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The ground behind you: what the walk into San Paio - San Payo crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Tomorrow from San Paio - San Payo
Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavacolla | 2.1 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Vilamaior | 3.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| San Marcos | 7.1 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Monte del Gozo | 7.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Barrio San Lázaro | 9.1 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from San Paio - San Payo to Barrio San Lázaro |
| Santiago de Compostela | 12.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from San Paio - San Payo to Santiago de Compostela |
The church is dedicated to San Paio (San Pelayo), the 14-year-old saint kidnapped by invading Muslim troops, taken to Seville, and martyred — his body cast into the Río Guadalquivir. All three routes from the Norte converge near here.
The written history of San Paio has been lost to the ages, but the church here is dedicated to San Paio (or Payo), the 14 year old saint who was kidnapped by the invading Muslim troops, taken to Sevilla, and ultimately martyred to pieces and tossed into the río Guadalquivir.
20. May 2026 - 21:48
Very nice lunch here overlooking the lovely church. Friendly staff too.
17. May 2025 - 21:39
Beautiful town with a cool little church in the town circle. Walked into the first bar and was underwhelmed but 50m further is Last 12.
Great food and atmosphere with people sitting around the church eating and drinking . We ended up staying the night and the rooms are the best on the Camino !!
16. April 2025 - 22:39
This is not part of the hotel or Albergue A Fabrica! It’s a small 2 room space; 1 double bed & a very uncomfortable sofa bed; minimal cooking facilities & a shower room. There is a bread shop that sells some basic food items (milk, bread; dairy) but closes at 1.30pm.
We arrived late due to very bad weather and found the host to be quite rude! She insisted on us removing outer clothes before entering; including boots and to leave our walking poles outside. There are 2 places to eat but stop serving food about 9.30pm.
If the Alberque or hotel had space we would have checked there and left the ‘apartment’
9. July 2022 - 9:31
There are two cute little cafe /bars in this town.
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.
