Life in Galicia

Taking photos, downloading and looking at them is one thing. Sitting down and describing what is on these pictures is quite another thing.

Well today Floppy (Floppy who? ) waved a carrot at me an persuaded me to make a start.

OK - Pombeiro to San Cosmede English version - Pombeiro nach San Cosmede Deutsche Version

So there is now an English and a German version of this beautiful walk Pombeiro to San Cosmede. Please have a look at the details and don’t forget to run the Slideshow.

Now that we know where it starts it’s obvious. But believe me the sign is right in a switchback and whilst driving easily overlooked. We ended at the church, took the view and ambled along - a cul de sack. A friendly Galician who happened to tend a new garden carved out of the steep hill (the size of a handkerchief) send us to the next house “Try him he lives here permanently and will know”. Crossing another larger well tended “Huerta” we knocked on his door and after explaining in halting Spanish he every so friendly (and slowly) explained that we had to start higher up but that it is a great walk. He pointed at the last streetlight and said once there you cant miss it.

Well, once you know you wont.

It turned out to be a very enjoyable walk. We didn’t know that stone graves existed. The views from the side of the canyon are breathtaking and so are the steep declines and climbs in between.

Its great fun to see the odd car along the “camino” on the other side of the river. People stop and admire the view down there and one can imagine if they see you they probably think “how the hell did they get there? Which I was there”. From a distance these path are not visible and one seem to just stand on a protrusion impossible to get to.

So without giving too much away have  a look at the slideshow walk Pombeiro San Cosmede and if you are around why not do this walk and enjoy the beauty of the Ribeira Sacra our home.

Floppy ate the carrot so that’s it for today.

 Expat

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