What to see and do in Hospital de Bruma

Hospital de Bruma is a tiny village in the municipality of Mesía, in the province of A Coruña, home to barely 40 neighbours and with no services beyond a small hostel and a vending machine. It lies along The English Way as it crosses this corner of A Coruña. Its main landmark is the Hermitage of San Lorenzo, a late-Gothic 16th-century chapel that still keeps its original triumphal arch, now hidden behind a false ceiling.

But the importance of the passage of pilgrims is evident in this place due to the existence of an old pilgrims' hospital, hence its name. This hospital is documented in the year 1175, it was erected next to a chapel, nowadays also disappeared. Monarchs such as Charles V of Habsburg spent the night there in 1520. The pilgrims' hostel is located on land adjacent to the old hospital, and is the last public shelter until you get to Compostela.

Would you like to walk this part of the Camino with your accommodation booked for every stage? These organised trips pass through Hospital de Bruma: English Way from A Coruña and English Way from Ferrol.

Hermitage of San Lorenzo

This small late Gothic chapel dates from the 16th century. Although the temple has undergone some renovations over the years, it still preserves the original triumphal arch, which is currently hidden behind a false ceiling.