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Wise Pilgrim APPBandeira is a good-sized town with plenty of food options and a comfortable feel. Bar Arume, up the hill on a side street soon after you enter town, serves good food with warm company -- the sandwich vegetal comes recommended. Bar Plazoleta, just over the road from the Hostal Conde Rey in a small square, is also a reliable stop.
The Monasterio de San Lourenzo de Carboeiro is a worthwhile detour from near here. Founded in the 10th century by the Counts of Deza, it's a transitional Romanesque masterpiece influenced by the Compostela school of Mestre Mateo. It was nearly lost to ruin before restoration work in the late 20th century. The setting -- on the banks of the Río Deza, isolated in woodland -- is part of the appeal.
The parish celebrates its patronal fiestas in the summer months. Check locally for dates.
Bandeira sits in the historical Comarca de Deza, one of the interior regions of Galicia that has seen significant depopulation over the past century. The towns along this stretch of the camino give a sense of what rural Galicia looks like in practice: stone houses, small holdings, eucalyptus and pine forest pressing in on all sides.
Cross to the right side of the road as early as is convenient. At the end of town the camino veers right, and trying to cross at that point is dangerous with traffic.
