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10 Days - 9 Nights
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March to November
Caminha is a fortified border town situated at the mouth of the River Minho, where several battles were fought between Portugal and Spain. Caminha now enjoys much more friendly relations with its neighbour and there is a daily ferry-boat linking the two banks of the river.
Standing on a tiny island in the middle of the estuary are the ruins of the fort of Ínsua, built to defend the entrance to the river in the fifteenth century. Caminha is a natural and good place to start walking to Santiago de Compostela. This route was followed by pilgrims from the western lands, to get Compostela following the coastal camino de Santiago.
Meeting with a member of our team for a briefing and to collect the documentation.
→ Accommodation: Hotel 3*
→ Meals: Breakfast
→ (17 km / 10,6 Miles)
Start the day by catching the ferry to cross the river to Spain. After crossing the river you cross the town of La Guardia in direction to the beaches.
Follow a trail that leads between the sea and the C-550 road, reaching “Portecelo”. Pass several beaches and from “Val da Aguieira”, next to the chapel of San Sebastian and a stone cross, you start the approach Oia, with its monastery.
→ Accommodation: Hotel 2*
→ Meals: Breakfast
→ (17,5 km / 10,8 Miles)
Leave Oia and continue alongside beaches and cliffs, between cultivated fields, enjoying the waves beating on the rocks.
Before reaching “As Mariñas”, you get to the top of “Cape Silleiro”, this path crosses the road again and rising up circles around the top of Silleiro, where there is the chapel of “Virgen de Cela”, entering in “As Cadeiras” before continue along a track towards “O Ponte”.
Follow the road PO-2203 to finally cross under the highway and enter “Baiona” where you finish this stage.
→ Accommodation: Hotel 3*
→ Meals: Breakfast
→ (25 km / 15,5 Miles)
Start this stage from the church of “Santa Maria”, continue parallel to the beautiful town harbour.
The route approaches the river Miñor, which you cross over a beautiful stone bridge that brings you to “A Ramallosa” and Nigran.
After crossing “As Nogueiras” begin a gentle climb up “Mount San Roman” and continue to admire the wonderful view of “Islas Cies” as you climb to “Castro Alto da Medoña”. Enter the city of Vigo by crossing the city Park (Park Castrelos) and following the “Lagares” river until reaching the “Avenida de Madrid” where this stage ends.
→ Accommodation: Hotel 3*
→ Meals: Breakfast
→ (22 km / 13,6 Miles)
Leave Vigo straight ahead until you get to the square of “Santa Rita”. Continue on until you reach “O Troncal”, almost on the outskirts of the city. Continue to “A Paradela” at the foot of “Mount Madroa”, in the neighborhood of “Teis”.
Follow a stream that runs parallel to your route as a reference mark to reach “Cidadelle”. Surround the “Alto da Encarnacion”, where you can admire the river and “Rande Bridge”.
After “Rio das Cabras” and “Coto da Fenteira”, start the descent through “Cedeira” and “Cruzeiro” from where you arrive Redondela.Leave Redondela along by-ways until you reach Outeiro de Penas, a place with an excellent view over the Ria de Vigo.
Finally you will arrive to Arcade, a place renowned for having the best oysters in Galicia.
→ Accommodation: Hotel 2*
→ Meals: Breakfast
→ (13 km / 8 Miles)
From Arcade, continue to Pontesampayo where you will cross a long medieval bridge over the Verdugo River and then enter a cluster of narrow streets that will guide you to one of the most beautiful stretches of the Caminho: the very old by-ways which climb up the slope of Canicouva until Cacheiro.
After crossing the mountains, the track widens again, now dominated by fields, vineyards and orchards until you reach Pontevedra.
→ Accommodation: Hotel 3*
→ Meals: Breakfast
→ (22 km / 13,6 Miles)
Start this stage at the historical centre of Pontevedra walking from the old city to the millennial bridge, O Burgo, over the Lérez River.
Continue along the beautiful Valley of the Gandra River until San Mauro and from there enter Caldas de Reis.
→ Accommodation: Hotel 2*
→ Meals: Breakfast
→ (19 km / 11,7 Miles)
Leave Caldas de Reis along some enchanting stretches of the Way, following a path that leads you to the church of Santa Maria de Carracedo and then you will cross a particularly luxuriant landscape alongside the of the Valga River. When you arrive Padron the stage ends.
→ Accommodation: Hotel 3*
→ Meals: Breakfast
→ (25 km / 15,5 Miles)
Start this last stage leaving Padron through Galician villages until the magnificent sanctuary of Nossa Señora da Escravitute.
Continue for Teo and following broad streets and narrower shortcuts you finally arrive to the suburbs of Santiago that lead us through a labyrinth of streets to the Cathedral of Santiago.
→ Accommodation: Hotel 3*
→ Meals: Breakfast
→ After breakfast: end of our services
* For an easy walk we can split some of the long walking days in two - contact us.
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