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Monastery / hospiceGalice (Espagne)
Monastère de la Magdalena
Sarria
Dimensions
ran pilgrim hospices at Sarria, Arzúa and Ferreiros
Period
Origins in the early 13th century, incorporated into the Augustinian order in 1568
What stands there
1 monastery
Founded in the early 13th century and incorporated into the Augustinian order in 1568, this monastery ran several pilgrim hospices along the Way. Sarria is today the most popular starting point on the Camino Francés, since it marks the beginning of the final hundred kilometres required to obtain the Compostela, the pilgrimage certificate.
Getting there : Free admission to the church; pilgrim accommodation still in operation
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Église Santa María a Real do CebreiroChurch · O Cebreiro · 32 km
- Catedral de San Martiño de OurenseCathedral · Ourense · 61 km
- Château des Templiers de PonferradaTemplar site · Ponferrada · 73 km
- Cathédrale de Saint-Jacques-de-CompostelleCathedral · Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle · 92 km
- Iglesia de Santiago de PadrónChurch · Padrón · 101 km
- Basílica de Santa María a Maior de PontevedraChurch · Pontevedra · 107 km
This place in the great stories
- The Ways of St James: from the tomb in Galicia to the four routes of FranceTomb recognised c. 820-830; first known pilgrim (Godescalc of Le Puy) in 950-951; Book of…