15 days tour

Portuguese Way Of St. James - Coast

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Portuguese Way Of St. James - Coast

This tour includes:

Accommodation

14x accommodation with breakfast in double rooms in 2-3* country hotels, historic hotels and pousadas

Guide

ausfรผhrliches Kartenmaterial und Wegstrecken-Beschreibung

Transport

Transfer on the 2nd day of travel Travel luggage transfer to the next accommodation (1 piece of luggage per person max. 15 kg - you carry only your daypack

Others

Pilgrimโ€™s pass English-speaking tour assistance on site 24-hour emergency service Travel insurance certificate local taxes and fees ABANICO travel information package with valuable insider tips Service: our own office in Granada with 24-hour emergency service guarantees you German-speaking tour assistance and carefree traveling

Meals

14x breakfast

Not included:

Optional

Airport transfer Rest day during the hiking tour Extensions e.g. in Santiago de Compostela Entrance fees

Insurance

Flights

Others

GPS device Arrival/departure โ–บ We are happy to book flights for you at daily updated prices Travel insurance packages all meals and drinks not mentioned all not mentioned guided tours and entrance fees personal tips additional travel modules

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Itinerary of your trip Portuguese Way Of St. James - Coast

  • Day 1 Individual Arrival Porto
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Individual Arrival Porto

      Start of the 1st section of the Portuguese Way of St. James "Coastal Way"

      Individual arrival in Porto. You have time to look around the streets of Portugalโ€™s second most important city after Lisbon. The famous port wine, or Vinho do Porto as it is called in Portuguese, is known all over the world. There are many wineries where you can taste the port wine, ideally accompanied by a fado, a Portuguese folk song with a melancholy character. The Douro River flows through the city of Porto - take the time to go on a short boat tour to see the city from the water.

  • Day 2 Porto - Vila Do Conde (20-25 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Porto - Vila Do Conde (20-25 Km)

      Donโ€™t leave Porto without visiting the Sรฉ Cathedral, the Clรฉrigos Tower, the Bolhao Market and the Crystal Palace Gardens. You will travel from Porto to Matosinhos, where you will start the stage on foot, discovering places such as Leรงa da Palmeira, Labruge, Vila do Conde and Pรณvoa de Varzim, your end of the stage. This beautiful town has a fortress: Cividade de Terrosso, which is more than 3000 years old and is the origin of the current town. In Pรณvoa you can visit the aqueduct, the Monumental Plaza de Toros (Monumental Praรงa de Touros), the fortress of Nuestra Seรฑora de la Concepciรณn. You decide whether you walk 20 or 25 kilometers, which means you can take a transfer from Porto to Matosinhos and start your journey in this town or you can start your walk in Praia de Leรงa da Palmeira and walk the 20 km to Vila do Conde.



  • Day 3 Vila Do Conde - Esposende (25 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Vila Do Conde - Esposende (25 Km)

      You leave




      ou leave Vila do Conde and walk further along the Paseo Marรญtimo, reaching the chapel of San Andrรฉs after a few kilometers. A wooden footbridge leads you to Aguรงadoura. A little later you cross the North Coast Natural Park, where you can see different habitats: Pine forests, wetlands and the estuaries of the Cรกvado and Neiva rivers, as well as various bird species and more than 200 different plant species can be observed there. You walk on and after a while cross an iron bridge over the Cรกvado and arrive in the town of Esposende.

  • Day 4 Esposende - Viana Do Castelo (24 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Esposende - Viana Do Castelo (24 Km)

      From Esposende, you walk past the lighthouse and along the beach towards Marinhas. You continue along the coastal path and cross beaches and dunes. After a few kilometers you reach Amorosa beach and continue along wooden walkways and dune paths to Rodanho beach. You walk along a forest path that leads you to the small port of Cabedelo, which is already at the mouth of the Lima or Limia River. You cross the Eiffel Bridge and arrive in the town of Viana do Castelo, which has one of the most beautiful and best-preserved old towns in Portugal. In this beautiful city you can visit the Mother Church, the Church of Nuestra Seรฑora de la Concepciรณn (Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Conceiรงรฃo), Minho Castle, Santiago de la Barra Castle, Viana do Castelo Cathedral, Santa Luzia Temple and the traditional Goldsmithsโ€™ Museum.



  • Day 5 Viana Do Castelo - Vila Praia De รncora (19 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Viana Do Castelo - Vila Praia De รncora (19 Km)

      Before leaving Viana do Castelo, you have the option of taking the cable car to Monte de Santa Luzia or visiting the Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, from where you have a fantastic panoramic view of Viana. On flat paths and close to the coast, you will cross many beaches with wooden walkways over dunes, well-trodden gravel paths and sea promenades. You will find military fortifications such as the fort of Santiago de Barra. You will leave the towns of Areosa, Carreรงo and Afife behind you and shortly afterwards you will reach Vila Praia de รncora, where you can take a dip at a beach Praia Vila Praia de รncora.



