And I like traditions, legends and folk beliefs - it's all part of the way and I will definitely write about it all in the guidebook. Regarding our particular case - Campo dos Romeiros - here I will apply the wording "according to legend...
Wow, this is already interesting information and really close to the truth. Great job, thanks! Now I will complete this research with another survey of local residents and we will know for sure whether this place existed in the Middle Ages as a...
Meanwhile I can offer this: An extract from a publication from 1962 with an article about the waymarking of the Camino Francés in Galicia at the time (!!!) and an old map:
This tells us that Palas de Rei starts at km 546,1 and that the Campo...
The most interesting thing is that in all the guidebooks that I have read it is written about this place. Both Elias Valiña and John Brierley and other authors, but no one indicates either the exact location or the source from where this...
Putting Campo dos Romeiros into Google Search throws up a number of sources that give the impression that there is an exact point or small area where medieval pilgrims gathered. My hunch is that this is misleading.
I put toponomia campo romeiros...
Hello everyone After the Palas de Rei there is a field called "Campo de Romeiros". This is a field where pilgrims gathered in groups in the Middle Ages to go to Santiago together. Does anyone know the exact coordinates of this field? I found many...
Hello everyone What an interesting topic! I even registered to take part)) The fact is that I also tried to find truthful information about this village and found this forum. The first question that confused me was the church, which I did not...
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