He Camino de Santiago It is the main asset with which he plays Portomarin in Fitur 2025, then from the Middle Ages It is a place of passage for pilgrims who are heading to Santiago. The Knights of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in it 12th century to take charge of hospital and began the construction of the church of San Xoán, which presides over the town square. Originally, they had under their control the bridge that crossed the Minho and the care of pilgrims hospital, hence its appearance fortification.
He temple, also known as Saint Nicholas is, next to the Capela of As Neves, one of the most visited in the town. It was one of several transferred properties, stone by stone, by the neighbors to prevent their disappearance after the construction of the Belesar dam in 1963, which flooded the old Portomarín. The remains of the town are still visible today when the caudal of the river is very scarce. A spectacle between curious and exciting that leaves no one indifferent.
