A Coruna to Santiago de Compostela

Stage 1 of 1

72.7km

6 days

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may

Starting from

580

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Overall

Distance:

13 min | 18.2km average | 24.7 max

Ascent:

289.6 min |384.3m average | 489.3 max

Cardio:

2   2.5   3

Follow the Camino Preview Map Trip 1035

You will be booked into a hotel (en-suite rooms) in the heart of A Coruna, a vibrant coastal city well known for its excellent food, great beaches, historic monuments and culture. Some of the main highlights of the city are the San Anton Castle, the 12th century Church of Santiago (Igrexa de Santiago), the Plaza de Maria Pita, Parque de Los Menhires and the Tower of Hercules.

Compostela Certificate

Get your Compostela - Starting from home!

The Compostela Pilgrim Office recognises pilgrimages of at least 100km, which also includes a split Camino! If you have walked a certified 25km pilgrimage in your home country (and can provide evidence of this on arrival in Santiago, you can get your Compostela certificate by walking the final 75km from A Coruna.

Cliffs of Moher Ireland

Some eligible Ireland and UK routes

In Ireland, you can get a Celtic Camino Compostela on walks including the Bray Coastal Route, Boyne Valley Camino, and St Kevin’s Way (you can find more information at the Camino Society of Ireland website). In the UK, some of the spiritual routes that provide pilgrim stamps include the Way of St Andrews, the Pilgrim’s Way (Winchester/London to Canterbury) and St Michael’s Way (Lelant to Marazion). For more information on UK Camino routes, see the Confraternity of St James website.

A Corona

Discover A Coruna city!

A Coruna is a vibrant coastal city well known for its excellent food, great beaches, historic monuments and culture. Some of the main highlights of the city are the San Anton Castle, the 12th century Church of Santiago (Igrexa de Santiago), the Plaza de Maria Pita, Parque de los Menhires and the Tower of Hercules.

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A CORUNA

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

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Bed & Breakfast

Specially Hand-Picked Accommodation

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24/7 On-Call Support

Virtual Face-to-Face Pre-Departure Briefing

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Premium Accommodation

Airport Pick-Up

Additional Nights

Dinners

Luggage Transfers from Hotel to Hotel

Day Tours to Local Sites of Interest

Not included: Flights/trains, Insurance, Drinks/Lunch

Itinerary

Day

1

km

A CORUNA

You will be booked into a hotel (en-suite rooms) in the heart of A Coruna city. While here, why not see San Anton Castle, the Plaza de Maria Pita, or Tower of Hercules – or simply find a seafood restaurant to sit down, enjoy some local delicacies, and watch the world pass by?

Day

2

18.6 km

A CORUNA SERGUDE

On your first day’s walk you will go through urban areas, a riverside park, and country roads. You leave the city through the esplanade in O Burgo town, passing by an old tide mill of Acea de Ama, before crossing the historic Roman bridge of O Burgo and passing the Church of Santiago of O Burgo. Continuing on, you will find the Roman origin church of Santiago de Sigrás, the Country Estates (El Pazo), the Camellia fountain, the historic gardens of Mariñas and the town of Carral, well known for its bread.

Day

3

13 km

SERGUDE MESON DO VENTO / ORDES / BRUMA

Walk along quiet and peaceful rural country trails, paved roads and forest paths. Today is nice and short so you have plenty of time to appreciate the secluded beauty of nature all around before making a steep ascent to your stop for the night at Meson Do Vento, Ordes, or Bruma (depending on the availability of accommodation).

Day

4

24.7 km

MESON DO VENTO / ORDES / BRUMA SIGUEIRO

Walking through the beautiful Galician countryside, today will be simple as you are mostly be heading downhill. Some of the main highlights of the day are the lovely historic Horreo you pass (a typical granary found in the northwest of Spain and Portugal), the 18th-Century Igrexa de San Paio de Buscas in A Rúa town, and the impressive colours of the forest all around you.

Day

5

16.5 km

SIGUEIRO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

After crossing the Sigueiro Bridge over the Tambre River, we arrive into the municipality of Santiago. The Way continues along the river and leads to the ‘Fonte do Ingles’ (The English Fountain). You soon reach Meixonfrio, the site of an old inn where pilgrims and travellers would stop and rest. After passing a pre-Roman hill-fort, where, according to tradition, each passing pilgrim would lay a stone on the already existing pile, the Camino enters Santiago to reach its imposing cathedral.

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6

km

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

After breakfast, we bid you farewell.
If you wish to stay in the area, we recommend that you:
– Take your time and visit the magnificent historic centre of Santiago.
– Continue with us along the wild Camino Fisterra (Finisterre Way), and stay overnight at the hotel in the lighthouse!
– Or take a bus to Fisterra to visit the unspoilt sandy coves and beaches of the west coast. With very few tourists, you are guaranteed a very special experience. Buses depart from Santiago Bus Station at 9am and 10am. Buses return to Santiago at 4:45pm and 7pm. The journey takes 3 hours.

How to Get There

Getting to A Coruna, Spain

It is best to fly to Santiago de Compostela. You will need to travel to A Coruna from Santiago yourself, or we can arrange a private transfer.

Fly into Santiago de Compostela

Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Iberia/BA fly direct to Santiago de Compostela from the UK and Ireland. Ryanair flies from Stansted, Iberia/BA operates from Gatwick and Aer Lingus operates from Dublin. Santiago de Compostela can also be reached by a number of locations around Spain and Portugal, as well as major European cities. Iberia/BA offers the best selection of flights and you can fly to and from Santiago De Compostela returning to Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Bilbao, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Madrid, Malaga, Palma, Seville, Tenerife and Valencia. The quickest way to get to A Coruna from Santiago de Compostela is by train. First, you can get a bus from Santiago Airport to the centre of town, and then you can catch a direct train to A Coruna. This journey will only take 40 minutes.

    Getting home from Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Fly from Santiago de Compostela

    Shuttle buses from Santiago city centre to the airport depart every 20 minutes.

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