Sarrià to Portomarín
Stage 29 · Camino Francés
Sarrià → Portomarín
About this stage
Sarrià to Portomarín · 22.5 km · up 580 m, down 630 m
The first stage of the final 100 kilometres follows a quintessentially Galician landscape of rolling green hills, stone-walled lanes (corredoiras), tiny hamlets, and eucalyptus forests. The trail is busy with pilgrims, many starting from Sarria, but the countryside is beautiful.
The walking is undulating with frequent short climbs and descents through a patchwork of small farms and woodland. Stone waymarks and yellow arrows appear frequently on the well-trodden path. Small village bars offer coffee and snacks at regular intervals.
Portomarin is a unique town that was entirely relocated stone-by-stone when its original site was flooded by a reservoir in the 1960s. The fortified Romanesque church of San Nicolas (originally San Juan) was dismantled and rebuilt on higher ground. When water levels drop, the ruins of the old town are visible beneath the surface.
Terrain: Rural Galician lanes, forest paths, undulating countryside, river valley descent
The day, stop by stop
- 0km
Sarrià
citySarria is a Galician town in Lugo founded by Alfonso IX in 1230. As the closest town beyond the 100km Compostela threshold, it is the busiest pilgrim entry point on the entire Camino. Has full town services.
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- 4.1km
Vilei (Barbadelo)
villageBarbadelo is a small Galician village in Lugo a short walk west of Sarria, with a finely preserved 12th-century Romanesque parish church. Has albergues, a bar-restaurant, and a small shop. No pharmacy or ATM.
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- 4.8km
O Mosteiro (Barbadelo)
villageBarbadelo is a small Galician village in Lugo a short walk west of Sarria, with a finely preserved 12th-century Romanesque parish church. Has albergues, a bar-restaurant, and a small shop. No pharmacy or ATM.
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- 5.8km
Rente
villageRente is a tiny Galician hamlet in Lugo between Barbadelo and Mercado da Serra. May have a small bar. No albergue, shop, pharmacy, or ATM.
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- 6.5km
- 7.9km
- 9.7km
- 12.5km
Morgade
villageMorgade is a tiny Galician hamlet in Lugo with a small chapel and the iconic 100km marker stone a short walk along the path. Has an albergue and a bar-restaurant. No shop, pharmacy, or ATM.
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- 13.5km
Ferreiros
villageFerreiros is a small Galician hamlet in Lugo named for medieval ironworkers. Has albergues and a bar-restaurant. No shop, pharmacy, or ATM. The 100km marker stone sits just east of the hamlet.
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- 14.7km
- 17.3km
Marcadoiro
villageMercadoiro is a tiny Galician hamlet in Lugo on the Camino between Ferreiros and Portomarin. Has a small albergue and a bar. No shop, pharmacy, or ATM.
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- 20.4km
Vilachá
villageVilacha is a tiny Galician hamlet in Lugo on the Camino just east of Portomarin, in the steep descent toward the Belesar reservoir. Has a small albergue and a bar. No shop, pharmacy, or ATM.
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- 22.7km
Portomarín
townPortomarin is a Galician town in Lugo. The medieval town was flooded in 1962 by the Belesar dam; the principal buildings, including the fortress-church of San Xoan, were dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt above the reservoir. Has full services.
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Places to stay along this stage
Koala Picks first, then each town in walking order. Where a place does not book online, walk in, call or message them.
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