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St. James Way from 775$

spain & portugal Start in S. DE COMPOSTELA
(The French Way)

Santiago - Santiago:
8 Days / 7 Nights

GUARANTEED DEPARTURE DATES lobby of your hotel /pension before 08:00 am. HOTELS INCLUDED OR SIMILAR
Daily Breakfast. Again, today we only have a few
kilometers ahead of us. That will let us enjoy CITY HOTEL
ITINERARY of some of the charming towns we will find H. Alfonso IX / H. Mar de
Day 1 - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA - SARRIA on our way, such as Bonte and Castañeda Sarria Plata/ H. Novoa / Duerming
Arrival at Santiago de Compostela and on our way to Arzua, famous for its cheeses. Villa de Sarria / DP Cristal
transfer on your own to Sarria. Sarria is known Overnight.
as the departure point for the classic last Pousada de Portomarin /
100 km, which is the minimum distance that Day 6 - ARZUA-O PEDROUZO / AMENAL Portomarin H.Vistalegre / H. Portomiño /
needs to be walked to get the Compostela. (19,3-22,6 kms 4 hours aprox – difficulty Casa do Maestro
This lively Medieval Villa does not let anyone level: low) H. Mica / Complejo la
down, neither the experts nor the amateur You will have to deliver your luggage at the Palas de Cabaña / As Hortas / H.
pilgrims. This is a day to relax and to focus on lobby of your hotel /pension before 08:00 am. Rei Balneario Rio Pambre /
the adventure that is about to start the next Breakfast. Brief and smooth stage to Hospedaxe Casa Avelina
morning. Overnight. assimilate all we have seen and lived along
the way during these days before arriving to Casa Adro / H. Carlos 96 /
Day 2 - SARRIA-PORTOMARÍN (22,2 kms 5 Santiago the following day. Accommodation Melide Posada Chiquitin / H. Xaneiro
hours aprox – difficulty level: low) in Amenal or O Pedrouzo. Overnight. / Berenguela
You will have to deliver your luggage at the H. Arzua / Casona de Nene
lobby of your hotel/pension before 08:00 am. Day 7 - O PEDROUZO / AMENAL -SANTIAGO Casa Teodora / H. Boutique
Breakfast. This first stage is quite comfortable Arzua 1930 / Domus Gallery / Casa
and smooth, with no roughness. We will step DE COMPOSTELA (19,4-16,1 kms 4 hours Costoya
inside the deepest Galicia and we let her aprox – difficulty level: low)
surround us by chestnut and oak trees, rivers You will have to deliver your luggage at the
and meadows. We will walk through charming lobby of your hotel /pension before 08:00 am. O Pedrouzo PR Platas / H. Casa Rural O
towns such as Barbadelos or Ferreiros. The Breakfast. Today we face the last stage with Acivro
ancient town of Portomarin is sunk under the aim of arriving to Compostela, the same
the waters of the Belesar reservoir. The than million of pilgrims that since medieval
Miño River will let us know we are arrinving. times longed to visit the sepulcher of St. H. O Pino / H. Amenal
Overnight. James the Apostle. Cracking nerves and weird Amenal Casa Rural San Vento / O
sensations. We highly recommend leaving Miuño da Pena
Day 3 - PORTOMARÍN-PALAIS DE REI (24,8 early in the morning to be able to assist to
kms 6 hours aprox – difficulty level: low) the Pilgrims´s mass at the Cathedral which is H. A Tafona do Peregrino / H.
You will have to deliver your luggage at the celebrated at 12:00 pm. We will first arrive to Gelmirez / H. Lux Santiago /
lobby of your hotel /pension before 08:00 am. Lavacolla, then we will continue our way up Santiago H. Pazo de Altamira / Alame-
Breakfast. With low difficulty we will start to the top of the Monte do Gozo, from where da Rooms / Alda Avenida
our way up to the Sierra de Ligonde, reaching we will have our first glance of the amazing
up to 725 mts high. During this day, green Cathedral. Finally the Plaza do Obradoiro and
landscapes mix with paved areas and we the deserved personal satisfaction we have PRICE INCLUDES
will start seeing the famous “cruzeiros”. We finally reached our destination. Overnight. • Accomodation in hotels from 1 – 4
highlight the villages of Castromaior, Ventas stars, rural homes, lodging houses or
de Narón y Ligonde. Overnight. Day 8 - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA pensions.
Breakfast.
Day 4 - PALAIS DE REI-MELIDE (14,4 kms 3 End of our services. • Daily breakfast.
hours aprox – difficulty level: low) • Necessary information and the
You will have to deliver your luggage at the pilgrim´s kit: routes map, Pilgrim´s
lobby of your hotel /pension before 08:00 am. RATES PER PERSON IN U$D Passport, Vieira and a water resistant
Breakfast. We will let the province of Lugo document pouch.
behind to enter the province of A Coruña. we Twin room $ 775
will go through the Campo dos Romeiros, a Single room supplement: $ 340 • 1 guided group tour of Santiago with
key point for the gathering of pilgrims towards official local Guide.
Leboreiro, a nice walk surrounded by leafy Half board supplement $ 380 • Luggage transportation from one
forests to finally arrive to Melide, crossing the stop to the next one (Max 20 kgs).
river upon a medieval bridge. Overnight. Transfers supplements (min. 2 pax):
• Our assistance before and during the
Day 5 - MELIDE-ARZUA (14,1 kms 3 hours Santiago Airport / Sarria $ 130 Way.
aprox – difficulty level: low) Santiago – Airport $ 45 • Travel Insurance
You will have to deliver your luggage at the

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