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Circular walking route15 stopsHistoric old town

Grab your backpack and let’s discover Sarria. Don’t forget to take a photo and share it on your social media! The route is circular and walked entirely through the historic old town.

Circular walking route map

Route map. Click to view it at full size.

Circular walking route map (se abre en una ventana nueva)

The itinerary, stop by stop

Fifteen stops around the historic old town of Sarria.

Ponte Ribeira0112th c.

Ponte Ribeira

(12th century). It crosses the Sarria River along the route of the French Way and stops at Fonte Ribeira and at the “Homage to the Pilgrim” sculptural ensemble

Maior Staircase0219th c.

Maior Staircase

(19th century). Go up and take a photo before entering the historical area of Sarria.

Matias Lopez Birth House03

Matias Lopez Birth House

It was the home of the chocolate industrialist, politician and philanthropist, who introduced modern commercial advertising in Spain.

Church of Santa Mariña041885

Church of Santa Mariña

(1885). Located in the old market square, occupying the site of an old Romanesque church dating back to the 13th century.

Casa Baamonde0519th c.

Casa Baamonde

(19th century). Since 1920 it has been the Casa do Concello (Town Hall). On the main façade is the stone sculpture of the king Alfonso IX of León and Galicia. (19th century).

Church of San Salvador0613th c.

Church of San Salvador

(13th century). It shows some Romanesque elements and Gothic arches and doors. Outstanding on the outside are the medieval ironwork and capitals with human heads, scrolls, the Tree of Life, rosettes and nail points.

Torre da Fortaleza0713th c.

Torre da Fortaleza

(13th century). Erected by the Counts of Sarria, demolished in the “Revolta Irmandiña” and raised again at the expense of the vassals of the “Cinco Pobras”. It stood until 1860. Today, only a flank tower remains.

Old Prison08

Old Prison

Today it houses the Municipal Tourist Office of Sarria, as well as diverse cultural activities.

Monastery of Madalena0912th c.

Monastery of Madalena

(12th century). Founded as a hospital and refuge for pilgrims, by two Italian friars. Today it is governed by the Order of Mercy. One of the most representative monuments of Sarria.

Ponte da Áspera1018th c.

Ponte da Áspera

Reconstructed in the 18th century on a bridge of medieval origin. It is one of the most outstanding bridges on the French Pilgrim’s Way to Santiago de Compostela.

Saint Lazarus Chapel11

Saint Lazarus Chapel

(18th century). It is the only remnant of what was once the Hospital of San Lázaro, dedicated to curing people suffering from leprosy between the 15th and 17th centuries.

Rúa Porvir12

Rúa Porvir

If you are passionate about antiques or find furniture or pieces with a lot of history, this is the street for you. Enter the shops of the antique dealers and find your treasure.

Casa da Cultura13

Casa da Cultura

In neoclassical style, it was the former Public Schools building and now houses the library and exhibition halls.

Ponte Vella do Mazadoiro14

Ponte Vella do Mazadoiro

Foto: J.M. Díaz Bernárdez

Ponte Vella15

Ponte Vella

The municipality of Sarria encloses within its borders a beautiful collection of Romanesque art in churches in the town and rural areas. Today you can still enjoy their beauty.

Foto: J.M. Díaz Bernárdez

Romanesque

Enjoy Romanesque art in Sarria

The municipality of Sarria holds within its borders a beautiful collection of Romanesque art in the town churches and rural ones. Today you can still enjoy its beauty.

Church of St James of Barbadelo

Church of St James of Barbadelo

From the 12th century, with important alterations in the 18th. This was once the Monastery of St James of Barbadelo. Inside, the simple altarpiece is presided over by the carving of a Baroque pilgrim Saint James.

Its iconography stands out: lions, birds and snakes linked to medieval bestiaries, and complex human representations on the porch, tympana, capitals…

National Monument 1976Site of Cultural Interest 1980

And if you have time

Trips around Terras de Sarria

We are the head of the Terras de Sarria region, formed by the municipalities of O Incio, Láncara, Paradela, O Páramo, Samos, Sarria and Triacastela. All of them with beautiful natural landscapes.

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