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7 Days / 6 Nights
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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.
B, L, D
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).
B, L, D
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).
B, L, D
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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END OF TOUR SERVICES
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We
shall cross along some of the best conservated natural environments of Southern
Europe. Remote old villages and historic remains will be reached by us and we
shall enjoy nature and wildlife as the ancients did. 
I wanted to write and tell you how much my mom and her sister's enjoyed
their trip to Spain. The driver was OUTSTANDING. They were so impressed
with him that they went on and on about how great he was. The Paradores
were lovely for them and they really enjoyed every day of the trip... 
