Camino de Santiago Walking Holiday - The Portuguese Coastal Way

Arrive to Vigo

Full Day

Upon arrival in Spain, you will be met by our local representative and transferred by coach to your hotel in Vigo, a city on Spain’s northwest coast. An evening meal will be included at your hotel every night for the duration of your stay in Vigo.

Accommodation

Overnight

3 star hotel in Vigo (4 nights)

Walking tour

Full Day

After breakfast, depart your hotel for your coach transfer to Baiona, where you will begin your first walk. Follow the coast from Baiona to Nigran and onwards to the city of Vigo. Enjoy fantastic views of the Bay of Vigo with the magnificent Illas Cies and its natural park on the horizon.

Walking distance: 23 km/ Duration: 6 to 7 hours/ Maximum altitude: 175 m

Walking day

Full Day

After breakfast, you will continue your walk on the coastal Camino, starting in the city of Vigo, with the Bay of Vigo to your left. This bay area was one of the settings for Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Enjoy today at a relaxed pace before reaching Redondela, known as the Village of the Viaducts due to the two 19th century railroad viaducts in the town.

Walking distance: 14 km/ Duration: 3 to 4 hours/ Maximum altitude: 150 m

Walking day

Full Day

Today is your final day along the coast so make the most of the seaside! Transfer from Vigo by coach to Redondela. From here, walk through the village of Arcade and cross the Romanesque bridge where Napoleon was defeated in the War of Independence, before arriving to Pontevedra. Pontevedra is a city with a long maritime tradition and boasts one of the largest and most elegant historic quarters in the whole of Galicia.

Walking distance: 18.2 km/ Duration: 4.5 to 5.5 hours/ Maximum altitude: 147 m

Walking day

Full Day

After breakfast, transfer by coach to Pontevedra, where you will begin your walk to Caldas de Reis. This part of the Camino will take you through chestnut groves, pine and eucalyptus woods. In the village of Ponte Cabras you will see the rectory of Santa Maria de Alba nestled among the trees. At Lombo da Maceira a statue of Saint James with his walking stick will show you the way ahead. Before reaching Caldas de Reis you will pass the scenic village of Tivo, famous for its pilgrim’s fountain and public washing bath.

Walking distance: 23 km/ Duration: 6 to 7 hours/ Maximum altitude: 175 m

Transfer to Santiago de Compostela

Evening

After the walk, transfer by coach to Santiago de Compostela where you will check in to the hotel which will be your base for the remainder of your holiday. An evening meal will be included each night at this hotel.

Accommodation

Overnight

Walking day

Full Day

Depart Santiago de Compostela by coach for Caldas de Reis, where you will begin your walk to Padron. Leaving Caldas de Reis behind you cross the bridge over the river Umia to hot spring fountains which have given the town its name since Roman times. This part of the Camino once again takes you to a forest gradually climbing to the village of Santa Marina where you will continue through pine forests to the town of Padron. When the body of Saint James was being brought to Compostela by boat, Padron was said to be the first land it reached.

Walking distance: 18.5 km/ Duration: 3 to 4 hours/ Maximum altitude: 175 m

Walking day

Full Day

Today is your final day walking and the route will take you through a number of small villages on your way to the historical Sanctuary of Esclavitude. You will walk by the ruins of Castro Lupairio, home to Queen Lupa who is said to have provided the oxen to pull the cart carrying the remains of Saint James to Santiago, before viewing the oldest wayside crosses in Galicia. As you make your way towards Agro dos Monteiros you will be able to see the spires of the cathedral in Compostela. You will pass the ruins of a castle known as A Rocha Vella before arriving into Santiago de Compostela.

Walking distance: 25.2 km/ Duration: 6 to 7 hours/ Maximum altitude: 253 m

In the early morning there will be some time for last minute shopping or sightseeing before you depart your hotel for transfer to Vigo Airport for your flight home.