Highlights of the Santiago Self-Guided Walk

Highlights of the Santiago Self-Guided Walk

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Highlights of the Santiago Self-Guided Walk

8 Days Starting and ending in Sarria

Visiting: Sarria, Portomarín, Reitoral de Lestedo, O Coto, Arzúa, Rúa de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela

Tour operator:

Exodus

Tour code:

W07CS

Group Type:

Independent

Guide Type:

Self Guided

Physical rating:

Leisurely / Moderate

Age range:

18-99

Special diets catered:

Please inform Exodus of specific dietary requirements

Tour operated in:
English
Interests:

Cultural, Photography

Activities:

Trekking, Walking

From:
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Tour Overview

On this seven-night walk, you'll start in Sarria, a large town famed for Galicia's antique fairs. From here you'll walk along farm tracks, paths and country lanes, and through vineyards, stopping off at churches to admire the frescoes and tavernas for lunch en route. Be sure to have your Pilgrim Passport stamped in bars, hotels and churches along the way to qualify for a certificate from the official Pilgrim Office in Santiago



Highlights

  • Poppy-sprinkled wheat fields, orchid-rich water meadows, pine-scented woodland

  • Pilgrim Passport to record your adventure en route.

  • Walk along one of the most famous UNESCO pilgrimage routes in the world

  • Excellent mix of accommodation, including a converted water mill, restored parish houses and stylish farmhouses

  • Share in a breathtaking 1000-year-old sense of achievement with other walkers

Itinerary

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Day 1 : Arrive In Sarria
Location: Sarria
Meals Included: Dinner

Arrive at your hotel in Sarria.* (Staying at Rectoral de Goian, Half Board)*



Day 2 : Sarria To Portomarin
Location: Sarria, Portomarín
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Casa Rural Santa Marina, Half Board
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Today starts with a walk along the Roman bridge that leads out of Sarria up

the Celerio Valley. Cross through the hamlets of the southern edge of the

Sierra del Paramo then descend into Portomarin - the original village was

drowned by the Belesar Reservoir, and some remains still shimmer below the

surface!

Day 3 : Portomarin To Lestedo
Location: Portomarín, Reitoral de Lestedo
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Rectoral de Lestedo, Half board
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Today you can visit Portomarin's church before passing between cornfields

lined with ox-eye daisies as you follow the Torres stream. Stamp your Pilgrim

Passport in country churches dedicated to the Order of St James before

arriving at your beautifully restored rectory.

Day 4 : Lestedo To O Coto
Location: Reitoral de Lestedo, O Coto
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Casa de los Somoza, Half Board
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Walk along country lanes past fortified farmhouses into the hillside town of

Palas de Rei (Palace of the King) as you enter the province of A Coruna.

You'll pass typical, raised Galician granaries, and see chickens scamper

across narrow streets as you enter vineyards, with views east to the Montes

del Vacaloura.

Day 5 : O Coto To Arzua
Location: O Coto, Arzúa
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Pazo de Santa Maria, Half Board
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Today's first stop is the thriving country town of Melide, where you'll see

locals enjoying Galician seafood in specialist pulperias (octopus

restaurants). Drop into the Romanesque church to admire the frescoes, before

walking to the lively market town of Arzua along lanes lined with bright

yellow celandine. Your final stop is the elegant manor house, surrounded by

tranquil countryside, just outside the town.*

Day 6 : Arzua To Rua
Location: Arzúa, Rúa de Santiago
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: O Muino de Pena, Half Board
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Follow Arzua's colonnaded streets into open country where local farmers wear

berets as they tend vines and build haystacks with pitch forks. Your route

will rise and fall through river valleys, crossing rushing streams. This

evening you'll stay at Javier's breathtaking converted water mill, where

original machinery has been turned into spectacular period features.

