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Your Physical Journey

STAGE FIVE DE REIS TO PADRÓN (18km) Leave Caldas via the main road, then immediately ascend a lovely path to the beautiful old church of Santa Mariña de Carracedo. The Camino delves deeper past small hamlets and enters the municipality of Valga, whose dense woods are cross-crossed with dirt and gravel trails and washed by the waters of the Valga River.

Walk across a beautiful old bridge over the Fontenlo river then enter the town of with views over the Ulla river. The Camino enters the oldest part of Pontecesures then crosses another bridge over the Ulla separating the provinces of and A Coruña. This marks the beginning of the municipality of Padrón, home of the tradition of Saint James and a charming town built along the Sar River. The route enters Padrón through the fairground at the old town centre where stands the Church of Santiago de Padrón .

PLACES OF INTEREST Padrón

2 The town of Padrón is a hugely important town in Camino history. It is believed to be not only the place where the Apostle James preached in Spain, but also where his body landed ashore when it was brought to by his disciples—making Padrón one of the most symbolic towns along the entire Camino.

Once known as Iria Flavia, this was also an important centre for trade, religion and culture during Roman and medieval times. Today, the market town has a neat little old town centre comprising stone houses and stone-paved streets.

Highlights include the Church of Santiago which contains the "Pedrón" stone, that is, the stone to which St James’ disciples moored their boat when they landed; Santiaguino mount, a mound of boulders and stones with a cross on the summit, where Saint James is said to have preached to his flock in biblical times; and the Carmo Convent monastery and Carmelite Fountain, both of which are within a hundred metres of each other.

Some ‘Must Try’ dishes in

3 Pimientos de Padrón (Padrón Peppers) These famously tasty small green peppers are grown around the town of Padron, just one stop from Santiago de Compostela on the Portuguese Camino. Normally fried in oil and sprinkled with salt, you will find them served as tapas all over Galicia. Summer is their season, so if you are walking the Camino during the warmer months, you have to try some. But be careful: While their taste is usually mild, there might be one little hot fellow hiding on your plate.

Cocido Gallego (Galician Stew) The lighter version of this traditional stew might be more suitable for the warmer Camino season, that is, a stew that includes potatoes, turnip tops, bacon seasoned with

olive oil and the paprika that is so popular in Galicia. But if you’d prefer to get a good hearty stew into you, one that includes butelo (similar to black pudding), chorizo and chickpeas, then go to Casa Villar, in Paradavella, Lugo (Camino Primitivo). You’d better go hungry!

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