Scenic view of A Penela on the Camino Francés

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A Penela is a small hamlet between Rodeiro and Lalín. Notable for an enormous granite monument a local farmer has dedicated to former King Juan Carlos. No services.

Notice:

At the end of town where the camino meets the road, there's an official arrow pointing left — it's wrong. Locals sometimes smear it with dirt as a warning, and the man who lives nearby has been known to shout the correct way. Follow the road downhill instead.

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... comments from pilgrims using the Wise Pilgrim app

29. June 2023 - 15:28

Walking the road

Where the Camino joins the road, and the signs direct you to turn right and then loop around to your left, it is perfectly safe to turn left along the road itself and walk the 0.8 of a mile to where the Camino rejoins it at A Eirexe. This saves half a mile of walking. The road is very quiet and there is a good margin.

30. May 2022 - 9:00

The signs are now correct

Just follow the signs

Programa MOVES IIIMinisterio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico — IDAEXunta de GaliciaInstituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA)Financiado por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEUPlan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia

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.

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