Vía de la Plata
14.5 km, 184 m up and 283 m down, through 8 places, 1 of which has somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from San Cristovo do Real. Most are too small to sleep in — a fountain, a chapel, a bar that may or may not be open — but they are what the day is actually made of.
A hamlet on the approach to Sarria via the San Xil route. No services. The outskirts of Sarria begin to appear.
Pass several villages with no services: Lastres, Freituxe, and San Martiño do Real.
A hamlet on the San Xil approach to Sarria. No services. Sarria is close.
A small hamlet on the San Xil route. The walking is easy, descending gently through farmland toward Sarria.
A hamlet on the outskirts of Sarria on the San Xil route. A bar may be available.
Pass Foxos, and in Teiguín the camino splits again.It is possible to stay on the road all the way to Sarria, but the connection to Aguiada is recommended. Along the road to Sarria is 8.8km, via Aguiada 12.6km
A hamlet on the Samos route between the monastery and Sarria. No services.
A small hamlet on the Samos route. No services. The path follows the river valley toward Sarria.
A small hamlet on the Samos route near a river crossing. The restaurant Mesón O Vao serves meals and has become a popular stop for pilgrims on this variant. Beyond here the route approaches Sarria.
A hamlet on the Samos route. No services. The approach to Sarria is near.
Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 361 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 14.9 km.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.