Day 19: Santiago de Compostela Today you will have your last breakfast as a Crossroads Travel Customer unless, of course, Fisterra has called you! Whatever it is you do from here please go safely, thank you for choosing Crossroads Travel We hope to see you again sometime soon. Buen Camino!! […]
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LS – Day 18: Santiago de Compostela – Rest day
Day 18: Santiago de Compostela – Rest day Enjoy your last day and explore this Historic City with its many specialised Tapas bars and restaurants. Meet other pilgrims with whom you have shared joys and sorrows during so many days. Some of them you will never meet again others will be friends for the rest […]
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LS – Day 17: O Pedrouzo – Santiago de Compostela-20km
Day 17: O Pedrouzo – Santiago de Compostela Today you face your last walking day on Camino! The first half runs through a rural landscape, similar to days prior. From Lavacolla you walk through the airport, highways, and urban residential areas. Then you reach Monte do Gozo (Mount of Joy) 5km before the city centre, […]
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LS – Day 16: Arzua – O Pedrouzo-19.5km
Day 16: Arzua – O Pedrouzo A comfortable flat stage along prairies and bushes. Alternating between track and county lanes passing through several small hamlets. Continuing on woodland paths where you pass the monument to Guillermo Watt. He died at this spot a day from completing his Camino. Reaching Alto de Santa Irene, the high […]
LS – Day 15: Palas de Rei – Arzua-28.5km
Day 15: Palas de Rei – Arzua Today is a long day, walking downhill for most of the way. Crossing many creeks where In the middle of your journey, you reach Melide. The famous Pulpo (octopus) of Galicia found in Melide is a mandatory stop. Found here are two of the most renowned octopus restaurants […]
LS – Day 14: Portomarin – Palas de Rei-25km
Day 14: Portomarin – Palas de Rei Today’s walk passes through similar landscapes as yesterday. As you exit from Portomarin cross the river Miño, Galicia’s longest river, and then begin a steady uphill walk from 350m to 725m. For the next 12km, you have a challenging yet not difficult section on and off the road. […]
LS – Day 13: Sarria – Portomarin-22km
Day 13: Sarria – Portomarin Today you face a beautiful stage through the Galician bush. Pretty villages and hamlets with their traditional “hórreos” (granaries). In Pina dos Corvos you will enjoy wonderful views of Belesar reservoir and the surrounding countryside. From here there is a steep descent into Portomarín where you will cross the Miño […]
LS – Day 12: Sarria rest day
Day 12: Sarria rest day Today is the day for a well-earned rest. Sarria is a modern bustling town with plenty of shops, hotels, restaurants and bars. No bag to place in the foyer, have a sleep in, eat a hearty breakfast then visit the old quarter. Grab yourself a map of the city, and […]
LS – Day11-Triacastela-Sarria-25km
Day11-triacastela-sarria There are two options to arrive in Sarria: Through San Xil valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in Camino (7km shorter), or, through Samos, where you walk along the valley of the river Ouribio, magnificent oak and chestnut trees and admire the impressive Samos Monastery. Whatever decision you make, you’ll get it right. […]
