Sarria is the most populous town on the French Way in Galicia,[citation needed] with 13,700 inhabitants and the major is Carmen José Lòpez.

King Alfonso IX of León died in Sarria in 1230 while making a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

The present building, which houses a small cloister and a church, is a mixture of different styles of construction ranging from the 15th to the 18th centuries.

[citation needed] The village's gastronomy includes dishes like the local stew (cocido), made primarily of pork, octopus, pasty and wild game, partridge, boar and hare.

Other local foods include the blood crepes of milk and egg freixos, served with cream or honey.