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IMPORTANT NOTICE_ With the aim of promoting its tourism products, Turismo de Galicia carried out an open tender procedure (arm’s length principle) aimed especially at travel agencies. The itineraries included in this brochure are the outcome of the package holiday proposals created by the winning agency. Galicia’s Ways T he Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James, is the Europe’s oldest pilgrimage route and also the most travelled. We propose seven different and unique experiences along the seven historic itineraries that make up The Way. But we will discover them in an unusual manner: by bike, on a 4x4, on horseback, on a catamaran, and on foot. We will be crossing small mountain hamlets, villages overflowing with history and fishing towns. Along the way we will taste Galicia’s cuisine accompanied by its excellent wines, we will relax in thermae, stroll along endless wild beaches and witness the many unusual phenomena that the natural landscape has to offer. In Santiago pleasant surprises await us. In the square known as Praza do Obradoiro we will marvel at the cathedral’s fascinating façade, while inside we will discover its hidden treasures and carry out all the traditional rites. From the rooftop we will have the whole city at an arm’s reach. We will discover its old quarter and go tapas-dining and wine-drinking along its most typical streets. We will become immersed in the smells and flavours of the Fresh Produce Market, or “Mercado de Abastos”, and we will discover a wealth of natural areas. PUBLISHED BY_ Turgalicia. Estrada Santiago-Noia, km 3. 15896 Santiago de Compostela Tel. 902 200 432 I 981 537 588 I [email protected] COORDINATION_ xxxx DESIGN AND LAYOUT_ Vía Láctea Comunicación, S.L. PHOTOGRAPHY_ Turgalicia Archive PRINTING_ xxxx LEGAL DEPOSIT_ xxxx index 1 The Route to Fisterra by bike 2 The Northern Route in a 4x4 4 The English Way on a sail 5 The Portuguese and the 6 The Primitive Way in a 4x4 A bike tour along the only This is the route with most boat and on a mountain bike Way of Saint James by boat The greatest part of this Way of Saint James route historic content. The adventure This is one of the most This week-long adventure itinerary is above a height of that begins in Santiago de in a 4x4 sets off in Ribadeo. travelled Saint James Way begins in Tui. At O Grove we 800 metres, and continually Compostela. It ends in Fisterra, Mountain surroundings, routes that was used in will go on board a catamaran goes uphill and downhill. at the place that pilgrims valleys, rivers and a great medieval times to get to to travel the sea-river route But the harshness of the considered to be the “end variety of flora and fauna Santiago de Compostela. along the Ria of Arousa and trail is compensated by the of the world”, while they will accompany us on our From Cedeira, where we river Ulla, paying homage to beauty of the landscape, for witnessed the spectacle of the journey all the way to the will see the highest cliffs in the arrival in Galicia of the it is surrounded by nature, Sun sinking into the Atlantic city of Santiago. Europe and will visit Santo Apostle Saint James’ body. crossing forests, mountains, Ocean. This is a route to enjoy rivers, streams, farm fields p. 18 André de Teixido, we will sail From Padrón, we will