Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

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For more than a thousand years pilgrims have walked to the tomb of Saint James, and this journey follows the Portuguese Way — the quieter, greener route north from Porto through Braga and across the Minho into Galicia. You walk stretches of the Camino itself, on the same waymarked path, without carrying eleven days of it on your back.

The arrival is the point. Padrón, where the boat bearing the Apostle's body is said to have come ashore, gives way to Santiago and the Pilgrim's Mass, with time at the tomb and a free day to let it settle. The return north adds Lugo's Roman walls and Oviedo, whose cathedral guards the Holy Shroud in the Cámara Santa — a treasury of relics that drew pilgrims here long before Santiago did.

Duration 11 Days

Places Visited

Porto
Barcelos
Braga
Valença do Minho
Tui
O Porriño
Redondela
Pontevedra
Caldas de Reis
Padrón
Santiago de Compostela
Lugo
Ribadeo
Oviedo

11 Days of Faith, History & the Way

Day by Day

Day 01

USA TO PORTO

Depart from the USA on your overnight flight to Porto, Portugal.
Day 02

PORTO

Arrive in Porto. Visit the Sé Cathedral and enjoy a panoramic city tour. Overnight in Porto.
Day 03

PORTO / BARCELOS / BRAGA

Visit the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga. Overnight in Braga.
Day 04

BRAGA / VALENÇA DO MINHO / TUI / O PORRIÑO

Cross into Spain. Visit Tui Cathedral. Begin the Camino toward O Porriño. Overnight in O Porriño.
Day 05

O PORRIÑO / REDONDELA / PONTEVEDRA / CALDAS DE REIS

Walk a portion of the Camino. Visit Pontevedra's historic old town. Overnight in Caldas de Reis.
Day 06

CALDAS DE REIS / PADRÓN / SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Visit Padrón, where the boat carrying the body of St. James is said to have arrived. Continue to Santiago. Overnight in Santiago.
Day 07

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Pilgrim's Mass at the Cathedral and time for prayer at the tomb of Saint James the Apostle. Guided tour of the old city. Overnight in Santiago.
Day 08

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Free day for personal prayer, reflection or optional visits to the Museum of the Cathedral, Mount of Joy, or local sites. Overnight in Santiago.
Day 09

SANTIAGO / LUGO / RIBADEO

Travel north along the coast. Visit Lugo and its Roman Walls (UNESCO). Continue to Ribadeo. Overnight in Ribadeo.
Day 10

RIBADEO / OVIEDO

Journey to Oviedo. Visit the Cathedral, home of the Holy Shroud and Chamber of the Holy Relics. Overnight in Oviedo.
Day 11

OVIEDO TO USA

Transfer to the airport for your return flight back to the USA, bringing home memories that will last a lifetime.