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The ground behind you: what the walk into Vilalba crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Tomorrow from Vilalba
Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedrouzos | 7.4 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Baamonde | 19.5 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Vilalba to Baamonde |
| Santa Leocadia / Carballedo | 29.0 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Vilalba to Santa Leocadia / Carballedo |
| A Lagoa | 32.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Miraz | 34.3 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Vilalba is a major traffic hub that can feel like a shock after the quiet Galician countryside. Despite its size, there's little to see — the Iglesia de Santa María is the main stop.
The Torre de los Andrade is the most recognizable building — the last remaining tower of the Andrade family castle, now absorbed into the Parador hotel chain. The rest of the castle was destroyed during the Irmandiña revolts.
Services available throughout. Mind the arrows — the streets are usually packed with cars and trucks, and waymarks can be hard to spot.
The Festa dos Pepes is held on the 19th of March on the feast of San José. Market days are on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Torre de los Andrade survived (barely) the Irmandiña revolts of the 15th century — a peasant uprising across Galicia that targeted noble fortifications. Over 130 castles were destroyed as serfs and the emerging bourgeoisie rose against a nobility attempting to reassert feudal rights during a period of economic crisis. The nobles fled to Castile, returned with reinforcements, and took revenge on the Brotherhood's leaders — but few castles were ever rebuilt.
Mind the arrows through Vilalba. The streets here are usually jam packed with cars and trucks and they can be hard to see at times. The center of town is a jumble of roads heading in every direction. Eventually you will pick up on the natural flow of the streets and before long near the end of town. The camino winds its way around a few buildings and in the distance a Repsol gas station comes into view. Shortly before the Repsol station it leaves the road to the right. This is the end of Vilalba and it is gently rolling hills from here to San Xoan. Just before getting there you cross over the A-8 and return to the N-634.
31. May 2026 - 13:54
Casa Margarita is 8km after Vilalba, a few metres off the camino. Perfect for a coffee and fresh orange juice with some cake. Closed Mondays. You can then walk down the N634 to rejoin the camino wherever you want as it cross-crosses it for about a kilometre. The road was quiet on a Sunday.
12. May 2026 - 9:00
No supermarkets, almost no cafés or restaurants. From comments below, similar on Monday. Couple of decent spots were open - Bar Puro Teatro has comfy wood paneled atmosphere, and restaurant Meson Campo was very good and very very expensive – don’t go unless you’re prepared to spend a lot. When I asked for wine list, they said “we don’t have one, our sommelier will take you to our wine cellar and help you select a bottle“. 
6. October 2025 - 20:16
We could not find a restaurant open on a Monday “rest day”
14. July 2025 - 10:18
I second the comment about staying in the Parador if you can. Very luxurious and inexpensive for what you get (I actually paid more for a very basic single room one night on the Camino when I was stuck with nowhere else to go!)
26. October 2024 - 6:34
This Parador is slightly more than some albergues/ hotels- and a Parador!
Stay at just one if you can!
2. September 2024 - 14:43
There are no ATMs in any of the towns on the Norte between Vilalba and Boimorte - plan accordingly (this app is out of date and the ATM in Sobrado is gone)
Not realising this, I did not bring enough cash for 3-4 days on the road, and was turned away from at least half a dozen cafes and bars because they could not accept card payment. This usually meant that I had nowhere to stop to grab a coffee or food on the long stages between Baamonde, Sobrado and Boimorte - don’t make the same mistake !
(The cafes/bars in the towns themselves usually accept card, but the smallest places in between do not)
13. September 2022 - 23:56
So so nice
13. May 2022 - 17:51
Bei as Pedreiras kostet es nun 13 Euro. Sehr schön hier. Zu empfehlen
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.
