A farmhouse dating from 1920, a small chapel with precise architectural features and the road to the Caldeiras do Castro give Morpeguite a clear focus on heritage and landscape. Morpeguite is a district of Muxía. The local building styles and nearby river landscape offer different starting points for planning a trip.

Accommodation and the Way of St. James

Casa de Lema is located in Morpeguite and is a farmhouse dating from 1920. The provider states that it is 2 kilometres from the Way of St. James route to Muxía. Casa de Lema offers pilgrims luggage transport; confirm the current arrangements when booking. Eco Casa de Lema II is associated with the Camino de Fisterra-Muxía. The details differ: Casa de Lema is stated to be a certain distance from the Way of St. James route to Muxía, while Eco Casa de Lema II is associated with the Camino.

Chapel and rural architectural features

The Capela de Morpeguite is also known as the Capela da Casa da Rosenda. The small, rectangular chapel has a floor area of 4.5 × 5.5 metres. It is built of rubble masonry; dressed stone frames the doorway and the corners of the building. Its three-sided roof is covered with curved regional roof tiles. A small covered forecourt, the Solaina, provides access to the chapel.

The chapel belongs to the Casa da Rosenda estate and forms an ensemble with the granary, the main dwelling and other outbuildings. This makes it possible to see different elements of a rural estate in one place, rather than considering the chapel solely in terms of its exterior form. Casa con patín en Morpeguite is listed as an architectural heritage site in the Xunta’s 2025 baseline plan.

The Cabazo en Morpeguite is a Costa da Morte-type granary on a stone base. Its chamber rests on six pairs of truncated-conical supports. The number and shape of the supports make the structure particularly easy to understand: the focus is not only on the granary’s function, but also on how its chamber is supported.

The route to the Caldeiras do Castro

The Costa da Morte scenic route to the Caldeiras do Castro passes through Morpeguite. Nearby, the road passes through Coucieiro and Trasufre on the way to the Caldeiras, a natural and geological area on the Castro River. There you will find rapids, waterfalls and large rock pools. Check current access and trail conditions before visiting the river area.

The recreation area before the river is also home to the 17th-century chapel of Santo Outelo. A cross monument in the same recreation area dates from the same period. The chapel and cross are part of the recreation area nearby, before the river; they are not part of the rock pools described above.

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