  • Day 6 Vila Praia De รncora - A Guarda (15 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Vila Praia De รncora - A Guarda (15 Km)

      You leave the plain of Vila Praia de รncora, leave Moledo beach and a little further on you will find Caminha, the last Portuguese town on this pilgrimage, at the mouth of the Miรฑo river. In Caminha you can take a ferry that crosses the Miรฑo and takes you to the town of Camposancos. In Spain, cross the Monte de Santa Tecla or Monte de Santa Tegra and follow the Camino parallel to the Carretera de la Costa. You will soon reach A Guarda. In this fishing village, you can visit the harbor, the Plaza del Reloj and the church of Santa Marรญa.



  • Day 7 A Guarda - Oia (13 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      A Guarda - Oia (13 Km)

      Take time for a detour to the Celtic settlement of Santa Tegra before you leave A Guarda. The views are spectacular. Follow the Camino through the town center and towards the rugged coast. Via coastal paths, forest tracks and asphalt roads, you reach the small village on the beach of Oia, which is dominated by its 12th century monastery.

      1 overnight stay in Oia

  • Day 8 Oia - Baiona (17.5 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Oia - Baiona (17.5 Km)

      The day begins by crossing fields and a few villages along the coast before changing landscape and terrain and hiking through mountainous terrain. A final descent through the countryside and surrounding villages takes you via two old churches to the medieval center of Baiona.

      1 overnight stay in Baiona

      ABANICO tip: Treat yourself to an overnight stay in the beautiful Parador of Baiona (for an extra charge - on request)

  • Day 9 Baiona - Vigo (25 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Baiona - Vigo (25 Km)

      As soon as you leave Baiona, the region becomes increasingly rural with villages and wooded areas. There is a short section along a busy road, after which you cycle through villages and along meadow paths to Vigo.


      1 overnight stay in Vigo

  • Day 10 Vigo - Arcade (22,0 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Vigo - Arcade (22,0 Km)

      Follow the main shopping street of Vigo and leave the city on a long road that connects a series of peaceful mountain villages with views over the city, the estuary and the port. Around the halfway point, swap houses for trees before the steep descent towards Redondela. Walk through the forest before descending to Arcade, a riverside town famous for its oysters.


      1 overnight stay in Arcade

  • Day 11 Arcade - Pontevedra (13,0 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Arcade - Pontevedra (13,0 Km)

      Leave Arcade via the iconic bridge. Follow the old stone paths through a forest and take a scenic detour along the River Tomeza to reach Pontevedra. Explore the historic town center, its atmospheric squares and tapas bars.


      1 overnight stay in Pontevedra

  • Day 12 Pontevedra-Caldas De Reis (22,0 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Pontevedra-Caldas De Reis (22,0 Km)

      You walk through hilly, wooded landscapes to Caldas de Reis. The hot thermal springs there invite you to relax and unwind.


      1 overnight stay in Caldas de Reis.

  • Day 13 Caldas De Reis - Padrรณn (19,0 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Caldas De Reis - Padrรณn (19,0 Km)

      Today, their destination is Padrรณn, one of the highlights of the Portuguese Way of St. James. According to legend, the ship carrying the body of St. James docked here and was then transported by ox-drawn cart to Santiago de Compostela, where the cathedral stands today. The fertile town on the rivers Ulla and Sar is also famous for its "Pimientos de Padron", small green peppers that are served as tapas in every bar.


      1 overnight stay in Padrรณn.

  • Day 14 Padrรณn -Santiago De Compostela (23 Km)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Padrรณn -Santiago De Compostela (23 Km)

      The last stage of the Portuguese Way of St. James takes you through the typically green and hilly Galicia to the destination of all pilgrims: Santiago de Compostela, a city that awaits you with all its historical splendor, diversity and dynamism and has rightly been declared a World Heritage Site. Narrow alleyways alternate with squares and centuries-old granite buildings, some of which date back to the Middle Ages.


      Enter the old town through the gateway to the Way of St. James, the Porta de Camino. Your first visit will of course be to the cathedral which, according to legend, houses the remains of St. James. You can enter through the pilgrimsโ€™ portal or from the magnificent baroque side, the Pรณrtico de la Gloria.


      Santiago de Compostela is also where the pilgrimโ€™s certificate is issued, which officially documents the completion of the pilgrimage to Santiago - provided you have collected enough stamps in your pilgrimโ€™s passport.


      Have a good time in the market hall. Not only fish and seafood, but also local fruit and vegetables are on offer here. The special feature: You can also eat the products directly! For dessert, of course, there is nothing better than tarta Santiago - made from almond flour instead of wheat flour.

      The streets of Santiago are full of pilgrims and music, the bagpipes of the Celtic tradition are omnipresent here, as is the tradition of the "tunas", student music groups that play in the streets and squares. Particularly beautiful: in the evening, these groups often gather under the arcades around the cathedral square.


      1 overnight stay in Santiago de Compostela.


      ABANICO tip: Treat yourself to an overnight stay in the historic Parador of Santiago de Compostela at the end of the trip (for an extra charge - on request)

  • Day 15 Departing
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Departing

      End of the Way of St. James hiking tour or possibility of individual extension

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Personal

Youโ€™ll be just with your guide or pilot. Examples of these activities are paragliding, sky diving, personal mountain climbing, etc.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 8 / Max: 99

Age range allowed for this experience.

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