Melide

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Melide (Spanish: Mellid) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous region of Galicia in northwest Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Melide. It has an area of 101 km2 and a population of 7,734 inhabitants mostly spread among its 26 parishes. It has an elevation of 456 meters.

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Origins

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History

The history of this village, since its foundation in the 10th century, is deeply linked with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela as it is where two separate paths French Way and Camino Primitivo of the Camino de Santiago link up.

In 1320 Melide obtained from the Archbishop of Santiago, Berenguel de Landoira, the privilege of building up a castle, fortressing the village, and charging taxes. In 1467 "os irmandiños" opposed the Archbishop Alonso II Fonseca and started a series of fights against its power. During this riot the walls of the village were destroyed as well as the castle. After this, the Catholic Monarchs banned the construction of any fortress in the village.

During the last few centuries, like many villages in inner Galicia, it has suffered from a vast emigration of its people to Cuba and Argentina up to 1950s, and then to Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and to other cities of Spain such as Barcelona, Bilbao and A Coruña.

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May: Ondarroa (Vizcaya) (16) · XXXIV Fiesta del Melindre · Antxoa Eguna
August: San Roque (16)

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Gastronomy

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Trails and hiking

•Camiño Francés - 08 Palas de Rei a Compostela (750 km)

•Etapa 11: San Romao da Retorta - Melide (28 km)

•Ruta dos Montes do Bocelo - Teito da Coruña (PR-G 259)

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