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The Route continues towards Xisto del Camino; Leimán;
Pana; Peruscallo; Cortiñas; Lavandeira; Casal; Brea,
which means way, place on travellers´ way in general,
and pilgrims in particular; Morgade, which consists only
of one house; Ferreiros; Mirallos, containing an interesting
12 C church with an extraordinary transept; Pena; Couto;
Rozas; Moimentos; Cotareio; Mercadoiro, where there are
vestiges of an old road; Moutras; Parrocha and Vilachá,
inhabited by many peasants of means. In this village stand
the ruins of the Monastery of Loio, cradle of the Knights
of the Order of Santiago. The small chapel of Santa María
de Loio, with its Visigothic walls, is worthy of note.
After
going through many hamlets, the Route arrives at a famous
town, Potomarín. The town, which dates back to the
Roman Age, was an important halt along the Route in the
Middle Ages. The old Portomarín lies beneath the
waters of the dam built in 1962. But before flooding the
town, many monuments were moved, stone by stone, somewhere
else. Such was the case of the church-fortress of the Knights
of San Juan of Jerusalem, who once run the old hospital
that lies beneath the waters of the Miño river, along
with the old Medieval and Roman bridges. The municipality
also has the church of San Nicolás, from the 13 C;
the portal of the church of San Pedro, from 1182; the Count´s
House, from the 16 C, and the Palace of Berbetoros, from
the 17 C.
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