Padornelo (Castile and León)

for other places called Padornelo, see Padornelo Padornelo is a village on the Way of St. James in Pedrafita do Cebreiro in the Province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. In the Middle Ages Padornelo had a hostel for pilgrims next to the church of St Mary Magdalene, which is no longer extant. A graveyard now occupies the site. The dedication of the parish church of San Xoan is reminiscent of the Hospitallers (Knights of St John).

Pedrafita do Cebreiro is a municipality in the province of Lugo in Galicia, Spain. It borders the Lugo municipalities of As Nogais, Cervantes, Folgoso do Courel, Samos and Triacastela. Its eastern boundary borders the province of León. It belongs to the comarca of Os Ancares. The French Way of the Way of St. James enters Galicia from León through the municipality and passes through the village of O Cebreiro. The village has some pallozas, including one that houses a small ethnographic museum. The Royal St. Mary's Church, also known as the Church of St. Benedict, was built in O Cebreiro in 1965–71 on the foundations of a pre-Romanesque church rediscovered in 1962.

Samos is a municipality in the province of Lugo in Galicia, Spain. It contains the village of Samos.

The Monastery of San Xulián de Samos (Galician: Mosteiro de San Xulián de Samos; Spanish: Monasterio de San Julián de Samos) is an active Benedictine monastery in Samos, Galicia, Spain. It was founded in the sixth century. The monastery was the School of Theology and Philosophy. It is also an important stop on the Way of Saint James, a pilgrimage leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great.

Basille is a village in the province of Lugo, Spain. It is within the parish of Santiago de Pousada, a municipality of Baralla.

Láncara is a municipality in the Province of Lugo in Galicia in north-west Spain. Láncara was the hometown of Ángel Castro y Argiz, father of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raúl Castro.