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Palas de rei



Today has been a longer day's walk as me and Dad took the 5km round trip to see the Templar Church at Vilar de Donas which dates from the 13th century. 




As you can see the painting here is beautiful (I'll do a whole post on the Church after I get home and have more reliable wifi) but it was getting covered in green algea/moss which looks as though it will destroy it soon.

mum and becky carried on walking and we didn't manage to catch up with them until Palasde Rei itself where they were happily sitting outside a bar drinking their cafe con leches.

Today, as yesterday, we spent a lot of time walking near tp roads but still passed through lots of little villages (most of whose bars were shut!).

Tradition has it that PnamtPalas de Rei's name "Pallatium regis" comes from the palace of the Visigothic King Witiza who reigned between 702 and 710.

We are now 65km from Dantiago (and so have walked half of mum and dad's Pilgrimage from Tricastella) and should reach Melide tomorrow.  It feels strange to be back in towns agaon after last night in the middle of the country but the rest of our itinerary (as we had to book mums accommodation in advance) means that we will be in towns.

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