Camino de Santiago from Sarria in 6 days

Start this tour by exploring Sarria, the capital of the region and the town preferred by pilgrims to obtain the pilgrim certificate for the minimum distance of 100 km to Santiago and its multiple services along the way, while walking along the Rua Maior, (the main street) and through the centre.

Visit the the medieval Fortress Tower of the Marqueses of Sarria, the only element left standing within the construction; the Aspera medieval bridge over the River Celeiro; the 13th-century Magdalena Monastery; the Church of Santa Marina built on an old Romanesque church from the 12th century or the Church of San Salvador.  Go for it and explore the carvings found on the rocks in the parishes of Maside or Barbadelo.

Overnight in Sarria

Start at the Rua Maior until you reach the viewpoint over Sarria and then the Convent of the Magdalene. Descend to a tributary of the River Sarria and cross it by the Aspera Bridge.

Descend from Ferreiros along an asphalt road to Mirallos, where you can visit the Church of Santa Maria. Climb between pines and oak trees to Moimentos and then to Mercadoiro.

Leave Portomarin and start this ascending stretch starting at the Belesar Reservoir to Mount San Antonio, before arriving between pine roads to Toxibo and Gonzar with its Romanesque church.  Continue the ascent to Castromayor at about 600 m. Go up the paved road to O Hospital do Alto da Cruz and then cross the road over the bridge to reach Ventas de Naron, a small, typical Galician village where you can get to know the Chapel of A Magdalena.

Overnight in Ventas de Naron

Descend to Palas de Rei, the end of the penultimate stage of the Codex Calixtinus, the most famous medieval code on the pilgrimage route, which includes a guide to the Camino Frances and the first polyphonic music in Europe. 

Cross the River Roxan to leave the road and take the rural road to San Xulian del Camino. You will alternate between paved trails and small stretches of trees to Pontecampana and its extensive forest areas. Then you'll arrive in Casanova, the last village in Lugo and then to O Coto, the first village in La Coruna. 

Continue to Leboeiro and Disicalbo to take the national road, deviate towards San Xoan de Furelos and cross the River Furelos over the medieval bridge. Cross the village towards Melide on the Rua Camino Vello de Santiago and Avenida de Lugo.

You can explore this town, considered the geographical centre of Galicia and known for its important agricultural and forestry potential, historical pilgrimage identity and its modern destructions, such as the Roman road over which the Camino Primitivo flowed into the village and which disappeared in 2002. 

Overnight in Melide

Descend through Rua de San Antonio and cross a forest to the village of Boente. Go up and down the valleys of the Ribedeira and Iso rivers and through the small villages of Castaneda and Ribadiso da Baixo, before entering Arzua, where the Camino del Norte connects with the Camino Frances and known as the "Land of Cheese''. 

Leave Arzua on Rua do Carme and walk among eucalyptus trees, farmland, meadows and asphalt sections of the national road, N-547. Cross the River Raido and cross the villages Cortobe, As Pereirinas, A Taberna, until you reach some of great pilgrim importance such as A Calzada and A Rua, your destination for today. 

Walk through the streets of this medieval hamlet called Dos Casas, its typical stone houses and rest next to the ancient A Picha Fountain.

Overnight in A Rua

Take a fabulous walk full of many pleasant sensations. Walk to Lavacolla accompanied by splendid nature. Then you will arrive at the Monte del Gozo, from where you can see the long-awaited Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. 

Discover the old town centre of Santiago, a World Heritage Site and one of the three holy cities in addition to Jerusalem and Rome. Visit the Cervantes and Inmaculada squares, before crossing the Arch of the Palace and reaching the Plaza del Obradoiro to tour the Cathedral of Santiago.

Celebrate that you have completed your adventure as a pilgrim in Santiago de Compostela! Don't forget to perform some of the rituals of pilgrims such as: attend midday mass, burn your shoes, go down to the crypt and embrace the image of Santiago the Apostle. 

Overnight in Santiago de Compostela

We advise you to stay a couple more days in this charming city where you can continue to get to know part of its history in places such as the Plaza de Cervantes, the Alameda Gardens and the Plaza da Inmaculada.

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