Camino Portugues Central (Spain section)
Galicia, Spain
Spain · Porto → Santiago de Compostela
Distance
245 km
Stages
11
Difficulty
moderate
Best months
Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
Camino Portugues Central (Spain section) · Stages and distances
Walking distances for Appy’s stages (11)
| Stage | km |
|---|---|
| 1. Porto → Vilarinho | 35.5 |
| 2. Vilarinho → Barcelos | 19.5 |
| 3. Barcelos → Ponte de Lima | 33.7 |
| 4. Ponte de Lima → Rubiães | 17.7 |
| 5. Rubiães → Tui | 18.4 |
| 6. Tui → O Porriño | 18.2 |
| 7. O Porriño → Redondela | 16.4 |
| 8. Redondela → Pontevedra | 18.2 |
| 9. Pontevedra → Caldas de Reis | 22.9 |
| 10. Caldas de Reis → Padrón | 18.9 |
| 11. Padrón → Santiago de Compostela | 25.3 |
| Total | 244.7 |
About
About 240 kilometers from Tui to Santiago de Compostela, a journey in centuries of tradition. This spiritual route unfolds in 11 stages, each revealing the lush greens of Galicia, punctuated by the aroma of pulpo a la gallega wafting from village kitchens.
Along the way, you’ll encounter San Bartolomeu and O Quinteiro, where history whispers through ancient stones. With an elevation gain of 3,310 meters, the terrain challenges yet rewards.
The Camino Portugues Central is not just a walk; it’s a passage through culture, landscape, and self.
Stages
11 stages
Stage 1Porto → Vilarinho
challenging- Distance
- 36 km
- Ascent
- 307 m
- Descent
- 324 m
Stage 2Vilarinho → Barcelos
moderate- Distance
- 20 km
- Ascent
- 196 m
- Descent
- 210 m
Stage 3Barcelos → Ponte de Lima
challenging- Distance
- 34 km
- Ascent
- 336 m
- Descent
- 362 m
Stage 4Ponte de Lima → Rubiães
moderate- Distance
- 18 km
- Ascent
- 400 m
- Descent
- 182 m
Stage 5Rubiães → Tui
moderate- Distance
- 18 km
- Ascent
- 174 m
- Descent
- 356 m
Stage 6Tui → O Porriño
moderate- Distance
- 18 km
- Ascent
- 93 m
- Descent
- 91 m
Stage 7O Porriño → Redondela
moderate- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 237 m
- Descent
- 247 m
Stage 8Redondela → Pontevedra
moderate- Distance
- 18 km
- Ascent
- 290 m
- Descent
- 275 m
Stage 9Pontevedra → Caldas de Reis
moderate- Distance
- 23 km
- Ascent
- 143 m
- Descent
- 132 m
Stage 10Caldas de Reis → Padrón
moderate- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 152 m
- Descent
- 179 m
Stage 11Padrón → Santiago de Compostela
challenging- Distance
- 25 km
- Ascent
- 370 m
- Descent
- 124 m
Points of interest
- Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares
A Benedictine monastery born to watch over the newly found tomb of the Apostle James, with twelve monks at first.
- Monte Penide
Natural landmark, in Redondela, Spain, at 449 m elevation.
- San Martiño Pinario monastery
The second largest monastery in Spain after El Escorial, built around 899 by Benedictine monks and by the sixteenth century the most powerful in Galicia.
- Monastery of San Francisco do Val de Deus
A Franciscan convent founded in the early thirteenth century on land the Benedictines of San Martiño Pinario gave in exchange for a basket of fish a year, still delivered in the late 1700s.
- Palacio de Rajoy
18th-century neoclassical architecture palace. Designed by Carlos Lemaur.
- Monument to Saint Francis
20th-century monument, designed by Francisco Asorey, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, at 256 m elevation, 12 m tall, built in marble.
- Museum of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
20th-century museum, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
- Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago
Museum of Pilgrimages and Santiago. 20th-century museum, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designated as cultural heritage.
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