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It follows the Portuguese Atlantic coast, crosses the Minho towards A Guarda and reaches the central route at Redondela.
A Guarda - Santiago: partial altitude data relative to departure from Porto. On the covered section: ascent about 2650 m, descent about 2360 m. The total for the entire route is not available.
Porto - Santiago via A Guarda, variant from the 2023 brochure of the Municipality of Porto. Other coastal variants have different lengths.
Distances and elevation data depend on the route variant. D+ and D− are total ascent and descent in metres, not slope percentages. Estimates and missing data are indicated in the source.
Terreiro da Sé 4050-573 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Apr-Oct 09:00-18:30; Nov-Mar 09:00-17:30; easter off; Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +351 222 059 028
Rua de Dom Hugo 4050-305 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 938 820 006 · Website reported by the source
Terreiro da Sé 4050-573 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 09:00-13:00,14:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 910 440 044 · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 252 248 468 · Website reported by the source
Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:00 · Website reported by the source
Campo dos Mártires da Pátria 81 4050-368 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:00 · Website reported by the source
Largo Amor de Perdição 4050-008 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 15:00-19:00; Jan 01 off; easter off; May 01 off; Dec 25 off; PH 15:00-19:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 220 046 300 · Website reported by the source
Rua Rodrigues Faria 4740-288 Esposende · Opening times reported by the source: Jun-Sep Tu-Fr 08:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa-Su 14:00-18:00; Oct-May Tu-Fr 08:00-12:00,14:00-17:00; Sa-Su 14:00-17:00; PH off · Contact reported by the source: +351 253 960 182
Rua Visconde de Azevedo 17 4490-589 Póvoa do Varzim · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 09:30-12:30,13:30-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 252 090 002 · Website reported by the source
Alameda Linha da Póvoa · Opening times reported by the source: We 14:00-16:30 · Contact reported by the source: +351 252 090 002 · Website reported by the source
Avenida Bento de Freitas · Website reported by the source
Praça da República 4900-520 Viana do Castelo · Contact reported by the source: +351 258 809 306
Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 258 809 359
Rua Conde de Madimba 28 4740-572 Marinhas · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:00-16:30 · Contact reported by the source: +351 253 969 380 · Website reported by the source
Contact reported by the source: +351 253 960 100
Avenida República Dominicana 36780 · Website reported by the source
Paseo do Cristo 6
Rúa Manuel Rodríguez 13A O Porriño
Rúa San Sebastián 28
Rúa Salgueira 5
Pontevedra
Pontevedra
Praza da Pedreira 10 36002 Pontevedra
San Roque 55 36650
Travesía/Transversal Doña Urraca 68 36655
28 36653 Caldas de Reis
A Matanza 15917 Padrón · Opening times reported by the source: Jul-Sep: 10:00-14:00,16:00-20:00
Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00 · Website reported by the source
Praza das Praterías 2 Santiago de Compostela · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Fr 09:30-20:30; Sa 11:00-19:30; Su 10:15-14:45 · Contact reported by the source: +34 881 867 401 · Website reported by the source
Rúa da Troia 5 15704 Santiago de Compostela · Website reported by the source
Avenida Menéres 456 · Website reported by the source
Avenida Menéres 456 4450-189 Matosinhos · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa,Su 10:00-20:00, Oct 01-Apr 07: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa,Su 10:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351227669300 · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: Jun-Sep 08:00-23:00; Oct-May 08:00-21:00
Rúa do Príncipe 54 · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Sa 11:00-14:30,17:00-21:00; Su 11:00-14:30 · Contact reported by the source: +34986113900 · Website reported by the source
Rúa Policarpo Sanz 15 36201 Vigo · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 18:00-21:00; Tu,Th 11:00-14:00; Sa 12:00-14:00,18:00-21:00; Su,PH 12:00-14:00 · Contact reported by the source: +34 986 439 525;+34 986 438 446
36645
Praça de Carlos Alberto 71 4050-157 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 223 393 492 · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: 10:00-18:00 · Website reported by the source
