The Benedictine Monasterio de San Salvador is the centerpiece — over a thousand years old and still the most important building in town. The entrance fee (around 3 EUR) is worthwhile. The Baroque facade, added in the 18th century, is impressive; the Romanesque interior is better. Around the back, an ornate palomar (dovecote) catches the eye.
Basic services in town. No services between here and Mondoñedo — plan accordingly.
Last Sunday of August.
The founding of Lourenzá is tied to the Monasterio de San Salvador, established at the end of the 10th century. The Benedictine community shaped the town that grew around it, and the monastery's Baroque renovation in the 18th century gave Lourenzá its most recognizable facade.
There are no services between here and Mondoñedo. From the municipal albergue, the camino leaves town along a well marked but narrow and cobbled path uphill. The path climbs to the top of this monte and joins the N-634 as it passes through the hamlet of Arroxo (just a few houses). Here it reaches the highest point along this stretch and ahead you can see the elevated A-8. Keep on the N-634 to pass underneath it and downhill to the roundabout junction where you keep to your left and abandon the N-634. A short distance ahead the camino leaves the road for a path on your right. Along it you will pass the Mondoñedo cemetery and the hamlets of San Pedro, O Reguengo, and San Paio before returning to the main road into Mondoñedo.
Accommodation in Lourenzá.
| Albergue de peregrinos de Lourenzá 10€ 20 |
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| Albergue Savior 15€ 24 |
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| Albergue Castelos - Lourenzá 15+€ 46 Booking.com |
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| Albergue - Pensión O Pedregal 18€ |
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