Destinations

A mountain range on the Lugo-León border, with slate villages and round thatched pallozas.

Spain's second-largest monastery, Baroque and immense, facing the cathedral — its churrigueresque facade and twin-squared cloister dwarf everything on the plaza.

A Roman-built lighthouse from the 2nd century AD, still operational, on the coast near A Coruña.

The short one — the route medieval English and Northern European pilgrims sailed to before walking to Santiago. Five days from Ferrol.

A fishing town at the mouth of the Miño, with Portugal a short hop across the water.

Galicia's quietest mountain: chestnut and oak forest, a fossil ridge, and villages of four houses.

A protected paradise of white sand and turquoise water, representing the pinnacle of Spanish coastal beauty

Historic endpoint of the Camino de Santiago featuring a grand cathedral and the famous swinging censer

Vigo's old fishing quarter and fish market, where the boats land and the prices are set.

The only Camino that doesn't end in Santiago — it starts there. Walk west to the Atlantic at Finisterre and the shrine at Muxía.

Gothic Franciscan convent, traditionally founded by St Francis himself on pilgrimage in 1214.

The best-preserved group of pallozas in Spain: round stone houses under conical thatch.

The finest surviving patch of Atlantic woodland in Galicia, on the north face of the Courel.

A breezy Atlantic peninsula city home to the world's oldest working lighthouse and elite seafood

A historic port with a commanding fortress and quiet charm on the southern Galician coast

The world's oldest hotel, in a former pilgrim hospital with a fine cloister.

The sacred granite-built pilgrimage destination at the end of the Camino de Santiago

A park promenade with the defining view of the cathedral spires above the granite old town.

The most popular starting point for those completing the final 100km to Santiago.

A town relocated above a reservoir, featuring a distinctive fortified church.

Famous for its local cheese and final convergence with other pilgrimage routes.

The small capital of the Courel: a handful of houses, one bar, and the road through the range.

A quiet town set in the rolling forests and agricultural lands of Galicia.

The main village of the León side of the Ancares, at the foot of the range's highest ground.

The longest beach in Galicia, backed by dunes near the village of Carnota.

A walkable Galician city with a well-preserved old town.

A bustling fishing port serving as the primary gateway to the spectacular Cíes Islands

A tidal beach in Galicia known for its natural rock arches, with access limited by tide times and a summer permit system.

A valley town in the green hills of the Galician countryside.

A mountain village of ancient stone pallozas, with wide views over the surrounding hills.

A stone village under the Devesa da Rogueira, with the best access to the old woodland.

Benedictine monastery on the Camino Francés, continuously occupied since the 6th century — two cloisters, one Renaissance, one Neoclassical, set deep in a river gorge.

A small town on the Navia with a medieval bridge, at the entrance to the Ancares from the north.

A waterfront village on the Galician coast, known for its traditional stone granaries.