Rua de Dom Hugo 5 4050-305 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-17:30; PH off · Contact reported by the source: +351 223 393 480 · Website reported by the source
Rua de São Filipe de Nery 4050-546 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 09:00-19:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 220 145 489 · Website reported by the source
Praça de Carlos Alberto 71 4050-157 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-17:30; PH off · Contact reported by the source: +351 223 393 480 · Website reported by the source
Rua de Dom Hugo 32 4050-305 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-17:30; PH off · Contact reported by the source: +351 222 003 689 · Website reported by the source
Rua da Boavista 626
Largo do Colégio 4050-208 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Sa 10:00-13:00, 14:00-18:00; PH off; Mo 10:00-17:00; Tu-Fr 09:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 223 395 020 · Website reported by the source
Rua das Carmelitas 132 · Website reported by the source
Rua de Dom Hugo 15 4050-305 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Sa 14:30-17:30 · Contact reported by the source: +351 222 001 155 · Website reported by the source
Rua das Flores 15 4050-265 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 10:00-17:30; Apr 01-Sep 30 10:00-17:30; Jan 01 off; Dec 24-25 off · Contact reported by the source: +351 220 906 960 · Website reported by the source
Rua Carlos de Oliveira 207 4465-055 São Mamede de Infesta · Website reported by the source
Campo dos Mártires da Pátria 4099-012 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,13:30-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 222 092 600 · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 11:00-11:45,12:00-12:45,13:00-13:45,17:00-17:45,18:00-18:45,19:00-19:45,20:00-20:45 · Website reported by the source
Campo dos Mártires da Pátria 4099-012 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Th,Fr 14:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 222 092 642 · Website reported by the source
Rua Professor Vicente José de Carvalho 3 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; PH off · Contact reported by the source: +351 220 900 628 · Website reported by the source
Rua de Cimo de Vila
Largo de São Domingos 21 4050-545 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 09:30-18:30 · Website reported by the source
Rúa Padre Amoedo Carballo 3 36002 Pontevedra · Opening times reported by the source: Mo off; Tu-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:00-14:00 · Contact reported by the source: +34 986 80 41 00 · Website reported by the source
Rua de Belomonte
Rua de Nossa Senhora de Fátima 291 4050-428 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-17:30; PH off · Contact reported by the source: +351 226 066 568 · Website reported by the source
Opening times reported by the source: Oct-Mar: 09:30-18:00; Apr-Sep: 09:30-19:00; Dec 24,Dec 25,Dec 31,Jan 01: off
Rua de Belomonte 61 4050-097 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: We-Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa-Su 11:00-13:00,14:00-18:00; Jan 01 off; May 01 off; Jun 24 off; Dec 24-25 off · Contact reported by the source: +351 220 108 224 · Website reported by the source
Rúa Pastora 22 · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Tu,Th-Sa 10:00-14:00; We 10:00-14:00,17:00-19:00; Su off · Contact reported by the source: +34 682 27 33 67 · Website reported by the source
Rua do Infante Dom Henrique 47-53
Rua da Alfândega 10 4050-029 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-17:30; PH off · Contact reported by the source: +351 222 060 400;+351 222 060 423 · Website reported by the source
Rua de Miguel Bombarda Porto
Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Sa 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:00 · Website reported by the source
Rua de Ferreira Borges 4050-253 · Opening times reported by the source: Nov-Mar: Mo-Su 09:00-12:30,14:00-17:30; Apr-Oct: Mo-Su 09:00-18:30; Dec 25 off; Jan 1 off · Contact reported by the source: +351 223 399000 · Website reported by the source
Rua da Alegria 4000-041 Porto · Website reported by the source
Parque de Castrelos 36213 · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Fr 10:00-14:00; Sa 17:00-20:00; Su 11:00-14:00 · Contact reported by the source: +34 986 29 50 70;+34 986 29 50 75 · Website reported by the source
Portuguese stages follow the Federation files. The Caminha–A Guarda transfer is not a walking track: check the Minho crossing. The Caminha–Valença variant remains separate.
GPS sections may include separate variants. Do not add them together as a single itinerary. This diagram shows the GPS track without a base map.