continue the landscape, the artistic to Ferrol. And from there we The Way to Santiago. and charming hamlets. heritage, the gastronomy will continue the journey to p. 48 p. 60 and the sea. Santiago by bike. p. 8 p. 38 3 The French Way on horseback 7 Wine-drinking along This is the most famous of the the Vía da Prata Saint James Ways, a Cultural For a whole week we will enjoy European Itinerary and World a fascinating landscape that Heritage Site that offers us an is decorated with medieval exciting week-long experience bridges, churches, monasteries, on horseback. From the village of fortresses and pazos (stone O Cebreiro, of prehistoric origin, manor houses). We will cross we will pass through numerous wine-growing lands, we will sites that will reveal their most visit the region’s wineries and treasured wealth to us. taste wines and we will relax at one of its spas. p. 28 p. 70 4 The way of Saint James The way of Saint James 5 The way of Saint James experiences 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE 4 2 The Route to Fisterra by bike The English Way in a sailboat 4 1 4 and on a mountain bike day 1I Santiago de Compostela 4 day 2 Santiago de Compostela – Ames – Negreira – Mazaricos – Dumbría 2 I day 1I Cedeira – Valdoviño – Ferrol 4 day 3 Dumbría – Cee – Corcubión – Fisterra 4 I day 2I Ferrol – Narón – Neda – Fene – Cabanas – Pontedeume – Miño day 4 Fisterra 4 I day 3I Miño – Paderne – Betanzos – Abegondo – Mesía – Ordes 6 day 4I Ordes – Oroso – Santiago de Compostela 2 6 6 6 4 4 6 2 6 6 EXPERIENCE 1 The Northern Route in a 4x4 4 2 EXPERIENCE The Portuguese Way and 1 6 day 1 Ribadeo – Mondoñedo – Vilalba 1 1 2 3 I 1 6 3 5 The Way of Saint James by boat 1 2 3 day 2I Vilalba – Guitiriz – Curtis – Sobrado dos Monxes – Arzúa 1 3 5 5 day 3 Arzúa – O Pino – Santiago de Compostela I day 1I Tui 7 day 4 Santiago de Compostela 3 3 I day 2 5 7 3 3 I Tui – O Porriño – Mos – Redondela 3 day 5 Santiago de Compostela 5 3 3 I day 3I Redondela – Soutomaior – Pontevedra – Poio 5 day 4I Poio – O Grove – Ría de Arousa y río Ulla – Pontecesures – Padrón – Caldas de Reis – Padrón day 5I Padrón – Teo – Brión – Teo – Ames – Santiago de Compostela 5 7 day 6 Santiago de Compostela EXPERIENCE The French Way on horseback I 5 3 day 7I Santiago de Compostela 5 7 7 day 1I Pedrafita do Cebreiro 5 day 2 Pedrafita do Cebreiro – Triacastela – Samos 5 7 I day 3 Samos – Sarria – Paradela – Portomarín 7 I 7 day 4I Portomarín – Monterroso – Palas de Rei 5 7 EXPERIENCE day 5 Palas de Rei – Melide – Arzúa The Primitive Way in a 4x4 5 7 I day 6 Arzúa – O Pino – Santiago de Compostela 6 I day 1I A Fonsagrada – Baleira – Begonte – Friol – Guitiriz – Curtis – day 7 Santiago de Compostela Sobrado dos Monxes – Arzúa 5 7 I day 8 Santiago de Compostela 5 I day 2I Arzúa – O Pino – Santiago de Compostela 7 day 3I Santiago de Compostela 7 day 4I Santiago de Compostela 5 7 77 EXPERIENCE7 Wine-drinking along the Vía da Prata day 1I Verín – Monterrei – Verín day 2I Trasmiras – Xinzo de Limia – Verín day 3 Xinzo de Limia – Sandiás – Allariz – Ourense – Cenlle TOLL MOTORWAY I day 4I Amoeiro – Vilamarín – San Cristovo de Cea – Ribadavia – MOTORWAY REGIONAL ROAD NETWORK Leiro – Cenlle HIGH-CAPACITY NETWORK BROAD-GAUGE TRACK day 5I San Cristovo de Cea – Dozón – Vila de Cruces NATIONAL ROAD NETWORK NARROW-GAUGE TRACK day 6I Boqueixón – Santiago