Detour to Vilar de Donas and La Iglesia de El Salvador

A 1.5 km detour south of the camino leads to Vilar de Donas and the Iglesia de El Salvador — one of the finest Romanesque churches in Galicia and well worth the extra walking.

The church was the headquarters of the Knights of Santiago in Galicia, and it preserves remarkable 14th- and 15th-century Gothic frescoes on the interior walls. The stone tombs of knights line the nave. The church is a national monument and opens to visitors — check hours locally, as they can be limited.

The detour is well-signposted and rejoins the main camino without backtracking.