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Caminho Português 2024: Day 7

25 May 2024 Denise Ketcham 0 Comment

Marching with the Romans

We’ve been tracking more and more with the Roman road and bridges as we head to Tuí and the Spanish border. Gorgeous wooded paths and rural villages on our way.

On part of the old Roman road XIX. The stones are always several feet wide by about 18 inches deep. Much nicer to walk on than cobblestones.
A metro-style map of Roman roads in Iberia. We’re on the “red” line that linked Astorga to Braga.
Modern cobbles on the road, but I wondered if millennia of feet had carved this deep path.
pilgrim markers
Wild rose.
Goodbye Portugal!🇵🇹 See you again when we return to the Porto airport.
Crossing into Spain in the middle of the Minho river.
First view of Tui, Spain. The river was flowing very fast and we saw groups of very large fish.
Met some first-day American pilgrims who captured a photo of us with a view back to the medieval fort in Valença, Portugal.
Descending down an alley from the cathedral in Tui.
Our albergue was a former Villa. It had a deep backyard with a strange assortment of statuary.

We had a pretty disappointing lunch by the cathedral so we went to the local supermarket and bought some simple foods to make a dinner.

The cook using the hot plates in the yard.
Delicious omelete with Galician cheese recommended by a kind woman at the grocery deli counter, salad, Mencia wine (too sweet for my taste) and dark chocolate dessert.