Literary Padrón Route

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: A circular route in Padrón combining heritage and literature attractions.

Padrón is a town with a historical literary tradition that goes back a long way, being the cradle of such outstanding authors as Macías o Namorado, a medieval troubadour (13^th-14^th c.), Juan Rodríguez de la Cámara or Juan Rodríguez de Padrón (1390-1450), the universal poetess Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885), Nicasio Pajares Ogeros (1881-1956), Manuel Vázquez Castro, known as“Manuel Barros” (1844–1888), or Camilo José Cela (1916–2002), who won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

DISTANCE: 3,5 kilometres.

STARTING POINT: Monument to Camilo José Cela in the Paseo do Espolón

FINAL POINT: Concello de Padrón