de Compostela BASIC AND COMPLEMENTARY REGIONAL NETWORK NATIONAL/NATURE PARKS day 7I Santiago de Compostela 6 The way of Saint James The way of Saint James 7 The Route to Fisterra by bike START_ FURTHER INFORMATION_ Santiago de Compostela > Cathedral of Santiago: www.catedraldesantiago.es END_ > Hostel of Santiago de Olveiroa. Tel_ 658 045 242 Fisterra > Fisterra Pilgrim’s Hostel. Tel_ 981 740 781 > Castle of San Carlos. Fisterra Fishing Museum DAYS_ 4 open from 10:30am-1:30pm and from 4:00pm-7:00pm EXPERIENCE Vimianzo 1 Tordoia CP-1603 Muxía Zas e propose biking along the only pilgrim’s W CP-9202 Quintáns Vento DP-1914 route that does not end, but that actually Castelo CP-2904 starts in Santiago de Compostela. And AC-402 O Pino Meanos CP-5201 AC-440 CP-9203 finishes in Fisterra, the true end-of-the- Vilarmide C-552 CP-7701 Santa Comba world for the pilgrims who long ago used O Outeiro Bembibre CP-2303 Dumbría to observe the magnificent spectacle of the Bustelo AC-441 Sun sinking into the Atlantic Ocean. This is CP-2301 AC-404 17 16 15 a way that is full of legends, myths, history 14 18 CP-2302 Cee 13 12 San Vicente CP-0702 and tradition, with green landscapes and the 19 AC-443 Río Xallas CP-7804 23 20-22 Mazaricos AC-444 AC-452 seaside towns of the Costa da Morte. Corcubión 24 CP-3404 CP-5603 C-545 CP-5702 25-28 CP-4501 CP-5604 Negreira CP-0202 Vilar 10-11 31-33 Ames Fisterra O Pindo CP-4502 Trasmonte 7- 9 Santiago de 29-30 AC-450 AC-453 Compostela C-550 CP-1302 5-6 1- 4 CP-6202 CP-5602 Brión AG-56 CP-1301 Bertamiráns Outes O Milladoiro Río Tambre CG-1.5 Os Tilos AC-403 Pedreira Carnota Bastavales N-550 Cacheiras CP-7401 AC-543 AC-300 AP-9 AG-59 AC-550 Pedreira Lira CP-7402 Esteiro Serres AC-301 CP-6502 Noia A Escravitude Lariño Muros Entrerríos Lousame AC-841 Club de Golf CP-4201 Rois Val de Rois Pontevea Ría de CP-4203 Muros y Noia Portosín CP-1104 Pousada Padrón Río Ulla day 1I Mazaricos Fisterra Santiago de Compostela 12_ Raised stone granaries of As Maroñas 24_ Beach of Langosteira 1_ Praza do Obradoiro - square Dumbría 25_ Neighbourhood of San Roque 2_ Cathedral 13_ Village of Ponte Olveira 26_ Cross of Baixar 3_ Old quarter 14_ Parish of Olveiroa 27_ Public hostel 4_ Rúa do Franco and A Raíña - streets 28_ Church of Santa María das Areas day 3I 29_ The Siren day 2I Dumbría 30_ Lighthouse Santiago de Compostela 15_ Village of Hospital 31_ Port 1_ Praza do Obradoiro - square 16_ Sanctuary of As Neves 32_ Fish market 5_ Convent of San Lourenzo Cee de Trasouto 17_ Chapel of San Pedro Mártir day 4 6_ River Sarela I 18_ Stone cross of A Armada Fisterra Ames 33_ Castle of San Carlos 7_ Village of Augapesada 19_ Town of Cee 8_ A Ponte Maceira Corcubión 9_ Pazo da Chancela - stone manor house 20_ Church of San Marcos Negreira 21_ Seafront boulevard 10_ Pazo de Cotón stone 22_ Beach of Quenxe manor house and chapel of San Mauro 23_ Hamlets of Vilar - Amarela – 11_ Bridge over the river Barcala Estorde – Sardiñeiro I> Praza do Obradoiro The Route to Fisterra by bike The way of Saint James 9 The Pórtico da Gloria, sculpted by Master Mateo, is a masterpiece of Spanish Romanesque I> Pórtico da Gloria I day 1 I A stroll through Santiago’s old quarter We recommend you devote the rest of the afternoon to Santiago as the starting point explore the historic centre of Santiago, declared World Heritage Site.