Triacastela

Camino de Santiago stage town on Camino Francés

Triacastela is the first Galician town on the Camino Francés, reached after the long descent from the O Cebreiro heights. Founded in the 9th century around a Benedictine monastery by Count Gatón del Bierzo, its name recalls three castles of which no trace survives. Aimeric Picaud ends his ninth stage here in the Codex Calixtinus, and records the town's famous tradition: each pilgrim would carry a block of local limestone onward to the kilns at Castañeda, where it was fired into the lime used to build Santiago's cathedral. Today it is a practical resting point with albergues, bars and shops, and the place where pilgrims choose their route to Sarria.

• 622 kmfrom route start
• 686 mElevation
• 7 · 7albergues · hotels
• 20 kmfrom O Cebreiro
• 17.1 kmto Sarria

Highlights

• Codex Calixtinus lime tradition — pilgrims carried a limestone block from here to the kilns at Castañeda, over 100 km on, for the cathedral of Santiago
• Iglesia de Santiago, an 18th-century rebuild of the earlier Romanesque church, housing a figure of St James as apostle
• Choice of two routes onward to Sarria — the longer path via the monastery at Samos or the shorter original route via San Xil
• First Galician stop after the descent from O Cebreiro, founded in the 9th century by Count Gatón del Bierzo
• Pilgrim memorial in the Plaza do Concello, raised in 1965, and full services before the walk to Sarria

Albergues in Triacastela

• Albergue Refugio del Oribio
• Albergue A Horta de Abel
• Albergue Atrio
• Albergue-pensión Complexo Xacobeo
• Albergue Aitzenea
• Albergue Berce do Camiño
• Albergue Ecológico El Beso

Hotels & guesthouses in Triacastela

• Pensión Garcia guesthouse
• Casa Simón guesthouse
• Pensión Fernández guesthouse
• Casa David ↗ guesthouse
• Pensión Vilasante guesthouse
• Hotel Alda Triacastela
• A Casa de Pepe guesthouse

Lodging names from OpenStreetMap; check availability before you walk.

Stages through Triacastela

Nearby towns

Nearby stages

Frequently asked questions

Where can I stay in Triacastela?

7 albergues and 7 hotels in Triacastela.

How far is Triacastela from O Cebreiro?

20 km from O Cebreiro, 17.1 km to Sarria on the Camino Francés.