The name appears in documents from the 13th century and, according to the philologist Gonzalo Navaza, comes from the Latin niger<\/em> with the ending -\u00e1n. Under the Ancien R\u00e9gime the parish depended on the monastery of Oia. The Pazo de Cea was built in the late 16th century by the abbot Joan de Cea, and the writer Elena Quiroga lived in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n L-shaped pazo from the late 16th century, with a chapel, dovecote, h\u00f3rreo and garden; today it is a restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Founded in 1608, with a crenellated tower from the 19th century and large gardens; a Bien de Inter\u00e9s Cultural (listed heritage site) since 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next to the official route of the Camino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The parish of San Fiz de Nigr\u00e1n had 4,116 inhabitants in 2022 and the municipality 18,005 in 2021 (IGE), over 34.8 km\u00b2 and seven parishes. Its patron saint is San Fiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the bridge at A Ramallosa<\/a>, the official route passes the church of San Pedro da Ramallosa, crosses the AG-57 on a footbridge and climbs past the abbot’s house towards Priegue, at km 7.6. The stage ends in Vigo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This guide lists 5 places to stay for pilgrims in Nigr\u00e1n, with checked prices, beds and seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The official route runs inland, past the abbot’s house; the coastal variant runs along the beaches of Panx\u00f3n and Playa Am\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" History of Nigr\u00e1n The name appears in documents from the 13th century and, according to the philologist Gonzalo Navaza, comes from the Latin niger with the ending -\u00e1n. Under the Ancien R\u00e9gime the parish depended on the monastery of Oia. The Pazo de Cea was built in the late 16th century by the abbot Joan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":673,"parent":793,"menu_order":152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1003","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1003\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What to see in Nigr\u00e1n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pazo de Cea<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Pazo de Cadaval<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Abbot’s house<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Population and location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Portuguese Camino in Nigr\u00e1n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Where to stay in Nigr\u00e1n?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Where does the Camino go in Nigr\u00e1n?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n