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HomeCamino PrimitivoGrandas De Salime To A FonsagradaO Cádavo
VillageGalicia131 km to Santiago de Compostela

O Cádavo

A small Galician village with an albergue and basic services. A quiet stop on the Primitivo between A Fonsagrada and the city of Lugo.

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About O Cádavo

O Cadavo is a small village in the green hills of inland Galicia, between A Fonsagrada and the city of Lugo on the Camino Primitivo. The village has an albergue, a bar/restaurant, and basic services.

The surrounding landscape is typical inland Galicia, with dairy farms, stone walls, eucalyptus groves, and scattered granite hamlets. The walking is gently undulating.

O Cadavo provides a quiet overnight stop before the longer walk into Lugo, one of the most historically significant cities on the Primitivo.

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Beds in O Cádavo, night by night

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Monday, September 28Albergue dorms and private rooms both count. Walk-in and donativo albergues never sell out online: arrive early in the day instead.
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Coordinates43.0152°N, 7.2453°WPopulation164Elevation723 mRegionGaliciaRemaining131 km
Where you are on the Camino
131 kmto Santiago de Compostela
Oviedo58% walkedSantiago de Compostela
Previous townA Fontaneira5 km backNext townVilalle6 km aheadPrevious StageA Fonsagrada → O CádavoCamino PrimitivoThis StageCastroverde → LugoCamino Primitivo
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Things to do in O Cádavo

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Camino MomentRest and RechargeO 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.
FoodEat in a Local BarThe 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.
RelaxationWalk Through the VillageO 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.
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