Vía de la Plata
From Ourense to Santiago along the old Roman road: 110 kilometres of holm oaks, hamlets and silence. Our home route.
What it is like to walk
The Vía de la Plata began as a Roman road between Mérida and Astorga, and today it is the long route that climbs from Seville to Santiago. The Galician section, from Ourense, is the one most pilgrims choose: five days, manageable distances and an arrival at the cathedral through its quietest door.
It is a quiet way. There are stretches where you meet no one for hours and hamlets where the bar is the only possible stop. That is exactly why it works so well: it gives you room to think. And that is exactly why it pays to have it organised, because places to stay are few and fill up early.
The stages from Ourense
This is the usual five-day plan. If you want to do it in six, in four, or start further back, we adjust it with you.
- Stage 1Ourense → Cea22 kmStart here
- Stage 2Cea → Castro Dozón16 kmStart here
- Stage 3Castro Dozón → Silleda27 kmStart here
- Stage 4Silleda → Ponte Ulla21 kmStart here
- Stage 5Ponte Ulla → Santiago de Compostela22 kmStart here
Distances are approximate. From Seville it is about 1,000 km and some six weeks: we organise that too, in full or in sections.
What your trip includes
Included
- Accommodation booked at every stage
- Personal guide to your Camino
- Pilgrim passport (credencial)
- Assistance phone line throughout the trip
Optional
- Luggage transfer between stages
- Transfers to and from the airport or station
- Flights, trains and buses
- Back-up taxi on the way