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Stage 8 · Portugués Central

Redondela → Pontevedra

84km km to Santiago
19,4 km Distance +390 m Ascent −390 m Descent 23,3 km Effort 7 h 18 Time needed · On foot

Arcade, Ponte Sampaio and the Brea Vella

An up-and-down stage with two clear climbs: 19.4 kilometres with 390 metres of ascent and as much descent, low difficulty. You leave Redondela and almost at once climb on a track through woodland to a high point from which you see the Vigo estuary with the island of San Simón in the middle. The descent leads to Cesantes and the edge of the estuary, with a beach and good places for a first coffee.

Halfway through you reach Arcade, famous for its oysters, and cross the river Verdugo by the medieval bridge of Ponte Sampaio, where Napoleon's troops were halted. Straight afterwards the second climb begins, the Brea Vella da Canicouva: a cobbled path, steep and slippery in the rain, that climbs through woodland to the upland parishes of the concello of Pontevedra. It is the hardest section of the day and has no services.

The second half descends slowly on tracks and through villages until it enters Pontevedra through its southern districts. The old town, pedestrian and built of granite, with the scallop-shaped church of the Peregrina and the arcaded squares, is among the best on the Camino, and there is everything at any hour.

Tips

Fill your bottle in Arcade before the bridge: the Brea Vella has neither fountain nor bar until quite high up.

If it is a rainy day, climb the Brea Vella with care: the polished stone is very slippery.

Arcade is the place for lunch if you like seafood; if not, a sandwich on the beach at Cesantes does just as well.

In Pontevedra the Peregrina church stamps and is right in the centre: call in there before looking for a bed.

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Elevation profile of the stage from Redondela to Pontevedra, 19.4 kilometres, with services placed at their kilometre point.

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Redondela 19.4 km Pontevedra

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What to see on this stage 9

  1. Igrexa de Santiago de Vilavella Church km 0,0
  2. Igrexa de Santiago de Redondela Church km 0,5
  3. Iglesia Church km 0,6
  4. Capela de Santa Mariña Church km 1,1
  5. Igrexa de San Pedro de Cesantes Church km 2,5
  6. Igrexa de Santa María de Ponte Sampaio Church km 8,9
  7. Capela de Santo Amaro de Cacheiro Church km 10,7
  8. Igrexa de Santo André de Figueirido Church km 12,6
  9. Capela de Santa Marta Church km 15,5

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