AD. The magnificent view of the mouth of the River Miño from WHAT TO SEE TUI the top will no doubt surprise us. > OIA In A Guarda, the hill fort of Santa Trega, the most > O PORRIÑO > We continue on towards Oia, in the of , DE REIS emblematic and most visited Galician/Roman settlement. 16,7 km along the coast. The ocean is on our left, delighting us with 18,1 km 18 km It was declared a Historical and Artistic Monument in > PADRÓN 162,6 km to beautiful and overwhelming views. This stretch is practically 117,5 km to Santiago 84,4 km to Santiago 1931. There are petroglyphs on some of the stones flat and there is no shade. In summer, the sea breeze calms 18,7 km / 43,6 km to Santiago THE COASTAL carved 2,000 years before the fort was occupied. The THE INLAND PORTUGUESE WAY THE INLAND PORTUGUESE WAY the heat of the sun. PORTUGUESE WAY estuary of the River Miño, especially attractive at low THE INLAND PORTUGUESE WAY We now come to the historical monastery of Santa María de tide and at sunset, with reeds, cormorants and ducks International Bridge of Tui Bridge of Rande, Redondela-Moaña Santiaguiño do Monte, Padrón Entry into on the coast starts in A Pasaxe (A Oia, right on the coast. One of the names of this route, the and geese in the marshland. As for food in A Guarda, the Guarda). We have left behind in the beautiful “Monks’ Way”, comes from this place. The monastery belonged lobster is famous and it has its own annual event in July. municipality and town of Caminha. A Guarda grew on to the Cistercian order. Its strategic location helped, more than In Oia, the monastery of Santa María, Romanesque, the slopes of the imposing hill fort of Santa Trega, the once, to defend the coastline, such as half-way through the Gothic and Baroque, currently under restoration. town’s main tourism and historical value and one of the seventeenth century when the monks managed to beat off an most impressive pre-Roman settlements in the north- attack by the Turkish fleet. Access into Galicia is over the International Bridge that known as the Ponte das Febres. Once we have crossed WHAT TO SEE west of the Peninsula. Santa Trega was continuously joins Valença (Portugal) and Tui () by crossing the this we come into a verdant wood known as A Ribeira and occupied from the first century BC to the first century broad River Miño. A track goes down to A Fábrica beach, come to the village of A Magdalena. We are following the The , built of iron in 1884 by MONASTER OF OIA International Bridge of Tui PORTECELO 15 m where pilgrims disembarked before the bridge was River Louro, which separates the of Tui and Pelayo Mancebo, a student of Gustave Eiffel. The pedestrian 33,2 m A GUARDA O Porriño. The next village is Orbenlle. In the distance Hostel - 36 beds built. We come into the historical centre of Tui down the part of the bridge is a magnificent viewpoint. Strolling OIA 41,5 m Avenidas de Portugal and Galicia and soon reach the we can see the granite quarries that have made the area through the medieval city of Tui. The cathedral of Santa On leaving Redondela we pass by the chapel of As We are getting closer to Pontevedra, passing through WHAT TO SEE We leave Caldas on the N-550 but immediately turn into The route now goes through the oldest part of the town of WHAT TO SEE 31,6 m . A milestone reminds us that there are 115 km famous (the stone is “pink granite”, which is exported to María de Tui, started in 1120 (Romanesque) and later Angustias. We come into the parish of Cesantes. On our A Boullosa, Santa Comba de Bértola, the chapel of a nice little lane. The Route goes up to Santa María de . We then cross the bridge over the River Ulla 10,5 km 6,2 km left before we reach Santiago. The charm of Tui — one of countries like Japan and the USA). adapted to the new Gothic style, overlooks the Old City left, to the west, the impressive estuary of : in the Santa Marta, Tomeza, O Casal do Río and O Marco (in O The chapel of As Angustias (17th century) in Redondela. Carracedo and then passes through Casalderrique and Casal (of Roman origin, although rebuilt), separating the provinces The monumental site of Santa María de Carracedo. In the seven capitals of Old and declared with its double vocation as a church and fort. The cloister middle the Islands of San Simón and Santo Antón arise, Pobo we can take the branch that diverts us to the left Islands of San Simón and Santo Antón (by boat from de Eirigo. We are now in the municipality of Valga. of Pontevedra and A Coruña. Here is where the municipality Monte Castelo, the traditional mills. In Pontecesures, We then come into the thriving municipality of O Porriño a historical and artistic site in 1967 — is evident on every (13th century) is the only complete cloister preserved in a under whose waters lie the remains of the galleons from -complementary way-). Otero Pedrayo Street and the Vigo or Cesantes). The unique hanging bridge of Rande of Padrón starts, in the province of A Coruña, the cradle of the Romanesque church of San Xulián de Requeixo. on Manuel Rodríguez Street. The origins of the town From O Pino we go to Monte Castelo, thick forests bathed street and alleyway in its noble centre, a medieval city cathedral in Galicia. Inside we could highlight the chapel the Battle of Rande (1702), while in the background the Roundabout of Compostela take us to the sanctuary of (1978). As for food, oysters in Arcade. 