Sarrià → Portomarín
22.5 km | 5-8 hours | +738m / -817m
About This Stage
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
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Things Along the Way
Sarria 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.
Barbadelo 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.
Barbadelo 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.
Rente is a tiny Galician hamlet in Lugo between Barbadelo and Mercado da Serra. May have a small bar. No albergue, shop, pharmacy, or ATM.
Morgade 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.
Ferreiros 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.
Mercadoiro 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.
Vilacha 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.
Portomarin 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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Accommodation between Sarrià and Portomarín
14 places to stay between Sarrià and Portomarín
Stay in Sarrià
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Stay in Portomarín
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