Castles in Galicia

[peregrina2000]

I was hunting for information about Verín on the Vdlp alternative route, and found this website with information about a lot of castles in Galicia.

Some of them look pretty amazing.

Castillos Medievales que visitar en Galicia

¿Quieres sentirte como la realeza y pasear por sus murallas e imaginarte la vida en esos tiempos? Te dejamos los castillos más bonitos e interesantes de Galicia.

www.sientegalicia.com

I know that people frequently ask about how to spend a few “tourist days” after completing the Camino, and for my money, renting a car to explore out of the way places in Galicia would be very high on that list!

 

[C clearly]

One of those castles - Castillo de Torrenovaes (Os Novais) - is right on the Invierno, 3.7 km before Quiroga.

 

[Theatregal]

One of those castles - Castillo de Torrenovaes (Os Novais) - is right on the Invierno, 3.7 km before Quiroga.

Later, I regretted not climbing up to see it!

 

[C clearly]

Later, I regretted not climbing up to see it!

One cannot carry such regrets! I came to terms with that after spending time with @peregrina2000, who cannot pass within 10km of a castle and not march up to it for a bonus stroll in the evening!

 

[dick bird]

Not to be outdone, Grado, Villavieja and Monforte de Lemos. I confess, I aalso chickened out of the climb to Torrenovaes.

 

[wisepilgrim]

The Castillo de Vilasobroso en Mondariz is worth the visit if you are in the area, though I don't think any Caminos will get you close. There is some good hiking in the area though, and a half-way decent spa in Mondariz.

 

[J Willhaus]

I have twice visited the Castillo de Pembre, too. It is a cab ride from either Palas del Rey or Melide. It wasn't listed in the article, but very cool and it survived the peasant uprisings when others did not because the Lord paid off the ring leaders.

It is built on a sacred pre-Christian site and the chapel predates the Castle by several centuries. No mortar. The stones were cut to fit together. Lots of diffrrent old stone mason marks visible.

 

[El Cascayal]

Grado

Dick, I’m very interested, did you happen to see it? According to this,
https://www.castillosdeespaña.es/es/content/grado-castillo-de
it no longer exists.
Laurie, if you sign up for this we may never see you again.

 

[Editha]

I was hunting for information about Verín on the Vdlp alternative route, and found this website with information about a lot of castles in Galicia.

Some of them look pretty amazing.

Castillos Medievales que visitar en Galicia

¿Quieres sentirte como la realeza y pasear por sus murallas e imaginarte la vida en esos tiempos? Te dejamos los castillos más bonitos e interesantes de Galicia.

www.sientegalicia.com

I know that people frequently ask about how to spend a few “tourist days” after completing the Camino, and for my money, renting a car to explore out of the way places in Galicia would be very high on that list!

That is a very interessant information for all and specially for me. In my blog I trie to give pilgrims more information about history, culture and geography along the caminos because if you have a better background than you will see and discover much more things. If you have interest, you find my blog under www.jakobsweghintergrund.com.

Buen camino Editha

 

[David Tallan]

Dick, I’m very interested, did you happen to see it? According to this,
https://www.castillosdeespaña.es/es/content/grado-castillo-de
it no longer exists.
Laurie, if you sign up for this we may never see you again.

I saw the tower in Dick's photo when I was in Grado this past summer. I'm not sure if it was a castle tower or a city wall tower, though.

 

[dick bird]

Dick, I’m very interested, did you happen to see it? According to this,
https://www.castillosdeespaña.es/es/content/grado-castillo-de
it no longer exists.
Laurie, if you sign up for this we may never see you again.

I’ll check. It may be anothe town near Grado.

 

[dick bird]

I’ll check. It may be anothe town near Grado.

This is why we keep journals (plus have electronic cameras that record the date). It was, in fact, Salas, which is on the Primitivo between Cornellana and Espina. My apologies for having erroneously resurrected Grado castle.

 

[El Cascayal]

My apologies for having erroneously resurrected Grado castle.

My maternal grandfather is from there. I was so hoping it was somehow hidden there. His favorite, and very old, watering hole was El Infierno, a local sidrería with wood shavings on the floor, went there in the late 60’s. Now completely disappeared.

 

[David Tallan]

This is why we keep journals (plus have electronic cameras that record the date). It was, in fact, Salas, which is on the Primitivo between Cornellana and Espina. My apologies for having erroneously resurrected Grado castle.

Now don't I feel the fool! I certainly remembered the same spot, but didn't equally remember the name of the vtown where it was.