4 km from the the Jacobean tradition, a beautiful and monumental town The old port of Padrón, dating from the 12th century: A few kilometres after Baredo we come to the castle of WHAT TO SEE are closely linked to the Way to Santiago, and it is now by the waters of the River Valga and dotted with old mills. OIA design dominated by the Romanesque and Gothic of St. James, with an altarpiece dating from 1696, by local panorama is completed by mussel platforms and the the Virxe Peregrina, Rúa Soportales, Praza do Teucro and route, the castle of , eleventh century, on the Banks of the River Sar. We come into the town over according to tradition, the body of St. James came here Monterreal, today the National Parador of Baiona. Its a significant industrial centre with one of the highest The next villages are Cimadevila, the bridge over the River cathedral of Santa María. We have come to the cathedral sculptor José Domínguez Bugarín. The Diocesan Museum hanging bridge of Rande. We come into the parish of O Viso the Rúa Real. The marvellous historical centre of the city reformed in the fifteenth century. In Ponte Sampaio, the fair ground, and then come to the Paseo do Espolón. In from Jaffa (Palestine) in the first century. Thepromenade > BAIONA strong defensive walls stood up to attacks by English Cape Silleiro. The first lighthouse was opened in population growth rates in the . Fontenlo, Cedelo and Condide — in Pontecesures. From the along the streets of Bispo Maceira and Baixada ó Arrabal of Tui-Vigo, in the old pilgrims’ hospital. The convent of and then to Arcade (in the municipality of Soutomaior), awaits us. the armed people vanquished the troops of Napoleon the centre lies the church of Santiago de Padrón, where the along the River Sar. The church of Santiago, which holds corsair Sir Francis Drake, who came ashore here in 1585. 1866 and worked with a lamp whose wick was made The urban landscape delights us with the work of architect viewpoint of Pino Manso we can see most of the valley of 18,7 km de Freanxo. the Poor Claires or the “enclosed nuns” (17th and 18th and go down the streets of , Lavandeira, Cimadevila, (June 1809). In Pontevedra you cannot afford to miss Pedrón (the stone where the boat that brought the remains the Pedrón, a Roman altar dedicated to Neptune, and After the castle, Baiona. of vegetable oil. The Pozas de Mougás and the wild Antonio Palacios, born here in 1874: we pass in front of the River Ulla. 145,9 km to Santiago centuries). The churches of San Domingos (Gothic) and Velero, Barroncas… until we reach the historical medieval walking around the Old City: the sanctuary of the Virxe of the apostle was moored) is kept. where the stone boat moored. The Fonte do Carme (18th horses. In Baiona, the castle of Monterreal-National The route continues down Travesía do Hospital, Praza do the Town Hall, one of his greatest creations (1924). Very On 1 March 1493, Baiona was the first port in Europe to San Bartolomeu de Rebordáns — the old monastery bridge of Ponte Sampaio, over the River Verdugo. Peregrina (18th century), the five historical buildings of century). The Botanical Gardens. The House Museum THE COASTAL Parador and the captivating Pathway that runs round it. Concello, the convent of the Poor Claires, Rúas Tide and close to the route lies the little church of San Luis, the receive the news of the discovery of America, as the caravel where Diego Gelmírez stayed after the episode known as the Museum of Pontevedra, the Prazas da Ferrería, of Rosalía de Castro, Galicia’s greatest poetess. The replica of the caravel La Pinta, moored in the port, Antero Rubín. Before leaving the city, the Way goes down fountain of O Cristo — one of this first designs, dating Half-way across the bridge we are in the municipality of La Pinta docked here, captained by Martín Alonso Pinzón. the “Holy plunder”. 7 km from Tui, the Natural Park of A Leña and O Teucro and the basilica of Santa María A Romanesque church of Santa María de Herbón, in the built in 1999 and endowed with all the elements from Rúa Cóengo Valiño y Calzada towards the park of San from 1907 — and the Palacios Chemist’s (designed for his Pontevedra. We go through Ponte Sampaio and continue The town still conserves all the splendour of its historical past. Monte Aloia, with magnificent views over the mouth of Grande (16th century). village famous for its peppers. Columbus’ voyage. The Virxe da Rocha, made of granite Bartolomeu. brother José in 1912). along old and evocative cobbled streets, with stretches of We leave the fishing village of Oia behind us the River Miño. The Ponte das Febres or Bridge of San Baiona is also where the great estuary of Vigo starts in and marble, by architect Antonio Palacios. The beautiful the Roman road Via XIX, such as the ascent via Brea Vella and walk along the foot of the cliffs. We pass by It then goes past the chapel of the Virxe do Camiño, Paredes With the contemplation of these creations by the Telmo over the River San Simón, where the Saint fell ill the south, protected by the Cíes Islands, the heart of the and well-conserved medieval town of Baiona. In March, da Canicouva. the lighthouse of Cape Silleiro, the south end of de Abaixo and the emblematic bridge of San Telmo, prestigious architect this stage comes to an end. in 1251. 400 m from Orbenlle, the Gándaras de Budiño Atlantic Islands National Park. You can visit the islands by Baiona celebrates the Arrival Festival, commemorating the estuary of Vigo and the main guiding point (a fresh water lake). In O Porriño, the architecture of boat from here. the arrival of La Pinta. for ships sailing these waters. We then go up to Antonio Palacios and the quality of the traditional Bread

