LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: Medium High
For avid walkers, prior training highly recommended. Moderately uneven grade, some dirt and stone roads
(Daily departures – no minimum participant requirements)

Day 1: El Ferrol
Arrival in Ferrol on your own. (Consult with Petrabax for private car transfer prices from Santiago airport or rail station to El Ferrol). Your information packet containing complete route descriptions, materials and your Pilgrims Passport will be waiting for you at your hotel. Ferrol history is strongly related to the sea. With a privilege natural situation, this city was one of the most important military harbors in Spain. Today we can find some of its military past in the Arsenal, La Magdalena quarter or the San Felipe castle. VALUE PACKAGE INCLUDES DINNER AT YOUR HOTEL THIS EVENING. SUPERIOR CLASS INCLUDES LODGING AT THE PARADOR O FERROL.

Day 2: TRANSFER FERROL TO NEDA. Walk Neda TO PONTEDEUME (23 Km / 14.2 MI)
Breakfast. Today you will walk through an idyllic landscape to reach Pontedeume, a historical village in the banks of the river Eume, with many religious and cultural monuments. In our way we can enjoy a relaxing walk in A Madalena beach. You can book an optional transfer in the morning to shorten todays walking stage by aproximately 8 kms (this transfer must be requested in advance and an additional fee applies). VALUE PACKAGE INCLUDES DINNER AT YOUR HOTEL THIS EVENING.

Day 3: WALK Pontedeume TO Betanzos (20 Km / 12.4 MI)
Breakfast. Today the itinerary crosses over flatlands offering lovely views of the Ría de Betanzos and its marshlands. In Betanzos we will find one of the most interesting historical and artistic monuments in Galicia, including the remarkable Pasatiempo Park. VALUE PACKAGE INCLUDES DINNER AT YOUR HOTEL THIS EVENING.

Day 4: TRANSFER Betanzos TO Presedo. WALK PRESEDO TO San Paio de Buscás (20 Km / 12.4 MI)
Breakfast. The route leaves the seaside behind to get in the interior, passing through a landscape of woodlands and meadows. In Buscás the Camino converges with a variant of the route that comes from the city of A Coruña. You can book an optional transfer in the morning to shorten todays walking stage by aproximately 10 kms (this transfer must be requested in advance and an additional fee applies). VALUE PACKAGE INCLUDES DINNER AT YOUR HOTEL THIS EVENING.

Day 5: WALK San Paio de Buscás TO Marantes (Sigüeiro) (22 Km / 13.6 mi)
Breakfast. In this stage we continue walking through a pasture landscape to reach Sigüeiro, a village of medieval origin, nowadays a modern location with many services. VALUE PACKAGE INCLUDES DINNER AT YOUR HOTEL THIS EVENING.

Day 6: Sigüeiro ‐ Santiago de Compostela (12 Km / 7.4 mi)
Breakfast. After crossing the Sigüeiro Bridge over the Tambre, the route gets into the municipality of Santiago and goes on parallel to the river. Soon we will find a stone cross where tradition says that pilgrims should lay a stone. Our entrance in Santiago will lead us to San Martin Pinario. SUPERIOR CLASS INCLUDES LODGING AT THE PARADOR DOS REIS CATOLICOS.

Day 7: Santiago
After breakfast, departure and end of our services.