Castro de Castromaior

"The Castro de Castromaior, located in the town of Castromaior, in the municipality of Portomarín in the Province of Lugo, . . .

is one of the most important archaeological sites in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. 

This settlement, developed in the Iron Age, was inhabited between the 4th and 1st centuries AD by various populations . . .

until its abandonment with the arrival of the Romans." -- Camino de Santiago Francés

Pooch

Scene from along the Camino between Portomarín and Palas de Rei.

Camino Rose

Garden rose along the Camino somewhere between Portomarín and Palas de Rei.

Fires

"Fires in Galicia are caused by deforestation and brush clearing, the removal of indigenous fauna, and arsonists. The fires have been occurring since the mid-1990s. Fires in Galicia represent 50% of the area burned each year in Spain and 40% of all fires." -- Wikipedia

"Calluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is a low-growing evergreen shrub growing to 20 to 50 centimetres (8 to 20 in) tall, or rarely to 1 metre (40 in) and taller, and is found widely in Europe and Asia Minor on acidic soils in open sunny situations and in moderate shade.

It is the dominant plant in most heathland and moorland in Europe, and in some bog vegetation and acidic pine and oak woodland. It is tolerant of grazing and regenerates following occasional burning, and is often managed in nature reserves and grouse moors by sheep or cattle grazing, and also by light burning." -- Wikipedia