Triacastela Explained

Settlement Type:municipality
Official Name:Triacastela
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Sarria
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Coordinates:42.75°N -20°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Miguel Ángel Fernández López
Area Total Km2:51.18
Elevation M:665
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Triacastela is a municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. It gets its name from the three castles that once stood here, none of which exist today. Norman (Viking) invaders in 968 A.D. pillaged here, eventually to be defeated at Cebreiro pass and driven off. They probably destroyed all three castles at that time.[1] It is along the French Way route of the Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James), and many of the pilgrims stop in the town's albergues and restaurants.

References

  1. Gitlitz & Davidson, The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago: The Complete Cultural Handbook, 2000, St Martin's Press,