Baredo on the old king’s road. The rural core of TUI of O Porriño, made with local wheat. BERGUNDE Baredo is very well preserved, with cobbled streets MOUGAS Hostel - 48 beds 110 m CARRACEDO 60,6 m 50 m 152 m and genuine popular architecture. There are plenty CABO SILLEIRO O PORRIÑO PONTE DAS FEBRES Hostel - 52 beds SAN MIGUEL DE VALGA ARCADE Hostel Setecoros - 78 beds of barnacles on its rocky coastline. BAIONA INTERNATIONAL 18 m 29 m REDONDELA 70 m PONTEVEDRA CESANTES 123 m 16 m BRIDGE Hostel - 42 beds Hostel - 72 beds PONTECESURES PADRN AS GÁNDARAS 21 m PONTE SAMPAIO Hostel - 46 beds OIA 11 m 20 m 26 m Hostel - 54 beds 12 m 10 m 31,6 m 22 m 16 m

14 km 4,7 km 2,1 km 7,8 km 4,4 km 5,9 km 7,1 km 4,9 km 6 km 5,9 km 6,4 km 6,4 km

Mallón and O Pereiro. We follow the paths known as WHAT TO SEE BAIONA Camiño do Souto and Camiño da Rosiña until we come to O PORRIÑO PONTEVEDRA PADRÓN > VIGO the nucleus of Nigrán. The stately homes of Urzáiz and Cea The fountain of O Pombal (16th century). The bridge of > REDONDELA > CALDAS DE REIS > SANTIAGO are just before the way up to Monte de Sanromán, which we A Ramallosa (13th century), with ten arches, possibly built 27,1 km have to cross to get to Priegue. over a Roman bridge. In Nigrán, the estuary of the River 15 km 22,8 km 24,9 km to Santiago 127,2 km to Santiago Miñor, marshlands with great ecological value. In Panxón 99,4 km to Santiago 66,4 km to Santiago The C-550 is always present. On this road we come into the THE INLAND PORTUGUESE WAY (Nigrán), the Votive Temple of the Sea, built by Antonio THE COASTAL city of Vigo, the largest city in Galicia with 300,000 inhabitants THE INLAND PORTUGUESE WAY THE INLAND PORTUGUESE WAY Palacios, and the Visigothic Arch (7th century). There are PORTUGUESE WAY and half a million in the metropolitan area, a major fishing beautiful beaches, white sand and mild weather all year and container port, a dynamic and industrial city surrounded round on this stage. In the municipality of Vigo, before Corpus Christi Feast, Redondela Recreational area of the River Barosa, Barro Praza do Obradoiro, We bid farewell to Baiona and on the way to Sabarís pass by beautiful beaches and landscapes. One of them, Saiáns, coming into the city, the church of San Salvador de by the historical fountain of O Pombal. We cross the River marks our entry into the municipality. After this, the parishes Coruxo (12th century). Samil beach is where people go to Groba over a Romanesque bridge; further on, the stately of San Miguel de Oia and San Salvador de Coruxo. We then meet each other and relax; it has plenty of bars and other home of Cadaval, then another beautiful bridge, also go down the Camiño de Muíños to Samil, a beach which is services. Romanesque, in A Ramallosa. Here is the beginning of the the portico of the city. We have decided to stop here, right by Foz do Río Miñor, marshlands with great ecological value. the sea and with the Cíes Islands in the background, although The Way leaves Pontevedra along the Rúa da Santiña, bends – the N-550 road is always present, as is the new WHAT TO SEE we could also keep going into the city centre. after crossing the River Lérez over the bridge of O Burgo. high-speed railway that has changed the landscape. A We then come into the municipality of Nigrán. The Way SAINS We then go round the large marshland of A Xunqueira Seca (in the Council of Barro) and Briallos (in the Council The Baroque site made up of the church and rectory of delights us with beautiful examples of popular architecture, 115 m de Alba. The route goes between the railway line and of Portas) point us on towards the municipality of Caldas Santa María de Alba. Tasting the food in Santo Antoniño, historical stately homes and stone crosses like those in NIGRN A RAMALLOSA the River Granda. We go up to Pontecabras and the de Reis. There are small pathways, alternating with paved the capital of Barro, 600 m from the route. The church of San 39 m VIGO BAIONA 21,9 m CORUXO We leave O Porriño behind us and soon come to the chapel A Roman milestone — indicating a thousand steps, and WHAT TO SEE th We leave along the Dores Street, cross the River Sar and In O Milladoiro — the name comes from “humilladoiro”, i.e. WHAT TO SEE SABARS 19 m church and rectory of Santa María de Alba. In Guxilde the and unpaved roads. Martiño de Agudelo (13 century), with influences of the 16 m 17,3 m of As Angustias. We walk along the hard shoulder of the N which formed part of the Via XIX, joining, as we have said, come to Iria Flavia, nowadays in the parish of Padrón, althou- where pilgrims humbled themselves or kneeled down on 4,3 m Archbishop of Santiago Diego Gelmírez rested on his way Maestro Mateo workshop. Before the bridge over the River 550 road, where we should take special care with vehicles Braga and Astorga — sends us on our way to the municipality In Mos, the Baroque church of Santa Eulalia (16th century) We come to the beautiful village of Tivo, where walkers gh it was a Roman city and then the episcopal see until the catching their first glimpse of the cathedral — we can alre- In Iria Flavia, the Camilo José Cela Foundation, located 4,8 km 4,2 km 9,3 km 8,8 km from Braga to Compostela. Agra, the recreational area of the River Barosa, 400 m (we can take the way that diverts us to the right to avoid of Redondela. Almost immediately we come to Vilar de and the dos Marqueses de Mos (18th century). The face the last stretch of this stage, almost at Caldas de eleventh century. We pass the Camilo José Cela Foundation ady breathe Compostela: we go through A Rocha Vella and in the Casas dos Cóengos, built in the late eighteenth from the Way, with waterfalls and restored mills. The parish traffic). We can hear the River Louro, although we cannot see Infesta. Pine and eucaliptus woods are the main features on original Os Cabaleiros Stone Cross, dating from 1734, Once we pass the chapel of San Caetano we come into Reis. We go past the church of Santa María and come into and cross the N-550 (we can take the way that diverts us to over the Ponte Vella to cross the River Sar. Here we have two century. Opposite, the collegiate church of Santa María church of Briallos (first built in the 15th century, rebuilt it. We leave Amieiro Longo behind and come to the centre this stretch. We then come to the legendary Chan das Pipas. with an iron fence and two lights. In Chan das Pipas, during the verdant woods of Reirís and Lombo da Maceira. We Caldas, a spa town, the Aquae Celenis quoted in the so- the right to avoid traffic). The Sar Valley is home to traditional options: to go by A Choupana (by the hospital), the chapel of de Iria. Next to the church, the cemetery of Adina, The Lagares riverside walk also takes us to As Travesas WHAT TO