Camino de Santiago
You want to walk the Camino de Santiago yourself and need to know all about the last 100 km? Check out my detailed guides for every town on the way! My main focus lies on what to see and eat - perfect for all you foodies out there ;) You won't believe it but despite walking for more than 150 km in only 1 1/2 weeks, I still managed to gain 5 kg!! The food was just too incredible! For all of those you aren't sure about taking the trip, join me on my personal Camino in my daily diaries! I'm sure after seeing all these amazing pictures, you won't hesitate anymore :)
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El Camino – Santiago de Compostela – What to See/Do
I fully fell in love with this city in no time. The beautiful architecture, amazing Galician food, the whole vibe of happy pilgrims from all over the world… It’s one of the cities I instantly felt connected to and felt like I don’t want to leave anymore.
There are some really good pages and blogs about what to do and see in Santiago with lots of details and history, one of them www.santiagoturismo.com. I’ll try to summarise it for you here to give you a bit of an overview. Make sure you do your research beforehand because there’s really a LOT to see! And do take out enough time to stay in Santiago. Around 3 days are definitely needed to really enjoy it without haste. There are so many things to see, do and most of all EAT, that it would be way too hectic otherwise.
There are lots of monuments, museums, parks and gardens, contemporary architecture, art galleries, exhibition halls and viewpoints that it would be way too much for me to go into detail. Check out the above mentioned page of Santiago Turismo for all the details.
Here the most important ones.
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Camino de Santiago from A Rua to Santiago: A Pilgrim’s Diary (6)
It’s hardly believable but it’s the last stretch till Santiago de Compostela. Only 22 km left to complete the 120 km from Sarria. And just now, that we got used to all the walking!
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Camino de Santiago from Arzúa to A Ruá: A Pilgrim’s Diary (5)
The route on day 5 was again not very exhausting. Only 19 km till A Ruá with a few hills. Lush green fields, eucalyptus forests, passing beautiful old towns and the obligatory hórreos. There are a lot of pilgrims who walk the 39 km till Santiago in one go but definitely not amateur pilgrims like us!
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Camino de Santiago, Arzúa: Your Comprehensive Guide
Arzúa is the last large stopping point for many pilgrims on the way to Santiago. From here onward, it’s “only” 39km till Santiago. After this point, you will only find smaller villages.
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Camino de Santiago from Melide to Arzúa: A Pilgrim’s Diary
The morning started with a surprise: no pain. Am I still alive? Have I lost my legs overnight and that’s why I couldn’t feel the oh-so-familiar pain in my muscles?
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Camino de Santiago, Melide: Your Comprehensive Guide
You’re on the Camino de Santiago and arrived in Melide? Here’s a comprehensive guide for the must-see and especially must-eat in Melide! You’ll be surprised how much is there to discover (there’s a reason I managed to gain weight during the Camino 😀 )
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Camino de Santiago from Lestedo to Melide: A Pilgrim’s Diary (3)
Day three. How was it only day three when I was not able to even move a single part of my body without unbearable pain? Mom must’ve secretly beaten me up during the night, that’s the only explanation. And how come she’s already up and running around as if the world was not about to go down? What’s this woman’s secret?!
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Camino de Santiago from Portomarin to Lestedo: A Pilgrim’s Diary (2)
Our second day didn’t start as good as the first one but from the second half onwards it got better and better.
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Camino de Santiago, Portomarin: Your Comprehensive Guide
When we entered Portomarin, we were first of all shocked by the stairs. After walking for 22 km from Sarria – especially after the incredibly hot last stretch in the burning sun without shadow – the last thing you want is to climb stairs.
Luckily our hotel wasn’t too far.
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Camino de Santiago from Sarria to Portomarin: A Pilgrim’s Diary
The first act of the day was to pay my respects to the breakfast buffet, which had quite a good variety of ham and chorizo as well as different sweets which all demanded my attention.
Way too full for walking, we got ready for the second and bigger act of the day: to fix our walking sticks. Amateur pilgrims like us had managed to pull one of them apart before even starting the walk when trying to pull them open. What was left were two pieces which didn’t go together anymore.
