Via de la Plata
Camino de Santiago pilgrim walk
Trip Info
- Walked the last ~100km of the Via de la Plata
- April 16 – 20, 2019
- Ourense -> Santiago de Compostela
- Started walking from Ourense on April 16, and got to the final destination on Holy Saturday on April 20
- This was an impulsive trip planned with less than a month to go, after I got laid off from my job
- I purposely planned it so that I can attend the Easter mass in Santiago de Compostela
Trip Video
I may or may not finish the video. We’ll see.
Route Details
- Day 0: Flew to Porto, Portugal; Bus from Porto -> Vigo, Spain; Stayed in a hostel in Vigo
- Day 1: Renfe train from Vigo->Ourense, then Ourense->Ourense-San Francisco.
Ourense -> Cea (~25 km) - Day 2: Cea -> Monasteiro de Oseira -> Castro Dozón (23 km)
- Day 3: Castro Dozón -> A Laxe (19 km)
- Day 4: A Laxe -> Outeiro (34 km)
- Day 5: Outeiro -> Santiago de Compostela (17 km)
Following the Scallop Shell symbol
Monasteiro de Oseira
My pilgrim shadow
Random Bits
- Started having pain on the right knee on Day 3 – picked up a tree branch to use as a walking stick.
- Because of the knee pain, it took me 12 hours to get to Outeiro on Day 4.
- The French way and the Portuguese way are the two most popular routes of the Camino de Santiago, but I purposely picked a less popular route.
