Highlights of the Camino de Santiago Walk

Highlights

• Walk along one of the most famous UNESCO pilgrimage routes in the world
• Excellent mix of accommodation, including a converted water mill, restored parish houses and stylish farmhouses
• Poppy-sprinkled wheat fields, orchid-rich water meadows, pine-scented woodland
• Share in a breathtaking 1000-year-old sense of achievement with other walkers
• Pilgrim Passport to record your adventure en route.

Included in Price

• Food along the Camino de Santiago is generally fresh local produce, simply prepared and presented with lots of great flavours. The emphasis in the majority of restaurants is on hearty fare for hungry walkers.Galicia in particular is famous for having excellent seafood. Among other dishes you may encounter the ‘empanada gallega’, a simple flat pie which can be stuffed with almost anything including pisto (Spanish ratatouille), tuna or meat, mixed with a base of lightly fried onions, green peppers and tomato. Pimientos are small green peppers, usually lightly fried in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt. Lacón con Grelos is a popular meat based dish - boiled meat from the front leg of a pig. Grelos are turnip leaves - the lacón and grelos are boiled together and served with sausage and potatoes. Stews are also common to revitalise hungry visitors - Caldo Gallego is a Galician broth full of cabbage, potatoes and beans, often with ham, sausage and pork added to make a filling main course. Dessert is sometimes the ubiquitous ‘flan’ - a variation on crème caramel, or pancakes stuffed with honey, sugar, custard or jam. Along the Camino you can always find ‘tarta de Santiago’ a dry cake made with almonds, often with a sugar dusted cross on the top - sweet, delicious and filling. There are five Denominaciones de origen in Galicia: Ribeiro, Valdeorras, Rias Baixas, Ribeira Sacra and Monterrey. Although known almost exclusively for their white wines, each also produces red wine.
• All accommodation
• Continental breakfast and 6 evening meals
• Management by your local Headwater-appointed agent
• Route directions
• Luggage transfers between hotels
• Walking transfers
• Pilgrim's Passport
• Arrival and departure transfers (if booking a flight inclusive package)

NOT included in price

• Travel insurance
• Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement)
• Solo traveller supplement (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
• Visas or vaccinations
• Arrival and departure transfers (if booking a land only package)

Travel Package

This is an Organised Group Tour: the itinerary has been predefined by the tour operator. The tour destinations, duration, accommodations, departure dates and the price are fix. You can join, enjoy and meet other people.

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