Padrón

Padron is a historically significant town on the Camino Portugues. According to Jacobean tradition, the stone boat carrying the remains of Saint James arrived here on the Rio Sar, and the mooring stone (padron) is preserved beneath the altar of the Santiago church.

The town is famous throughout Spain for its Padron peppers (pimientos de Padron), a beloved Galician tapa where most are mild but the occasional one is fiery hot. It is also the birthplace of Rosalia de Castro, Galicia's most celebrated poet, whose house is now a museum on the outskirts of town.

Pilgrims will find albergues, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacies, and ATMs. The town centre is compact and pleasant, and the riverside walk is a good spot to relax before the final day of walking to Santiago. Padron has a train station with connections to Santiago de Compostela (approximately 20 minutes).