Triacastela

Stage 28 · O Cebreiro – TriacastelaLugo Province
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What is there in Triacastela

Triacastela is a town and municipality in the Sarria district, in Lugo Province, on the Camino Frances.

At the foot of the long descent from O Cebreiro, at 665 metres, Triacastela has been a stage end since the Middle Ages: it already appeared as such in the Codex Calixtinus guide, and its name is usually linked to the three castles that once stood in the area. It is also tied to the building of Santiago cathedral: as the Codex itself tells, pilgrims picked up a piece of limestone from its quarries here and carried it to the kilns at Castañeda, where it was turned into lime for the works. The church of Santiago, with its Baroque tower, presides over the village, which has fewer than six hundred residents in the whole municipality. On the way out, pilgrims must choose: to the left, the detour via the monastery of Samos; to the right, the shorter, more rural route via San Xil.

Accommodation in Triacastela

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Distances from Triacastela

From Triacastela to San Cristóbal do Real it is about 5.5 km.

To Renche it is about 7 km.

And to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in Santiago de Compostela, about 133.4 km remain.

History

The name recalls three castles of which nothing remains. The Codex Calixtinus mentions it as Triacastellus and places the end of one of its stages here. It also tells that pilgrims picked up a limestone rock in Triacastela to carry to the kilns of Castañeda, where lime was made to build the cathedral of Santiago.

In the Middle Ages it was an important town, with hospitals and a prison for pilgrims, whose graffiti survive in a building in the village. Alfonso IX favoured it in the 13th century.

Nearby stood the monastery of San Pedro do Ermo, founded by Count Gatón of El Bierzo in the 9th century; in 919 Ordoño II and Queen Elvira confirmed and extended its donations.

What to see in Triacastela?

New Church

Church of San Breixo da Balsa Triacastela

Church of San Breixo da Balsa in Triacastela The Church of San Breixo da Balsa is a church in Triacastela,
Church
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Church of Saint James the Greater Triacastela

Church of Saint James the Greater of Triacastela The Church of Saint James the Greater of Triacastela, located in the

The municipality

The municipality has some thirty places spread across eight parishes:

  • Alfoz​ (Santa Eulalia)​
  • Balsa (San Breixo)​
  • Cancelo (San Cristobo)​
  • Lamas (San Isidro)​
  • Monte (Santa María)​
  • Toldaos (San Salvador)
  • Triacastela (Santiago)
  • Vilavella (Santa María)

Triacastela facts

CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceLugo
ComarcaComarca de Sarria
Judicial districtBecerreá
Location42°45′23″N 7°14′23″W
Elevation665 m
Area51.18 km²
Population622 (2023)
Density12.86 inhabitants/km²
Postal code27062
Websitewww.concellodetriacastela.com
Camino de Santiago Frances
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