Km 187,43 do Camiño de Inverno - O Ermidón, Quiroga, Lugo, España
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N 42° 23.852 W 007° 12.380
29T E 647621 N 4695473
A Catedral compostelá está a 187,430 km // Compostela Cathedral is 187,430 km away
Waymark Code: WM18FH2
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 07/25/2023
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[GAL] Á entrada da aldea de O Ermidón atopamos este fito sinalando que faltan case 188 km para chegar a Santiago de Compostela, por eiquí pasa o Camiño de Inverno.
“O Camiño de Inverno é a entrada natural a Galicia dende a Meseta, un acceso xa usado polos romanos. Pénsase que puido ser unha alternativa na época invernal á dura subida aos cumes nevados do Cebreiro.
Arrinca desde Ponferrada, a antesala das terras galegas, na comarca leonesa do Bierzo. Aquí o peregrino desvíase á esquerda, no canto de continuar de fronte polo Camiño Francés. O Camiño de Inverno segue practicamente o curso natural do caudaloso río Sil pola comarca ourensá de Valdeorras. Logo discorre polo sur da provincia de Lugo, continúa pola comarca do Deza (Pontevedra), ata chegar a Compostela tras xuntarse en Lalín coa Vía da Prata.
En total nove etapas e algo menos de 250 quilómetros polas catro provincias galegas, onde o acougo que preside esta ruta alternativa, pouco transitada, é un dos seus principais alicientes.”
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[EN] At the entrance to the village of O Ermidón we find this milestone indicating that there are almost 188 km to reach Santiago de Compostela, the Winter Way passes through here.
“The Winter Way is the natural entrance to Galicia from the central plateau, an access already used by the Romans. It is thought that it could have been a winter alternative to the hard climb and the snowy heights of O Cebreiro.
It starts in Ponferrada, the entrance hall to Galicia, in the Bierzo region of Leon. Here the pilgrim makes a detour to the left instead of continuing straight ahead by the French Way. The Winter Way practically follows the natural course of the caudaloso River Sil through the Valdeorras region of Ourense. Then it runs through the south of the province of Lugo, continues through the region of Deza (Pontevedra), until it reaches Compostela. In total, somewhat less than 250 kilometres through the four provinces of Galicia.
At Lalín it converges with the Vía de la Plata (Silver way) and they continue together to Compostela. In total, there are nine stages where the tranquillity of this alternative, scarcely used route is one of its main attractions.”
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