Date: May 30th
Start: Pedrafita do Cebreiro
Stop: Sarria
Distance: 53 km
Weather: Foggy then clear
Summary in one sentence: Short climb and long downhill through gorgeous countryside.
Short climb to mountain village of O Cebreiro with the odd little thatched 'palloza' buildings dating to bronze age. After a couple more small climbs a fantastic 12 km downhill on beautiful smooth and traffic free road to Triacastela for a coffee break and chat with a Dutch cyclist who has a friend in Chilliwack, BC. Lovely rolling ride to Sarria with stop at Samos to visit the Benedictine monastery there. Booked into the very nice Obradoiro albergue in the old town of Sarria.
The thatched buildings must have an interesting historical story behind them.
ReplyDeleteI read that these types of structures have been on this site since bronze age. They are half undergound with very small doorways. Kind of a stone and thatch quincy.
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