Lördag morgon och det var dags för ett långpass! Fick bege mig ut tidigt, eftersom vi hade bokat in Cirkus Ryberg’s första repmöte kl. 12:00 idag.

Klockan 8:01 begav jag mig av och höll tempot 6:30, som var avsatt till detta pass.

Idag var det tungt att springa och redan efter 5,5 km fick jag gå en del emellanåt.

Det blev ändå till slut 10,18km på en ganska bra tid, trots lite gång emellanåt. Men, jag var trött!

Efter detta pass, fick jag mitt trettonde vykort från min Conqueror event challenge Camino de Santiago.

It is believed that Palas de Rei was named after Pallatium Regis (Royal Palace) for having been the residence of Wittiza, Visigoth King of Spain, in the late 7th century. Initially co-ruling with his father as a way to assert their power from which they could not be removed, legend has it that once he became the sole ruler, Wittiza unleashed a tyrannical and licentious behavior that it earned him the name Wittiza the Wicked. It is not clear what happened to him due to conflicting information, but he didn’t make it out of his 20s. 

A preferred place of residence for the Galician nobility, Palas de Rei has one of the best-preserved medieval military castles in Spain. Built in the 14th century and strategically located on top of a hill, it is known as Pambre Castle. It has a square plan with four corner towers and two curtain walls that protects the internal keep.