O Cádavo

O Cadavo is not a town of monuments or must-see sights. It is a place to rest. After days of mountain crossings, steep climbs, and remote villages, a quiet night in a small Galician town with a comfortable bed, a hot shower, and a good meal is exactly what your body and mind need. The Primitivo demands a lot. O Cadavo gives you space to recover.

The bars in O Cadavo serve simple Galician food at honest prices. Some bars in this area offer free tapas with drinks, a tradition that pilgrims discover with delight. Order a beer or a glass of wine and see what appears. The food is home-style cooking: croquetas, tortilla, empanada, cheese. Nothing fancy, but satisfying and genuine.

O Cadavo is small enough to walk in fifteen minutes. The stone houses with their slate roofs, the small church, the fields stretching away to the horizon. There is nothing dramatic here, but there is a deep quietness that seeps in. Tomorrow you walk to Lugo, the first city since Oviedo. Tonight, enjoy the calm of rural Galicia.