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Wise Pilgrim APPThe ruins of the Hospital de Montouto sit at the alto, though as history has shown they may not stay in one place for long -- this refuge for pilgrims has been relocated more than once since it was first built in 1357, shifting position as the camino route itself changed over the centuries. A small chapel survives.
On the 25th of July the chapel here is the destination for a romeria from Fonsagrada in honor of Santiago.
The Hospital de Montouto was established in 1357 to shelter pilgrims crossing this exposed mountain pass. Like the hospitals on the Hospitales route, it was placed at altitude precisely because the terrain was lethal in bad weather. The fact that it was rebuilt and relocated multiple times speaks to both the harshness of the environment and the persistence of the pilgrimage tradition.
From this alto it is a 300m descent to Paradavella in less than 4km. The path is entirely off of the road along a forest track.
