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Cross of Portela de Padornelo

Pedrafita do Cebreiro, Ancares, Lugo

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Cross of Portela de Padornelo

Curiosity · Pedrafita do Cebreiro, Ancares, Lugo

Image of Pedrafita do Cebreiro, not of the place itself.

A stone cross on the height of Padornelo, cited in Galician cantigas and sayings as a reference point for the mountain crossing; it marked the spot where emigrant harvesters said farewell to their land.

Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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