The Roman army arrived around 26 BC, and in AD 74 Iria became a municipium under Vespasian: Iria Flavia. It was an episcopal see until 1095, when Urban II moved it to Santiago. The town’s name comes from the pedr\u00f3n, a Roman altar dedicated to Neptune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the altar it keeps the pedr\u00f3n, the Roman altar to which, according to tradition, the Apostle’s boat was moored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Considered the second cathedral of Compostela, 1 km along the Camino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The house at A Matanza, now a house-museum of the poet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A hermitage on a hill among rocks, with its own pilgrimage festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Padr\u00f3n has 8,334 inhabitants (INE, 2025) and covers 48.37 km\u00b2. It is the capital of the Sar comarca, already in the province of A Coru\u00f1a, at the confluence of the Sar and the Ulla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Padr\u00f3n peppers, grown mainly in Herb\u00f3n and brought, according to tradition, by the Franciscans, are the town’s most famous product. The Sunday market and the pilgrimage festival of Santiagui\u00f1o do Monte are the town’s big events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caldas de Reis \u2013 Padr\u00f3n<\/a> and the Spiritual Variant<\/a> end here; the Variant arrives along the river Ulla, recalling the Traslatio<\/em>. From Padr\u00f3n it is 24.4 km to the cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFrequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How many albergues are there in Padr\u00f3n?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n