers for centuries, placed at crossroads, hilltops, and parish boundaries throughout Galicia and northern Portugal.
The Cruzeiro marks a high point, and it is downhill from here to Vila Praia de Âncora.
1. September 2020 - 13:38
There's an Iron Age Roman ruin just up the hill from Cruizero - follow the signs 140m up.
9. October 2019 - 20:44
2km after last cross there is a cafe!!
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.