In our Gastro-Camino, you will enjoy a full gastronomic and wine experience where you will taste the exquisite flavours offered in Galicia. Your palate will be delighted!
After the daily walk you will have excellent dinners: you will taste specials meals at one of the best restaurant of the way and a special culinary dinner gastro hotel, also the traditional Octopus at Melide to close the tour with a show-cooking and wine tasting at a Rias Baixas pazo and winery.
The Camino is to enjoy the entire journey and not just the destination. This itinerary covers the last 62 mi (100km) of the French Way. The minimum required to apply for your Compostela certificate.
- ITINERARY -
August, 23: Arrival to SARRIA.
Accommodation at 4-stars hotel- Dinner at restaurant (between the best 10 restaurant of Spain/best on the Camino)
August, 24: SARRIA - PORTOMARIN (23 Km - 6h - difficulty 1/3)
Accommodation at hotel, room with river-view. Dinner at local restaurant
August, 25: PORTOMARIN - PALAS DE REI (25.6 Km - 6h15 - difficulty 2/3)
Accommodation at charming gastro-hotel. Special culinary dinner.
August, 26: PALAS DE REI - MELIDE (15 Km - 3h30 - difficulty 2/3)
Accommodation at charming gastro-hotel. Lunch at Pulperia in Melide (Octopus)
August, 27: MELIDE - ARZUA (14 Km - 3h30 - difficulty 2/3)
Accommodation: Charming pazo^^. Dinner at pazo
August, 28: ARZUA - RUA (18.5 Km -5h - difficulty 1/3)
Accommodation: Charming pazo^^. Special dinner at pazo
August, 29: RUA - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (18 - 4h30 - difficulty 1/3)
Accommodation: Parador Hostal dos reis Catolicos. Dinner at Parador
August, 30: SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Accommodation: Parador Hostal dos reis Catolicos. Show-cooking lunch
August, 31: Optional transfer to Santiago airport
The Price Includes:
- 8 nights in handpicked hotels and inns, all with en-suite accommodation, on a bed&breakfast basis
- 6 dinners (water & good wine included).
- 1 Pulperia lunch
- 1 show-cooking
-1 wine tasting at Rias Baixas winery
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel (2 pieces of max 20 kg per person)
- Guide, English speaking
- Bus support all the Camino itinerary
- Transfers Rias Baixas winery
- Water bottles during the camino stages
- Private Walking tour in Santiago- English speaking guide.
- Travel insurance
- Credencial (Pilgrim's passport)
- Tips and maps
- 24/7 telephone assistance (English-speaking)
The Price does not include:
- Flights
- Dinners (except days 4th and 8th )
- Transfer in
- Transfer out
- Single room supplement: € 500
PRICE PER PERSON BASED ON DOUBLE ROOM
GUIDE AND BUS SUPPORT GUARANTEED WITH MINIMUM 12 PARTICIPANTS
DAY - BY- DAY
August, 23: Arrival to SARRIA.
After your arrival at the accommodation, meeting with the Guide and the group. Welcome Dinner and accommodation in Sarria.
Accommodation at 4-stars hotel- Dinner at restaurant (between the best 10 restaurant of Spain/best on the Camino)
August, 24: SARRIA - PORTOMARIN (23 Km - 6h - difficulty 1/3)
Breakfast. Expect a peaceful walk in shady oak woods through pretty villages on quiet country roads. The village of Barbadelo (580m) has a beautiful Romanesque church that is worth a visit. The village of Ferreiros is also on route. When you arrive in Portomarin, you can chill out at one of the numerous outdoor cafés in the main square.
Accommodation at hotel, room with river-view. Dinner at local restaurant
August, 25: PORTOMARIN - PALAS DE REI (25.6 Km - 6h15 - difficulty 2/3)
Breakfast. The day starts by crossing over the Belesar dam footbridge, followed by a gradual climb ending in the village of Ligonde. This stage runs mainly along andaderos (paths), next to the road, or in some cases along paved trails. There are many signs indicating that we are on a pilgrim route, including the famous "cruceiros" (crucifixes). Check out the Cruceiro of Lameiros and the Monastery of Our Saviour of Vilar de Donas (2 km detour off the Camino)
Accommodation at charming gastro-hotel. Special culinary dinner.
August, 26: PALAS DE REI - MELIDE (15 Km - 3h30 - difficulty 2/3)
On this stage, you will move into the province of Corunna, where you will find expanses of eucalyptus and pine trees and numerous medieval bridges, such as those in Leboreiro and Furelos. Melide, which is famous for its octopus, is an obligatory stop for pilgrims and lovers of good food.
Accommodation at charming gastro-hotel. Lunch at Pulperia in Melide (Octopus)
August, 27: MELIDE - ARZUA (14 Km - 3h30 - difficulty 2/3)
Today the route is similar yesterday itinerary. You will find expanses of eucalyptus and pine trees and numerous medieval bridges, such as the most idyllic locations on the Camino in Ribadiso do Baixo near Arzua. Remember that it is a very long village.
Accommodation: Charming pazo^^. Dinner at pazo
August, 28: ARZUA - RUA (18.5 Km -5h - difficulty 1/3)
Breakfast. Today’s route is a nice and easy walk over gentle slopes and through woodland, alternating with stretches near the road, which we will have to cross on occasions, before ending in Rua (500 m before the village of Pedrouzo). Don't miss the beautiful sculpture of Saint James the Pilgrim in the Church of the same name in Boente.
Accommodation: Charming pazo^^. Special dinner at pazo
August, 29: RUA - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (18 - 4h30 - difficulty 1/3)
Breakfast. The last stage on your Camino de Santiago. The proximity of your goal will bring mixed feelings. On one hand, you will be eager to reach the desired end of the journey, yet on the downside, the feeling that comes to every pilgrim is that the journey is over. A stage of anxiety and joy, where distance does not matter, because you are “already there”. The route today is flat, except for the climb to San Marcos, from Lavacolla, passing Monte do Gozo and down to Santiago de Compostela. The entire city of Santiago de Compostela is magical, but especially its Cathedral.
In the afternoon, guided walking tour of Santiago: You will get to learn the story of St James Apostle, the meaning of the Way, the history of Compostela and walk through the different monuments of the historic center.
Accommodation: Parador Hostal dos reis Catolicos. Dinner at Parador
August, 30: SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
After breakfast, the group will go to a special charming house, famous for its camellias and for its winery. You will taste good wines and have a show-cooking with local product.
Accommodation: Parador Hostal dos reis Catolicos. Show-cooking lunch
August, 31: Optional transfer to Santiago airport
The event of the Botafumeiro in The Santiago Cathedral
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