Days 4 - 6

Friday May 6th Ribadeo to Ferrol

The FEVE again and on to Ferrol itself. Here we went to the Pension Zahara and were lucky to get a room as Ferrol was very busy at the start of the weekend.
After siesta we went to the tourist information office and had our credenciales stamped for the start of our Camino walk. They stamped it for Saturday as that was when we planned to leave. However we went round to the harbour, found the first waymarks and followed them round part of the route (3kms) before going back to the hotel. So we have actually started on our way already.



View from the train and the FEVE in Ferrol station

Thursday May 5th Oviedo to Ribadeo

Back on the FEVE to go up to the coast and part of the 7 hour journey to Ferrol. We found the Cafe Garden which is near the station and has 'habitaciones' (rooms). It also has internet access. (The supermarket opposite provided supplies for the next stage of the journey.)
Lunch, siesta and then a walk around town to look across the ría. There are a number of churches and chapels including this one on the cliff top.

Wednesday May 4th Oviedo

We took the local bus (N0 10) to Naranco to see the Romanesque chapels. Sta Maria del Naranco was built as a hall with a chapel below, then became a church in later years. San Miguel de Lillo is undergoing restoration and is shrouded in scaffolding and protective sheeting.
Then in the sfternoon we visited the museum in Oviedo itself. Supper in the Cafe Cristina and packing ready for an early start on Thursday.

Gold bracelet and bone carving in Oviedo Museum of Archaeology - prehistory section