SEE in the 18th century), with interesting altarpieces, some of A Rúa, which was the ancient capital of the municipality of Saxamonde, Quintela and O Muro take us to Redondela. the French invasion (early 19th century) a man called Chan come into the municipality of Barro over a small stone called “Itinerary of Antoninus”, a third-century document villages like A Pousa, O Souto, O Rueiro, Cambelas and Ante- Santa Marta and down the Rosalía de Castro Street, or throu- where Cela is buried — it also preserves a necropolis of VIGO — down the Avenidas de A Florida or Fragoso. From here we Baroque and one from the Renaissance. The ethnographic Mos. A stone cross bearing the inscription “Way to Santiago” became famous for trying to hold the French troops back bridge that crosses the brook known as O Rego do that reflects the routes of the Roman Empire, bathed by portas. gh the neighbourhood of Conxo. Both ways come together the Suevi (6th century). The sanctuary of A Escravitude go to Tomás A. Alonso Street, join up with Pi i Margall and In Vigo, the Quiñones de León Museum, in the Pazo de We come into the Praza de and in another site of Tivo: a stone cross from 1654, fountain and public > REDONDELA marks the start of Os Cabaleiros Street, which takes us to the by throwing barrels of wine on them from above (barrels Cárcere. From San Mauro we go through San Mamede the Rivers Umia and Bermaña. in the Praza de Vigo. (18th century). The Gothic stone cross on Rúa de Francos. the Paseo de Alfonso XII. Here, around the old castle of San Castrelos, with an excellent collection of Galician painting, beautiful square, the Praza de Ribadavia, we come across washing place. In Caldas de Reis, the church of Santa We come to the sanctuary of A Escravitude, behind which well-known stone cross of Os Cabaleiros. are called ‘pipas’ in the ). In Redondela, da Portela. We cross the bridge over the River Areal, 500 m from the Way, the bridge over the River Tinto 15,7 km Sebastián, a genuine stretch of the old entrance to the now archaeology and botanical gardens. The Lagares riverside the pilgrims’ hostel and the end of this stretch of the way. We go down the streets Santa Marta, Ferrería and cross María de Caldas, a twelfth-century Romanesque building, we can enjoy the magnificent views of Padrón and the The Way comes into the historical centre through the A Porta the parish church of Santiago, consecrated by Gelmírez which brings pilgrims — amidst large stone houses — into (18th century) and the ruins of the legendary Lupario Hill 100,1 km to Santiago lost walled city of Vigo still remains: through the gate of A walk. The park of O Castro, the fresh fish market (the Through O Enxertado, with the valley on the east, we go up the bridge over the Umia, which brings pilgrims to the also influenced by the Pórtico de la Gloria. The church of St. lands of A Maía. We go down to Angueira de Suso, and then Faxeira and down the Rúa do Franco. The traditional way for in 1114, the convent of Vilavella (16th century), the Valbón. There are two interesting stone crosses, one of Fort, where Queen Lupa lived. The ruins of the castle of Falperra, next to the Rúa de Santiago. cold is the largest in Europe), and the Paseo a slight slope to the chapel of Santiaguiño de Anta, a simple hot water spring the town has been named after since Thomas Becket (late 19th century), the only church in Galicia go along O Faramello and come to the hostel of Teo (where pilgrims from the Portuguese Way to go into the cathedral is THE COASTAL house of A Torre (16th century) and the railway viaducts them next to the house of Amonisa, while the shaft of the A Rocha Forte (15th century). The church of Santa María de Alfonso XII next to the olive grove, the symbol of the monument surrounded by a beautiful oak grove. Roman times. We then follow the Rúa Real, cross over devoted to the archbishop and saint from Canterbury, and we can rest). At the top of the hill we reach Rúa de Francos through the Praza das Praterías. PORTUGUESE WAY From the Paseo de Alfonso XII we go down towards San (19th century). Redondela holds a cuttlefish festival in other shows St. James the Pilgrim looking northwards, de Conxo (18th century), with a crucifixion by Gregorio city. The Praza da Constitución is the heart of the old another bridge, this time the charming medieval bridge Chancellor of England (1118-70), murdered inside his and then Osebe. Francisco and the historical fishing area of O Berbés. the month of May. towards Compostela. A third stone cross, the solitary Fernández. The Rúa do Franco is probably the liveliest city. The neo-Gothic church of Santiago (1896). And the over the River Bermaña. The chapel of San Roque, at the cathedral by courtiers of King Henry II. Becket stopped in Soutelo, completes the triad of these genuine sculptures street in the city. The best way to come into the city of Vigo is to follow the We leave Vigo through the neighbourhood of Teis — at oysters of A Pedra. In Redondela, the church of Santiago, end of the street of the same name — which joins the Caldas on his pilgrimage in 1167. As Burgas, spring water that were set up at crossroads. River Lagares upstream — it flows onto Samil beach. The the summit of Monte da Guía we can enjoy a wonderful consecrated by Gelmírez in 1114, the convent of Vilavella N-550 — marks the end of this stage. at 40ºC in an emblematic public fountain dating from riverside walk lets us enjoy its wetlands, flora and fauna. view over the city —we then go through A Paradela, Parada, (16th century), the house of A Torre (16th century) and From this point on we have to pay attention to the signs, 1881. Bermaña Bridge, a medieval structure built on a 23 km 66,7 km a Santiago Trasmañó, Rande and A Portela, reaching Redondela, where the railway viaducts (19th century). Redondela holds a as the Way goes through various different crossroads and Roman base. 2 km from Caldas, the Romanesque church An alternative to this route — more faithful to tradition, this route joins the inland Portuguese Way. cuttlefish festival in the month of May. of Santa María de Bemil. but today disfigured by large housing developments and TRASMA SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 328 m Hostel of San Lázaro - 80 beds excessive traffic — goes through the neighbourhood of Coia MOS Hostel - 34 beds Hostel of Monte do Gozo - 400 beds O MILLADOIRO to As Travesas. 94 m 253 m O SOUTO A CANCELA 247 m O PORRIO BRIALLOS O FARAMELLO Hostel - 52 beds 37 m REDONDELA SANTA MARÍA 72m Hostel - 27 beds Hostel - 42 beds PONTEVEDRA Hostel of Teo - 28 beds VIGO TEIS DE ALBA 32 m REDONDELA 29 m Hostel - 72 beds CALDAS DE REIS 108 m 19 m 40,1 m 11 m 27 m PADRN 9 m 20 m 26 m Hostel - 46 beds A ESCRAVITUDE 30 m 16 m

