Camino del Norte · Stage 29 of 36

Stage 29: Gondán to Mondoñedo

From
Gondán
To
Mondoñedo
Distance
15.6 km
Climb
↑ 451 m
Descent
↓ 506 m
Difficulty
Easy

A short stage past a great Benedictine monastery to the cathedral town of Mondoñedo.

Practical tips

One manageable climb of about 200 m between the Lourenzá and Mondoñedo valleys.

Along the way

Vilanova de Lourenzá
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez · CC BY 2.0

Vilanova de Lourenzá

Its Benedictine monastery of San Salvador has a monumental Baroque façade.

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Mondoñedo
Photo: Fernando Pascullo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mondoñedo

A small cathedral city, once one of the seven capitals of the Kingdom of Galicia, and birthplace of the writer Álvaro Cunqueiro.

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Where to sleep in Mondoñedo

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