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The first village to be crossed by the Route in La Coruña
is Camino es Coto, then Leboreiro, where is an old Roman
road that used to be followed by Medieval pilgrims.Visitors
can view a Romanesque church from the 13 C and the emblazoned
house of the Ulloa family, that once housed a hospital.
Shortly after, pilgrims encounter Disicabo; then Furelos,
with its Parish Church from the 19 C; and a Medieval bridge
from the 14 C that takes them to Melide. This town is crucial
to the Route, because it is the place where the French and
the Oviedo Routes converge. At the entrance to the town
there is a crossroads from the 14 C, one of the oldest in
Galicia.
The present Parish Church was the former church of the Monastery
of Sancti Spiritus. It contains stately sepulchres. Worthy
of note are also the small chapel of San Roque, with its
transept from the 14 C, and the Romanesque church of Santa
María. The Route passes through Carballal, Ponte das Peñas,
Raído, Bonete and Castañeda, where used to be the lime ovens
used during the construction of Santiago Cathedral.
As a penance, pilgrims used to carry in their packs a limestone
from the mountains of Triacastela. A Medieval bridge leads
pilgrims to Ribadiso, before arriving at Arzúa, the next
halt on their journey. Surrounded by a beautiful scenery
stands the Gothic Chapel of Magdalena, the only part of
the old Augustinian monastery that has come down to us.
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