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BEYOND THE CAMINO... THE The effect of the Jacobean phenomenon in Portugal was so great that the MAP OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA country’s road network was based from the south to the north on the places PORTUGUESE WAY through which the Pilgrims’ Way passed on the way towards Galicia: Lisbon, THE PORTUGUESE WAY -> PORTUGUESE WAY -> Santarém, Coimbra, Porto, Barcelos, Ponte de Lima and Valença do , PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAY OF ST. JAMES -> where the route crosses the River Miño and comes into Galicia. In the nineteenth century, when pilgrimages were at an all-time ebb, as a consequence of the new times defined by the French Revolution and the 1 Santiago de Compostela Cathedral 8 San Domingos de Bonaval 15 Santa Susana Church The Portuguese Way is a fundamental land in International Pilgrim invasion of Spain by the Napoleonic troops, the Portuguese Way became the You have reached Compostela. Now is the time to the Jacobean cult for understanding the true 2 Royal Hospital (now Hostal dos Reis Católicos) 9 Camino Gate (Porta do Camiño) 16 Pilar Church Welcome Centre: most active Jacobean route. In this century, over 80% of foreign pilgrims were 3 San Martiño Pinario 10 Santa María do Camiño Church 17 Praza das Praterías Square and Mu- Camino de Santiago Research put away your walking boots and don the attire of international dimension of pilgrimages. This route seum of Pilgrimage and Santiago Portuguese. 11 Praza do Campo Square (now Cer- and Information Centre a traveller: curious, sensitive, active. Retrace your became relevant above all in the twelfth century, 4 Vice-Chancellor’s Office, University of vantes) and San Bieito do Campo Santa María a Real do Sar Santiago de Compostela (USC) 18 steps. All that you were unable to see or enjoy after Portugal became independent half-way The way comes into Galicia via Tui. It goes through O Porriño, continues on to Church 5 Pazo de Raxoi 19 Santa María de Conxo i Information 12 Santa María Salomé Church along the way awaits you. Other equally enticing through the century. The route follows ancient roads the town of Redondela, then Caldas de Reis and Padrón, where the legendary 20 Monte do Gozo Laxe dos Carballos, Monastery of San Francisco and Monu- paths open up ahead. Have a look at these and pathways, such as the Via XIX, built in the first “Pedrón” is kept (the stone where the boat that brought the remains of the 6 13 Mazarelos Gate (Porta de Maza- Archaeological Park of ment to St. Francis, by the sculptor Asorey relos) 21 San Paio do Monte Chapel  Pilgrim’s Office: Apostle was moored). 14 (O Pedroso) recommendations we have put together for you. century AD, joining Braga and Astorga via Ponte de 7 San Fructuoso Church and location of the Santiago Fountain, Rúa do Franco 981 568 846 For lovers of prehistoric art, inland Pontevedra province is an incredible discovery: Lima, Tui, Pontevedra, Santiago and . It was one old pilgrim cemetery The Way then comes to the ancient Roman city of Iria Flavia and from there it contains one of the largest collections of petroglyphs in Europe, especially in of the most important Roman roads, as it formed the to Compostela. An alternative route, known as the Coastal Portuguese Way, the districts of Val do Lérez and Baixo Miño, as well as around the city of Vigo. As backbone of Gallaecia. CAMPO DAS comes into Galicia via A Guarda, then goes to Baiona, through Vigo and joins HORTAS 21 700 m you no doubt know, petroglyphs are stone carvings made between four and five the traditional Way in Redondela

