22 km | 5-8 hours | +406m / -532m
A moderate stage descending through Galician countryside to Arzua, where the Norte joins the Camino Frances for the final stages to Santiago. The terrain is gentle with a net descent, making this a manageable day after the marathon stage to Sobrado.
The walking passes through familiar Galician landscape of eucalyptus forest, small farms, and granite hamlets. The approach to Arzua brings increasing numbers of Frances pilgrims, and the trail becomes noticeably busier.
Arzua is a modest Galician town known for its Arzua-Ulloa cheese, a creamy cow's milk cheese with Protected Designation of Origin. The town marks the convergence of the Norte and Frances routes. Good services and accommodation available.
Terrain: Galician countryside, forest paths, rural lanes, gentle descent
A village centred around the vast Cistercian Monastery of Santa Maria de Sobrado, one of the largest and most important monasteries in Galicia. Pilgrims can stay in the monastery albergue.
Sendelle is a quiet rural hamlet near Arzúa on the Camino Francés, where pilgrims pass through rolling Galician countryside of eucalyptus woods and farmland in the final stretch before Santiago de Compostela.
A Galician market town known for its Arzua-Ulloa cheese (DOP) and traditional dairy farming. A busy Camino stop with full services approximately 40 km from Santiago.
18 places to stay between Sobrado dos Monxes and Arzúa
Accommodation at the start of this stage (useful for booking the night before)
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Accommodation at the end of this stage
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