Portuguese Caminos de Santiago |
 Day 6 (Monday, 2 October 2017) – Ponte de Lima to Cossourado (22.1 kilometres / 13.7 miles): The French Cross – or the Cross of the Dead – is on the upper slopes of Labruja. It is said to mark the spot where in 1809 locals ambushed and killed stragglers from Napoleon’s army. “Their subsequent remorse led to the construction of the cross.” On the conifers behind the cross are … |