thousand years ago. Many have been discovered and studied only recently. In AVENIDA DE COMPOSTELA COSTA DE SAN FRANCISCO 6 The Pilgrims' Ways to Santiago in Galicia in Santiago to Ways Pilgrims' The Campo Lameiro you will find the Rock Art Archaeological Park, 22 hectares with

In the twelfth century, the flow of pilgrims to the north of the Peninsula

many highly valuable petroglyphs. The park also includes a reconstruction of a RÚA DAS HORTAS established connections that were not only spiritual but also cultural and i WAY Bronze Age settlement. A Guarda is home to the Castro of Santa Trega, an iconic economic, human bonds that political borders have never been able to

symbol of the northwest Iberian Peninsula. The hilltop Galician Roman settlement RÚA DE CARRETAS COSTA VELLA break. The example of kings, nobles and high-ranking clergy made a decisive

has a hiking trail and an archaeological museum. 7 RÚA DE SAN FRANCISCO RÚA DO VAL DE DEUS PORTUGUESE PORTUGUESE contribution to setting up a great Jacobean devotion; like the pilgrimage of PASEO DA FERRADURA 2 Santiago de Isabel of Portugal, the “Holy Queen”, in the fourteenth century. She offered up RÚA LOUREIROS Compostela

PASEO DAS LETRAS GALEGAS 253 m PASEO DE BÓVEDA The highly regarded local gastronomy – primarily fish and seafood – is prepared 15 RÚA DO POMBAL 5

her crown on the altar of Santiago and was buried in Coimbra with a pilgrim’s PRAZA DO 3 PRAZA DE with painstaking care at any good restaurant or eating house. Perhaps the most OBRADOIRO

AND COASTAL AND RÚA DE SAN SAN MARTIÑO

staff. King Manuel I of Portugal made the pilgrimage from Lisbon to Santiago in CLEMENTE 24,9 truly local experience would be the Lamprey Trail. This fish, known as the ‘queen PRAZA DA PRAZA DE RÚA DE SAN ROQUE Padrón 16 m

1502, and ordered a lamp to be lit day and night in the cathedral as a souvenir 4 INMACULADA MOEDA VELLA RÚA DE RAXOI SAN MIGUEL

of the river’, has inhabited the watercourses of inland Galicia for more than five 1

of his stay in Compostela; he assigned an annual payment for it. 18,7

26 m THE INLAND THE hundred million years! It has a circular mouth and feeds on the blood of other fish. RÚA DA TROIA Caldas de Reis Castro of Santa Trega, 16 A Guarda Three rivers make up the essential territory of the lamprey: the Miño (along the PRAZA DA AVENIDA DE XOÁN CARLOS I AVENIDA DE FONSECA PRAZA DA

final kilometres before its mouth), theUlla (between the provinces of Pontevedra QUINTANA 22,8 RODRIGO DE PADRÓN Pontevedra 20 m Regardless of which variant of the Portuguese Route you chose, coastal or inland, and A Coruña, from Padrón to ) and the Tambre (which flows into the Ria PRAZA 14 17 11 ROXA A PORTA RÚA DA RAÍÑA PRAZA DE FAXEIRA

the landscapes, people and history you have left behind make a leisurely return of -). It can be stewed or prepared Bordelaise style (the most famous CERVANTES CASAS REAIS 18

RÚA DAS RODAS

11 m RÚA DO VILAR 11 m RÚA DO FRANCO Redondela Redondela journey well worth the time. The vineyards of the region, beaches, recipe, served with white rice), baked, as a savoury pie or in a salad. Entrance of SAN PAIO DE 19 ANTEALTARES the Way PREGUNTOIRO 9 Vigo 15,7 spas, country houses, Atlantic islands and the extraordinary inland areas of the 10 15 PORTA DO 19 m 1,7 km O Porriño 29 m CAMIÑO

province of Pontevedra all offer up their charms. 27,1 RÚA DA SENRA RÚA NOVA PRAZA DO CINCO RÚAS SANTO AGOSTIÑOIRMÁN GÓMEZ Baiona

