Portuguese Way from Tui, Spiritual Variant

Bathed by the Miño river, this medieval town stands out for housing one of the most impressive cathedrals in the whole of Galicia: the cathedral of Santa María, located on the top of a promontory. Tui can also boast of having been surrounded by the most extensive wall in the region.

Accessible by train, we can also help you with a transfer from any other station or airport.

This stage begins with the descent to the Miño river to continue along the riverbank promenade, offering an idyllic landscape, and then walking alongside vineyards and into lush forests. However, to get to these charming places you must pass stretches of road and even an industrial estate, although for some years now there has been an official alternative that only adds 500 metres to the route and runs along a riverside walk in the middle of nature.

Once you have passed this section, you continue descending through places that, as a reward for the effort, will offer you beautiful landscapes until your arrival in Redondela.

This is a short stage, with very little gradient and, therefore, little physical demand, and with exceptional signposting. At all times you will walk very close to the Vigo estuary, although you will rarely be able to see it, and you will reach Pontevedra thanks to a beautiful river path. Pontevedra has a great historical heritage with an atmosphere difficult to find anywhere else.

You can visit places of interest such as the Virgen Peregrina church and the Ruins of Santo Domingo, as well as stroll through the old town.

Setting off from Peregrina square, in Pontevedra, this route takes you to O Salnés region through picturesque landscapes. You will cross dynamic Poio, with its old monastery, as well as beautiful Combarro, right on the coastline, until you reach the end of the stage: the stunning Armenteira monastery, a building full of history, dating from 1162, and where one can spend the night.

This stage starts along the suggestive Ruta da Pedra e da Auga (the route of stone and water), a lovely path that borders the Armenteira river, framed by lush vegetation and peaceful and pintoresque corners. Contiuing northbound, you will pass by Ribadumia and Pontearnelas to finally reach the coast at Vilanova de Arousa. Once there, do not miss out on its beautiful beaches and the local gastronomy.

The maritime route starts here, with the so-called Traslatio route. Although this stretch can also be covered on foot, with this experience you will be taking a boat from Vilanova de Arousa that will take you across the estuary to the mouth of the river Ulla, sailing along it until the port of destination, in Padrón.

This journey will take you to discover the only maritime Via Crucis in the world, a collection of 17 calvaries that mark the Apostle’s journey. According to tradition, a stone small boat carrying the Apostle’s remains arrived at Iria Flavia, close to Padrón and where this spiritual variant joins back the Portuguese Way.

You can already sense Compostela. This is the last stage of the Portuguese Way in which you will reach the Cathedral after overcoming the distance that separates the two towns. It is an easy stage, with many small villages and urban areas with a moderate and progressive slope.

End of services. If you can, take the time to wander through its old town with its streets full of history, visit some museums or admire the local architecture.