Explore the English enclave of Ferrol.
Get your pilgrim certificate, as you will complete more than 100km!
Indulge yourself in rooms en-suite in selected hotels along the way and enjoy a high level of comfort.
Time travel along 1000 years of history and meet people from every horizon.

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Departures:

>Self-Guided
Any time, all year round!

>Guided
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This Walking Holiday explores the Camino Ingles / English Way, following the iconic Camino de Santiago de Compostela, the famous Way of Saint James.

The Camino enjoyed widespread fame throughout medieval Europe. Traditionally, English and Irish pilgrims arrived by sea at Ferrol. The English way starts following the rugged hilly coast line, then moves inland to the lush, wooded countryside.

Everyday, during the walk, you are guaranteed a high level of comfort and gastronomy. This section requires a reasonable level of fitness. However, it’s a highly rewarding that includes numerous cultural highlights.

Day 1 - Ferrol
You will be booked in a hotel in the heart of the town of Ferrol. The rooms are en-suite.

Town: Internet, ATM, shops, all facilities. Accomodation: 3* hotel, en-suite. Meal: B&B

DAY 2 – Ferrol to Pontedeume (30km 7h30 +250m -250m)
The English Way begins at the docks of Curuxeiras, in the neighbourhood that has sprung up on the site of the 9th Century medieval port. Leaving the town behind, the Camino follows the coast passing the monastery of San Martino de Xubio (founded in the 8th Century). The Camino continues on until it merges with the Way of O Salto, and later, the "Camino Real" (Royal Way), on the banks of the Eume estuary. The beach of A Magdalena is a prime spot to relax.

NOTE: If you wish to take your time, we can split this walking day in 2 (18km & 12km), staying overnight in the bustling town of Neda. Here you will stay in a good 2* hotel in the centre of the town.

Town: Internet, ATM, shops, all facilities. Accomodation: 3* hotel, en-suite. Meal: Half Board

DAY 3 – Pontedeume to Betanzos (20km 5h +250m -210m)
After leaving Pontedeume, the Camino rises to an elevation offering sweeping views of Betanzos, Ares and Ferrol. After crossing the single-arched medieval bridge over the Baxoi river, the Camino leads to Mino by way of the Camino Real once again. Following the shoreline, which is an ever-present feature along the early stretches of the English Way, we reach the wide estuary of the Lambre River. This stretch offers lovely views of the Rias de Betanzos and its marshlands.

Town: Internet, ATM, shops, all facilities. The city offers one of the most interesting groups of historical and artistic buildings in Galicia. Accomodation: 3* hotel, en-suite. Meal: Half Board

DAY 4 – Betanzos to Bruma-Meson do Vento (29km 7h +360m -0m)
After leaving the city behind, the Camino Ingles reaches the old bridge of As Casca, spanning the Mendo River. It then passes the villages of Matino and Boucello. Coming to the abandoned hermitage of San Paio, the Camino traverses farmlands until it comes to Bruma, the site of a medieval hospital.

Town: Internet, ATM, shops, all facilities. Accomodation: 1* hotel, en-suite. Meal: Half Board

DAY 5 – Bruma-Meson do Vento to Siguero (29km 7h30 +0m -200m)
From the chapel of Bruma, the Camino leads to the lush municipality of Ordes. A tree-lined path brings the pilgrim to the church of San Xiao and the village of Casanova.

Town: Internet, ATM, shops, all facilities. Accomodation: 3* hotel, en-suite. Meal: Half Board

DAY 6 – Siguero to Santiago (11.5km 3h +217m -50m)
After crossing the Sigueiro Bridge over the Tambre river, we continue into the municipality of Santiago. The Way continues along the river and leads to the "Fonte do Ingles" (The English Fountain). The way soon reaches Meixonfrio, site of an old inn where pilgrims and travellers would stop and rest. After passing a pre-Roman hill-fort, where, according to the tradition each passing pilgrim would lay a stone on the already exiting pile, the Camino enters Santiago to reach its imposing cathedral!

Town: Internet, ATM, shops, all facilities. Accomodation: 3* hotel, en-suite Meal: B&B

DAY 7 – Santiago de Compostela
After breakfast we bid you farewell.

Town: Internet, ATM, shops. All facilities.

• Luggage transferred from hotel to hotel
• Rooms en-suite
• Half Board during the hike
• Detailed Walking Notes
• Map
• Pilgrim passport

• Flights
• Insurance (recommended)
• Drinks
• Dinner first and last nights
• Transfers from/to airport