8 16 m

12 18,1 Tui 50 m RÚA DAS ORFAS The O Rosal Valley is located at the mouth of the Miño River, on the Portuguese RÚA DE SAN PEDRO 18,7 RÚA DA CALDEIRERÍA SAN FIZ Oia PRAZA DA 31 m border. Why not stop and sample the wines from this designation of origin? UNIVERSIDADE 19, 5 FONTE DE SANTO ANTONIO 16,7 Rubiães

A Guarda 41 m Fresh, light and fruity (made from Albariño, Loureiro and Caíño blanco grapes), PRAZA DE PRAZA DA GALICIA Caminha they have been produced here since the 12th century. In fact, the seaside monas- MAZARELOS RÚA DA VIRXE DA CERCA Ponte de Lima 18,2 TRÁNSITO13 DA MERCÉ

tery of Santa María de Oia, which you will have passed on your way to Santiago, is RÚA PATIO RÚA DA ENSINANZA 28,6 DE MADRES 20 3,5 km where these vines originated. Stopping to visit some of the iconic wineries upriver do Castelo is an absolute must. 18 33

RÚA DO HÓRREO 25 Barcelos Esposende 23 São Pedro de Rates 15,5 Vila do Conde 37,1 Before starting the pilgrimage 28,6 Porto Lamprey THE HELPFUL TIPS FOR Porto dishes PILGRIMS · Prepare physically for the journey, · Pilgrims must camp in official km >

and bear in mind that stages should be campsites. They should be cautious 34,4 From this culinary trail, we turn our attention to another, both historic and GALICIA WAYS -> planned depending on individual phy- when lighting bonfires and, at the São João da Madeira botanical: the Route of the Camellia. This winter flower, which originated in sical ability, the difficulty involved, and start of the day’s stage, make sure China and Japan, has found an excellent home in the aristocratic gardens of CREDENTIAL OF THE PILGRIM CAMINOS OFFICIALLY plan more frequent or longer breaks to that it has been fully extinguished. Emergency Telephones Galicia’s (country houses): Pazo de Rubiáns in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pazo MARKED OUT This is the document in which you collect stamps from the places you 28,5 suit individual needs. RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT. Albergaria-a-Velha de Bazán (now a Parador Nacional hotel) in , Pazo de Oca in A Estrada Barreiros Signposting executed pass through and that will allow you to obtain the “Compostela” Narón Ribadeo (known as the ‘Galician Versailles’) and Pazo de Santa Cruz de Ribadulla in Vedra Neda Lourenzá (Council document that certifies completion of the pilgrimage · Once pilgrims start their journey, they · Never leave the marked paths, 061 Águeda 16,1 (Galicia) (which has a number of gigantic camellias). These are just four magnificent Fene Mondoñedo for religious or spiritual reasons). It must be proven that at least should not try to walk too quickly and avoid walking when it is dark and Santa María de Oia Cabanas Trabada The French Way examples, among the many others. Pontedeume Abadín the final 100 kilometres have been done on foot or on horseback, keep a regular pace, at least over the obey the rules. If pilgrims are cy-

112 (National) A Coruña 25,1 And while we’re on the subject of enotourism, we should also mention Miño Vilalba or the final 200 km if by bicycle, or 100 nautical miles and then first few days. cling, remember that the use of a Mealhada thalassotherapy, as the municipality of Oia, on the Atlantic Ocean, boasts a On your pilgrimage along the Portuguese Route, you will have glimpsed the Cambre Paderne The Primitive Way walking the last few kilometres of the Camino from O Monte do helmet and high-visibility jacket is 085 Culleredo · Foot care is essential for preventing (Galicia forest Fires) number of incredible hotels where children and adults alike can relax and enjoy islands that make up Illas Atlánticas National Park on the Atlantic horizon. Gozo if sailing. obligatory. LUGO blisters; pilgrims should wear comfor- 22,4 themselves. From south to north, they are: the Cíes Islands, Ons, Sálvora and Cortegada. All of Carral Abegondo Guitiriz The Northern Way Coímbra A CORUA table and broken-in shoes (two pairs · Always walk on the left-hand side them are open to visitors. Their natural environment is unique, and their beaches Begonte HEALTHCARE CARD www.caminodesantiago.gal are advisable), with thick, light rubber of the road. The entire Portuguese Route is surrounded by major hot springs. It is not for and woods (including the laurel wood on Cortegada, the largest in Europe) Muxía Mesía The English Way · Spanish pilgrims should always carry their health insurance card.