Day 7 : Rua To Santiago
Location: Rúa de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela
Accommodation: Hotel
Accommodation Name: Hotel Virxe da Cerca,
Meals Included: Breakfast

The finishing line is near! Set off towards Monte do Gozo (Mount of Joy)

today, where pilgrims of old caught their first glimpse of the spires of

Santiago. As you reach Santiago's historic centre, the atmosphere is electric

as a steady stream of pilgrims reach their journey's end below the

cathedral's spectacular Baroque facade. Drop into the Pilgrim Office to

collect your certificate, before checking into our historic hotel near the

old marketplace - still a riot of colour



Day 8 : Leave Santiago De Compostela
Location: Santiago de Compostela

Leave Santiago de Compostela



What's Included

  • Meals
    6 breakfasts, 0 lunches, 6 dinners.


* All accommodation
* Continental breakfast and 6 evening meals
* Management by your local Headwater-appointed agent
* Route directions and maps
* Luggage transfers between hotels
* Walking transfers
* Pilgrim's Passport
* Arrival and departure transfers (if booking a flight inclusive package)

What's Not Included

  • Travel insurance

  • Arrival and departure transfers (if booking a land only package)

  • Single accommodation (available on request -compulsory supplement)

  • Visas or vaccinations

Food


Food along the Camino de Santiago is generally fresh local produce, simply
prepared and presented with lots of great flavours. The emphasis in the
majority of restaurants is on hearty fare for hungry walkers.
Galicia in particular is famous for having excellent seafood.

Among other dishes you may encounter the ‘empanada gallega’, a simple
flat pie which can be stuffed with almost anything including pisto (Spanish
ratatouille), tuna or meat, mixed with a base of lightly fried onions, green
peppers and tomato. Pimientos are small green peppers, usually lightly fried
in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt. Lacón con Grelos is a popular meat
based dish - boiled meat from the front leg of a pig. Grelos are turnip
leaves - the lacón and grelos are boiled together and served with sausage
and potatoes. Stews are also common to revitalise hungry visitors - Caldo
Gallego is a Galician broth full of cabbage, potatoes and beans, often with
ham, sausage and pork added to make a filling main course.

Dessert is sometimes the ubiquitous ‘flan’ - a variation on crème
caramel, or pancakes stuffed with honey, sugar, custard or jam. Along the
Camino you can always find ‘tarta de Santiago’ a dry cake made with
almonds, often with a sugar dusted cross on the top - sweet, delicious and
filling.

There are five Denominaciones de origen in Galicia: Ribeiro, Valdeorras, Rias
Baixas, Ribeira Sacra and Monterrey. Although known almost exclusively for
their white wines, each also produces red wine.

Accommodation

Your accommodation for the week is diverse including restored parish houses, converted water mills and stylish farmhouses, all packed with period features. A phrase book will come in handy for some of the hotels where the owners don't speak English.

Check out our Q&As

  • Are the local guides on the tour English speaking?

    Yes

  • Are airport transfers included in this tour?

    Arrival and departure transfers (if booking a flight inclusive package)

  • Are children permitted to take part in the tour?

    12+ age people can go on this our

  • What happens if I need to change my holiday date once I’ve booked?

    If you wish to make any changes to your booking, particularly if you need to alter any flights booked through us, please let us know as soon as possible. There is a booking or flight amendment fee of £40 per change and flight amendments often incur extra airline costs depending on the changes to be made and if the ticket has been issued or not.

  • How long has the tour company been trading?

    Exodus has been trading since 1974

  • What documents will I receive before I travel?

    Your final joining instructions and flight details, if booked with us, will then be sent out 2 to 3 weeks before departure. If you would like a hard copy posted, or if you require these any earlier, please contact the customer operations team. We advise that if you are booking connecting travel before receiving these, please ensure you leave plenty of time.

  • Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?

    Travellers are welcome to opt to share a room with a tour member of the same gender for no additional charge. If you'd like your own room, we can request a single supplement so that you will have your own room throughout.

  • Can I join the tour once it has departed?

    You are welcome to meet the group after the tour has departed however there is no reduction in rate for joining a tour after the departure date.

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