Guide to the Last 133 km - Camino de Santiago: Day 2: Sarria to Portomarin

Early start of the day. After breakfast we packed the suitcases and put them for pickup - they were transported from hotel to hotel by the Spanish post office, Correros. At 8:30 am we, like many others, started our hike towards to Portomarin. The first break was in Barbadelo. From there we went to Perus Callo, where we got a cappuccino. The landscape went like yesterday through forests and over open fields, through small towns with old houses and primitive farmers. Everywhere at the farms we saw the so-called Horreo - small cabins built on stone shelves - characteristic of this particular area - for storing dried corn. This is a very relaxed stage, with the only outstanding difficulty of a wavy surface during the first 8 miles.

In many places we walked on stony paths with greened hay on both sides. At 12:30 we ate lunch at Casa Cruceiro in Ferreiros. Here, a lot of pilgrims stopped for lunch so it was fun with the selection. We continued our trip and reached the stone that indicated that we were now 100km from Santiago de Compostello. After another 4 km we stopped in Mercadoriofor an ice cream. We continued at some slower pace until we reached the bridge over the Rio Mino River. A spectacular view of the ruins of the old town of Portomarin along the banks and out in the water.

The Church of Santiago is a good place to stop - it is decorated with the typical Santiago scallop shells. When you arrive in Portomarín, you will find points of interest such as the Escalinata or the Chapel of Neves 1960 in connection with the construction of a dam and you moved a part of the old buildings and the church to preserve what you could. The rest of the city of Portomarin was built.

At 4:30 pm we arrived to Portomarín and found the apartment - Casa de Manuel - we have booked.

Went for a walk to the square and the church and found a restaurant where we ate bread and Spanish cheese.