Vilasantar 28,7 Sobrado Baleira outer soles. Socks should be breatha- Santa Comba Friol nothing that Galicia is an emerging presence in water-based and health tourism. extraordinary. Dumbría Lugo · When tiredness or cramps set in, Rabaçal Boimorto Castroverde · If travelling from another EU member state, it is advisable to ble, linen or cotton, and should be dry Balneario, the smallest municipality in Spain, located in the district Cee SANTIAGO DE Oroso Toques rest in a cool place and drink plenty design: Desoños – D. L.: C 000-2019 ¿? design: Desoños – D. carry the European health insurance card. and worn properly to prevent scratches. of (some 30 kilometres from Vigo), was already a major European COMPOSTELA Melide of fluids. Mazaricos 32,2 Corcubión Arzúa Guntín At the end of the day, pilgrims should hot springs destination by the late 19th century. Today, its healthy waters and Negreira O Pino Palas de Rei · If travelling from a non-EU member state, there may be an Ames wash their feet with soap and water and · To keep up their strength along Alvaiázere Boqueixón Monterroso Portomarín CAMINOS RECOGNISED App “Camino Santiago” spa facilities are known throughout much of the world. A Toxa Island is another Teo agreement in effect with Spain, therefore pilgrims are advised Rois Triacastela Pending Official Marking change their footwear. the Way, pilgrims should eat

important historic spa bathing location. Its waters and baths can ‘cure horrible Vedra to obtain this information before their pilgrimage and travel 31,2 (Available on Google Play and the App Store) Cidade Padrón Paradela Out high-energy food (dried fruit, figs, Dodro Samos Tomar illnesses’, according to the writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. Near Santiago, in Brión, you da Cultura Pontecesures with the corresponding documentation. · Wear lightweight, loose-fitting clo- Boiro Rianxo Lalín Pedrafita do Cebreiro chocolate, etc.). (City of Culture), Valga A Estrada will find O Tremo, one of the closest spas. It is located on the site of the historic A A Pobra do Catoira O Saviñao thing that is light in colour (reflective), Santiago de Caramiñal Vilagarcía Caldas A Pobra PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 28,7 Nosa Señora dos Ánxeles spring. de Arousa de Reis The Silver Way or “Camino Mozárabe” and appropriate for the time of the year. · As part of their luggage, pilgrims Compostela Ribeira Dozón do Brollón Golegã Vilanova Portas In addition to the general recommendations which all pilgrims should bring: a sleeping bag, a A Illa de de Arousa Barro Piñor · Take a lightweight raincoat to cover Arousa Pantón Monforte Vilamartín should observe, disabled pilgrims should: Swiss army knife, a torch, a mobile Cambados Vilamarín de Lemos The Portuguese Way San Cristovo de Rubiá backpacks. 29,8 de Cea phone, and a small first-aid kit. Santarém Meaño Pontevedra Ribas de Sil A Rúa And now, secret Compostela: because there is another Santiago beyond the Coles · Before leaving, learn about the difficulties they may encounter Amoeiro O Barco The Portuguese Way of the coast · Bring a hat or other protection for the unique historic centre, featuring genuine cuisine and a lively cultural atmosphere. de Valdeorras and the accessibility of the different services found along the · The basic first-aid kit: antisep- 32 Soutomaior Carballeda head, as well as sunglasses. Avoid the This new Santiago is closely linked to nature and leisure, centring on its poetic San Cibrao Paderne de Valdeorras Way of St. James (hostels, catering facilities, etc.). tic cream, gauze, adhesive tape, Azambuja de Allariz OURENSE midday heat and use sunscreen. rivers, the Sar and Sarela, and the gentle mountains which protect them. The Redondela das Viñas The Winter Way betadyne, band-aids, sunscreen, new Taboadela Baños de Molgas · Exercise caution when crossing roads if they have a hearing im- 28 walkways along the Sar River – to the east of the city in an area known as As Mos · Drink water frequently but make sure and a needle and thread to treat Vigo PONTEVEDRA Allariz Vilar Alverca do Ribatejo Xunqueira de Barrio Vilariño The Route of the Sea of Arousa and pairment and, in the case of pilgrims with visual impairments, Brañas do Sar – open up before you, near the trails running upwards through the de Ambía de Conso it is suitable for drinking; it is not ad- blisters, nail scissors, Vaseline, Nigrán O Porriño River Ulla Sandiás Laza A Gudiña always be accompanied when walking, due to crossings, de- new Bosque de Galicia Park. This newly created 24-hectare space occupies the Baiona Sarreaus visable to drink from streams, rivers, mosquito repellent, antihistamines The Fisterra and Muxía Way tours and difficulties in the terrain. 30,9 slopes of Mount Gaiás, presided over by the Cidade da Cultura (City of Culture). Tui Xinzo Castrelo springs or fountains that are not certi- for allergy sufferers and aspirin. de Limia Trasmiras do Val A Mezquita To the west, on the other side of town, offers what is perhaps Oia fied. A minimum daily intake of 2 litres Mount Pedroso Verín Riós Lisboa O Rosal Cultural route the best panoramic view of the historic city. It can be reached by following an old Cualedro Monterrei IF TRAVELLING WITH ANIMALS: of water is recommended to prevent km > of the Council of Europe Way of the Cross, which runs beside a large park known as A Granxa do Xesto. A Guarda Vilardevós · Make sure that animals are vaccinated and have been de-wormed dehydration. Isotonic beverages are Itinéraire culturel Oímbra du Conseil de l’Europe and that their obligatory health cards are up-to-date. ideal, as their sodium and potassium content will enable pilgrims to remain · Plan and adapt the route and the stages to include accessible Mondariz Spa hydrated. accommodation.