New signage on the Leon de Rosmithal Route in Mirandela

Mirandela will inaugurate the signage for the Leon de Rosmithal Route this Saturday, October 3, during a walk with around 70 participants. The Municipality wants to raise awareness of the Route, the surrounding communities, as well as their heritage and the region’s products. Since 2024, around 500 pilgrims have already traveled this route, on foot and by bicycle.

The itinerary recreates an episode more than five centuries old: the crossing through Abreiro of the entourage (40 companions and 52 horses) of Leon de Rosmithal, baron of Blatna, in the summer of 1466, bound for Santiago de Compostela. The current path of the Route, reconstructed by Orlando Fernandes and Francisco Machado, is based on the chronicle of that journey.

Participants set off at 9:00 a.m. from Abreiro Bridge for a 9.4-kilometer stretch of moderate difficulty through Abreiro, Quatro Caminhos and Milhais. The group includes technical staff from the team responsible for the Camino and experienced pilgrims. Attendance is free, with mandatory registration at the Ecoteca de Mirandela (interpretive center), and the number of participants is limited.