| # | Start — Finish | km / D+ / D− | Places to see |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto — Vila do Conde | 28.48 km | Casa da Câmara Tesouro-Museu da Sé do Porto Museu do Vitral Episcopal Palace of Oporto Alfândega Régia Centro de Memória Espaço Water (Centro Ciência Viva) Centro Ciência Viva Ferreira da Silva Chemical Laboratory Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto - Polo Central Portuguese Photography Centre Antiga Cadeia e Tribunal da Relação do Porto Casa da Câmara · Website reported by the source Tesouro-Museu da Sé do Porto · Terreiro da Sé 4050-573 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Apr-Oct 09:00-18:30; Nov-Mar 09:00-17:30; easter off; Dec 25 off · Contact reported by the source: +351 222 059 028 Museu do Vitral · Rua de Dom Hugo 4050-305 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 938 820 006 · Website reported by the source Episcopal Palace of Oporto · Terreiro da Sé 4050-573 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 09:00-13:00,14:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 910 440 044 · Website reported by the source Alfândega Régia · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 252 248 468 · Website reported by the source Centro de Memória · Website reported by the source Centro Ciência Viva · Website reported by the source Ferreira da Silva Chemical Laboratory · Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:00 · Website reported by the source Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto - Polo Central · Campo dos Mártires da Pátria 81 4050-368 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-13:00,14:00-18:00 · Website reported by the source Portuguese Photography Centre · Largo Amor de Perdição 4050-008 Porto · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 15:00-19:00; Jan 01 off; easter off; May 01 off; Dec 25 off; PH 15:00-19:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 220 046 300 · Website reported by the source |
| 2 | Vila do Conde — Esposende Physical difficulty not assessable: elevations or distances incomplete | Km and elevation not available | Alfândega Régia Centro de Memória Espaço Water (Centro Ciência Viva) Centro Ciência Viva Museu Municipal de Esposende Centro Marítimo de Esposende Igreja Santa Maria dos Anjos Capela do Senhor dos Mareantes Museu Municipal de Etnografia e História da Póvoa de Varzim Polo Interpretativo do Farol de Regufe Cemitério Medieval das Barreiras Palacete Melo Alfândega Régia · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 252 248 468 · Website reported by the source Centro de Memória · Website reported by the source Centro Ciência Viva · Website reported by the source Museu Municipal de Esposende · Rua Rodrigues Faria 4740-288 Esposende · Opening times reported by the source: Jun-Sep Tu-Fr 08:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa-Su 14:00-18:00; Oct-May Tu-Fr 08:00-12:00,14:00-17:00; Sa-Su 14:00-17:00; PH off · Contact reported by the source: +351 253 960 182 Museu Municipal de Etnografia e História da Póvoa de Varzim · Rua Visconde de Azevedo 17 4490-589 Póvoa do Varzim · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Su 09:30-12:30,13:30-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 252 090 002 · Website reported by the source Polo Interpretativo do Farol de Regufe · Alameda Linha da Póvoa · Opening times reported by the source: We 14:00-16:30 · Contact reported by the source: +351 252 090 002 · Website reported by the source Palacete Melo · Avenida Bento de Freitas · Website reported by the source |
| 3 | Esposende — Viana do Castelo Physical difficulty not assessable: elevations or distances incomplete | Km and elevation not available | Museu Municipal de Esposende Centro Marítimo de Esposende Igreja Santa Maria dos Anjos Capela do Senhor dos Mareantes Casa da Praça Museu do Traje Casa dos Sá Sotomaior Casa dos Nichos Centro de Educação Ambiental Senhora do Castro Castro de Moldes Casa Museu Viana de Lima Museu Municipal de Esposende · Rua Rodrigues Faria 4740-288 Esposende · Opening times reported by the source: Jun-Sep Tu-Fr 08:00-12:00,14:00-18:00; Sa-Su 14:00-18:00; Oct-May Tu-Fr 08:00-12:00,14:00-17:00; Sa-Su 14:00-17:00; PH off · Contact reported by the source: +351 253 960 182 Museu do Traje · Praça da República 4900-520 Viana do Castelo · Contact reported by the source: +351 258 809 306 Casa dos Nichos · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 258 809 359 Centro de Educação Ambiental · Rua Conde de Madimba 28 4740-572 Marinhas · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:00-16:30 · Contact reported by the source: +351 253 969 380 · Website reported by the source Casa Museu Viana de Lima · Contact reported by the source: +351 253 960 100 |
| 4 | Viana do Castelo — Caminha Physical difficulty not assessable: elevations or distances incomplete | Km and elevation not available | Casa da Praça Museu do Traje Casa dos Sá Sotomaior Casa dos Nichos Igreja Matriz de Caminha Capela de São João Igreja da Misericórdia Congregação Cristã de Portugal Museu de Artes Decorativas Anta da Barrosa Casa dos Barbosa Maciel Cividade de Afife-Âncora Museu do Traje · Praça da República 4900-520 Viana do Castelo · Contact reported by the source: +351 258 809 306 Casa dos Nichos · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,14:00-17:00 · Contact reported by the source: +351 258 809 359 |
