Camino Portugues Coastal Litoral (Spain section)

Camino Portugues Coastal Litoral (Spain section) · Stages and distances

Walking distances for Appy’s stages (13)

Camino Portugues Coastal Litoral (Spain section) · Walking distances for Appy’s stages

Stage	km
1. Porto → Vila do Conde	33.7
2. Vila do Conde → Esposende	23.6
3. Esposende → Viana do Castelo	25.5
4. Viana do Castelo → Vila Praia de Âncora	18.2
5. Vila Praia de Âncora → A Guarda	14.7
6. A Guarda → Oia	12.9
7. Oia → Baiona	17.8
8. Baiona → Vigo	25.3
9. Vigo → Arcade	22.8
10. Arcade → Pontevedra	12.2
11. Pontevedra → Caldas de Reis	21.1
12. Caldas de Reis → Padrón	18.8
13. Padrón → Santiago de Compostela	25
Total	271.6

1. Stage 1

   Porto → Vila do Conde

   challenging

   Distance

   34 km

   Ascent

   421 m

   Descent

   476 m

2. Stage 2

   Vila do Conde → Esposende

   moderate

   Distance

   24 km

   Ascent

   201 m

   Descent

   209 m

3. Stage 3

   Esposende → Viana do Castelo

   challenging

   Distance

   26 km

   Ascent

   423 m

   Descent

   417 m

4. Stage 4

   Viana do Castelo → Vila Praia de Âncora

   moderate

   Distance

   18 km

   Ascent

   443 m

   Descent

   443 m

5. Stage 5

   Vila Praia de Âncora → A Guarda

   easy

   Distance

   15 km

   Ascent

   228 m

   Descent

   207 m

6. Stage 6

   A Guarda → Oia

   easy

   Distance

   13 km

   Ascent

   256 m

   Descent

   275 m

7. Stage 7

   Oia → Baiona

   moderate

   Distance

   18 km

   Ascent

   366 m

   Descent

   371 m

8. Stage 8

   Baiona → Vigo

   challenging

   Distance

   25 km

   Ascent

   677 m

   Descent

   582 m

9. Stage 9

   Vigo → Arcade

   moderate

   Distance

   23 km

   Ascent

   683 m

   Descent

   763 m

10. Stage 10

    Arcade → Pontevedra

    easy

    Distance

    12 km

    Ascent

    295 m

    Descent

    293 m

11. Stage 11

    Pontevedra → Caldas de Reis

    moderate

    Distance

    21 km

    Ascent

    327 m

    Descent

    328 m

12. Stage 12

    Caldas de Reis → Padrón

    moderate

    Distance

    19 km

    Ascent

    373 m

    Descent

    387 m

13. Stage 13

    Padrón → Santiago de Compostela

    moderate

    Distance

    25 km

    Ascent

    593 m

    Descent

    347 m

Points of interest

• Centro Arqueológico de Salinae

  The only Roman solar-evaporation saltworks of the empire to have been preserved and turned into a museum.

• Monterreal Castle

  Fortress begun in the 12th century and finished in the 16th, now a Parador hotel.

• Monte Penide

  Natural landmark, in Redondela, Spain, at 449 m elevation.

• Monument to Diego Carmona and Vasco Gallego

  20th-century monument, in Baiona, Spain, at 12 m elevation, built in bronze.

• Virxe da Roca

  Stone statue of the Virgin about 15 m tall, designed by architect Antonio Palacios. The first stone was laid in 1910 and it was inaugurated in 1930.

• Casa da Navegación

  Museum, in Baiona, Spain.

• Monastery of A Visitación das Salesas Reais, Vigo

  Religious building by the Galician architect Antonio Palacios, in a regionalist style with a medieval air.

• Castillo de San Sebastián

  Castle in Renaissance style, in Vigo, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.

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