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DAY 1:
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (AIRPORT OR CITY HOTEL TRANSFER) - o CEBREIRO
We go for you at your hotel or airport.
Meeting at Valiña´s guest country house (O Cebreiro, LUGO).
Welcome dinner and lodging in a warm atmosphere. Proprietress Ms María Pilar´s kindness we make us feel at home
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DAY 2:
O CEBREIRO - TRIACASTELA - SAMOS
Visit to O Cebreiro where we'll visit some interesting Celtic historic remains.
Horse trip to Triacastela across deep forest of centenarian walnut trees, oaks and chestnut trees.
Country lunch at Triacastela, old village with an interesting Romanesque church.
Horse riding to Samos across Oribio valley. We'll ride across a beautiful natural environment and we'll visit the pre-Romanesque chapel and monastery of Samos where monks pray and work.
Board and lodging at the Hostelry of the Benedictine monastery of Samos.
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DAY 3:
SAMOS - SARRIA -BARBADELO - MERCADO DA SERRA - PORToMARIN
Horse riding to Sarria across prairie and forest. We'll visit an old convent and a medieval castle.
Ride down Miño valley. We'll enjoy lovely landscape and we'll visit an old temple at Barbadelo.
Country lunch at Mercado da Serra by an old water mill.
Horse riding to Portomarín across the reservoir of Belesar.
Board and lodging at Portomarín Hotel (state-owned).
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DAY 4:
PORTOMARIN - vilar de donas - portomarin
Horse riding across Ulla valley in a pleasant river and country environment. We'll visit some Romanesque historic remains.
Country lunch.
Horse riding to Vilar de Donas. There we'll visit the outstanding Romanesque temple and we'll enjoy some medieval paintings. This temple was the seat of the military order of Santiago, knights that fought banditry in this pilgrimage route.
Board and lodging at Portomarín Hotel (state-owned).
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DAY 5:
portomarin - melide - furelos - pambre - castañeda - arzua
Horse riding to Melide. We'll cross an old bridge at Furelos and we'll visit a medieval castle at Pambre. This is a well-known area for its old water mills.
Country lunch.
Horse riding to Castañeda. There we'll visit some medieval lime kilns; many pieces made there were used in the construction of Santiago´s Cathedral.
Board and lodging at Arzúa.
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DAY 6:
arzua - lavacolla - monte do gozo - santiago de compostela
Horse riding to Labacolla. Pilgrims washed one selves there in a brook before visiting the Sacred Sepulcre at Santiago´s Cathedral. We'll reach Monte do Gozo (it means joy hill) from where a nice view of Santiago de Compostela can be seen.
Country lunch.
Visit to the Santiago´s Cathedral, the end of a large pilgrimage route.
Board and lodging in a three or four star Hotel.
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DAY 7:
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Breakfast in the morning and independent departure arrangements
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