Linares is a tiny Galician hamlet on the high plateau just past O Cebreiro. Name from lino (flax), historically a flax-growing village. Limited services. Most pilgrims walk through on the way to Alto de San Roque and Hospital da Condesa.

Hospital da Condesa is a small Galician Camino hamlet after O Cebreiro, with a Xunta pilgrim albergue, mountain scenery, and very limited services.

Alto do Poio is a 1,335m mountain pass on the Camino, the second-highest point of the Camino Frances after Cruz de Ferro. A small cluster of mountain albergues and a bar-restaurant sits at the top. Brutal short climb up from Padornelo.

Filloval is a tiny Galician hamlet in Lugo on the descent from the high passes toward Triacastela. Limited services.

Pasantes is a tiny Galician Camino hamlet before Triacastela, with rural mountain scenery, traditional houses, and very limited pilgrim services.

Triacastela is a Galician town in Lugo, named for three medieval castles that once stood here (now gone). Pilgrims traditionally carried a stone from the local quarry to Castaneda for the firing of lime at Santiago Cathedral. Has full services.