17/04/2024
Day one of our Camino Portugues is complete.
We left the wonderful old town with its charming winding medieval streets, the Camino Portugues winds its way up to the old town, as we we walked out across the countryside, through forests and townlands and stopped at old medieval and Roman bridges, hamlets, alongside rivers and past the historic "Cruz de la Telmo" where San Telmo died of a fever on his way back from a pilgrimage from Santiago de Compostela in 1251. We finally reached the town of O Porrino 20km later, known for its "Rosa Porrino", or red granite, which is exported to China, Japan and Italy.
We are staying in a wonderful guesthouse outside the town for the night, where we put the feet up before we don our walking shoes once again in the morning as we head our way northwards, on to Redondela.
Goodnight, or, Buenas Noches from O Porrino x
