Pereje

Stage 27 · Villafranca del Bierzo – O CebreiroLeon Province
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What is there in Pereje

Pereje is a small village in the municipality of Trabadelo, in the El Bierzo district, in Leon Province, on the Camino Frances.

Leaving Villafranca, the Camino enters the narrow valley of the river Valcarce, hemmed in by hills of chestnut and oak, and Pereje is the first village to appear. It has just over thirty residents, stone houses with slate roofs and a church dedicated to Mary Magdalene. In the Middle Ages it had a small hospital over which the monastery of O Cebreiro and the monks of Villafranca went to law for years, a sign of how valuable pilgrim hospitality was on this route into Galicia. In the mid-19th century its people lived from farming, livestock and making nails and horseshoes. The Camino crosses it along a quiet street, away from the noise of the road, before continuing to Trabadelo.

Accommodation in Pereje

There is no accommodation registered here yet. The nearest is in Trabadelo, 5.3 km away.

See accommodation in Trabadelo

Distances from Pereje

From Pereje to Trabadelo it is about 5.3 km.

To La Portela de Valcarce it is about 8.8 km.

And to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in Santiago de Compostela, about 177.7 km remain.

A village of the Valcarce

Pereje, a hamlet of Trabadelo, is a village of stone and slate houses in the valley of the Valcarce river, about five kilometres after Villafranca. The Camino crosses it along its main street, away from the motorway.

It had a medieval pilgrim hospital that led to a long lawsuit: Queen Doña Urraca gave it in 1118 to the monastery of O Cebreiro, and the Cluniac monks of Villafranca claimed it for years, because it lay in their area of influence.

What to see in Pereje?

Church
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Church of Saint Mary Magdalene Pereje

Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Pereje The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is located in the small and welcoming

The church

The small church of Santa María Magdalena, much altered, stands in the centre of the hamlet, beside the Camino.

Hostel

Pereje has a municipal hostel, in a very quiet setting, for those who prefer not to sleep in Villafranca.

There is no shop or ATM; bring what you need from Villafranca.

The Valcarce river

The Valcarce river accompanies the pilgrim along this whole stretch, and in Pereje it flows right beside the village.

Its banks have chestnuts, poplars and alders that give shade in summer.

Festivities

The feast of Santa María Magdalena, in July, brings together the residents and those with roots in the village.

Before the mountains

Pereje is at the start of the valley that leads, kilometre by kilometre, to the great climb to O Cebreiro.

For many pilgrims it is a quiet stop to gather strength.

In short

Pereje is a small hamlet with a curious history, that of the lawsuit over its hospital, on the greenest stretch of the Camino Frances in León.

Camino de Santiago Frances
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