Route of the "Estraperlo

Buscador

The route begins in Louteiro, which is accessed after taking a detour to the left shortly before leaving Vegadeo in the direction of Galicia. From the chapel of this village begins the route once used by pilgrims and pilgrims on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, who avoided the main roads to pass products from Galicia to Asturias.

This is a route that runs along the banks of the Eo, through which we can see the fauna and flora of the estuary. In Abres there are still wharfs that were witnesses of the seafaring vitality of the estuary in the past. From the top of the hill, the Pividal Palace, an excellent example of local baroque built in 1674, guards the village and contemplates the passage of the Eo. Leaving Abres, we start a small ascent through Grandamiá until we reach the Sela de Murias, where we can visit the ruins of an old inn used as a resting and provisioning place by pilgrims and “arrieiros”, who, accompanied by their pack animals or ox carts, transported all kinds of goods. In its final stretch to Louteiro, the route runs immersed in a thick forest where we can find oak, chestnut, eucalyptus, … accompanied by abundant herbaceous and shrubby vegetation that covers the ground as a mosaic showing a variety of green tones.