| 5 | A Guarda — Baiona | 35.83 km | Castro del Monte de Santa Tecla Monasterio de Santa María de Oia Castelo de Santa Cruz A Atalaia Museum do Mar Castro da Forca Casa da Navegación Castro da Carabela Castro de Monte Real Castro de Santa Marta Castelo de Santa Cruz · Avenida República Dominicana 36780 · Website reported by the source Museum do Mar · Website reported by the source |
| 6 | Baiona — Castrelos (Vigo) | 26.27 km | Campus universitario de Vigo Ermita de Nosa Señora da Guía Iglesia de de Santa María Casa da Navegación Castro da Carabela Castro de Monte Real Castro de Santa Marta |
| 7 | Castrelos (Vigo) — Redondela | 16.05 km | iglesia de San Salvador de Coruxo puente de San Andrés de Comesaña puente de Rande Igrexa de Santiago de Redondela Igrexa de Santiago de Vilavella Capela de Santa Mariña Source do mouro |
| 8 | O Porriño — Redondela | 16.44 km | Basílica de Santa María la Mayor Iglesia de la Peregrina Iglesia de San Francisco Capela do Santísimo Cristo da Agonía Igrexa de Santa María do Porriño Capela de San Bieito Iglesia Evangélica Filadelfia Igrexa de Santiago de Redondela Igrexa de Santiago de Vilavella Capela de Santa Mariña Source do mouro Capela do Santísimo Cristo da Agonía · Paseo do Cristo 6 Igrexa de Santa María do Porriño · Rúa Manuel Rodríguez 13A O Porriño Capela de San Bieito · Rúa San Sebastián 28 Iglesia Evangélica Filadelfia · Rúa Salgueira 5 |
| 9 | Redondela — Pontevedra Moderate physical effort (3/5) · about 5,75 h of walking | 19.7 km | D+ 371 m / D- 358 m (estimated) | iglesia de Santiago Puente Sampayo santuario de la Virxe Peregrina Igrexa de Santiago de Redondela Igrexa de Santiago de Vilavella Capela de Santa Mariña Source do mouro Museum de Pontevedra Exposiciones Fundación Abanca Pazo de Mugartegui Museum de Pontevedra · Pontevedra Museum de Pontevedra · Pontevedra Pazo de Mugartegui · Praza da Pedreira 10 36002 Pontevedra |
| 10 | Pontevedra — Caldas de Reis Moderate physical effort (3/5) · about 6 h of walking | 21.3 km | D+ 244 m / D- 243 m (estimated) | puente del Burgo iglesia de Santa María de Alba puente Valbón Museum de Pontevedra Exposiciones Fundación Abanca Pazo de Mugartegui Igrexa de San Tomé de Caldas de Reis Capela de San Roque Igrexa de Santa María de Caldas de Reis Capela da Pena de Auga de Nodar Museum de Pontevedra · Pontevedra Museum de Pontevedra · Pontevedra Pazo de Mugartegui · Praza da Pedreira 10 36002 Pontevedra Capela de San Roque · San Roque 55 36650 Igrexa de Santa María de Caldas de Reis · Travesía/Transversal Doña Urraca 68 36655 Capela da Pena de Auga de Nodar · 28 36653 Caldas de Reis |
| 11 | Caldas de Reis — Padrón Moderate physical effort (3/5) · about 5,25 h of walking | 18.8 km | D+ 258 m / D- 274 m (estimated) | iglesia de San Luis de Cesures Igrexa de San Tomé de Caldas de Reis Capela de San Roque Igrexa de Santa María de Caldas de Reis Capela da Pena de Auga de Nodar O Pedrón Casa Museum de Rosalía de Castro Museum Camilo José Cela O Castro da Rocha Capela de San Roque · San Roque 55 36650 Igrexa de Santa María de Caldas de Reis · Travesía/Transversal Doña Urraca 68 36655 Capela da Pena de Auga de Nodar · 28 36653 Caldas de Reis Casa Museum de Rosalía de Castro · A Matanza 15917 Padrón · Opening times reported by the source: Jul-Sep: 10:00-14:00,16:00-20:00 Museum Camilo José Cela · Website reported by the source |
| 12 | Padrón — Santiago de Compostela High physical effort (4/5) · about 7 h of walking | 25.1 km | D+ 448 m / D- 199 m (estimated) | Santuario de Esclavitude puente de Pedreira O Pedrón Casa Museum de Rosalía de Castro Museum Camilo José Cela O Castro da Rocha Santiago Cathedral Museum Museum das Peregrinacións e de Santiago Afundación Casa da Troia Casa Museum de Rosalía de Castro · A Matanza 15917 Padrón · Opening times reported by the source: Jul-Sep: 10:00-14:00,16:00-20:00 Museum Camilo José Cela · Website reported by the source Santiago Cathedral Museum · Opening times reported by the source: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00 · Website reported by the source Museum das Peregrinacións e de Santiago · Praza das Praterías 2 Santiago de Compostela · Opening times reported by the source: Tu-Fr 09:30-20:30; Sa 11:00-19:30; Su 10:15-14:45 · Contact reported by the source: +34 881 867 401 · Website reported by the source Casa da Troia · Rúa da Troia 5 15704 Santiago de Compostela · Website reported by the source |
Between Caminha and A Guarda check the river crossing service. Coastal and inland variants change the stops.
Source · www.caminodesantiago.gal
Source · www.caminosantiago.org
Source · caminhoportosantiago.com
Confirm the variant and each accommodation with the service: do not assume that Centrale coverage applies for the entire Coast.
The credential records your stamps and journey. It does not reserve a bed or guarantee free accommodation. Check the current rules with the route operator or the Pilgrim Office before departure.
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