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DAY 1:
SANTIAGO AIRPORT - ASTORGA
The meeting point will be
Santiago airport at 15.00h., travelling by
car from there to Astorga - Rabanal del
Camino where the welcome dinner will take
place.
We will stay in a luxurious and singular
Pousada overnight -similar to a tourist
hotel/inn.
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DAY 2:
ASTORGA - RABANAL - PONFERRADA - VILLAFRANCA
After breakfast, we will saddle
up the horses in Rabanal of the Way
(mythical village) and key part of the
French Way , something similar to O Cebreiro.
We will do 35 km to get to Ponferrada, where
the horses will stay in an equine center of
the area.
Once the horses are settled, we will travel
by car for 15 minutes, 20 km, to have dinner
and sleep in Villafranca del Bierzo´s inn
VILLAFRANCA OF THE BIERZO is a village full
of tradition in its streets and majesty in
its monuments. It is wrapped by a great
atmosphere of pilgrimage, for which it has
been called " The small Compostela " or the
" Pearl of the Bierzo". In it we will see
streets full of palaces and nobility
shields; it is an authentic museum outdoors,
where we will be able to visit the Door of
Forgiveness, Church of Santiago , its
castle, Saint Nicholas Royal etc.
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DAY 3:
PONFERRADA - TRABADELO - PONFERRADA -
VILLAFRANCA
After breakfast in the inn, we
will go in search of the horses to do the 31
km from Ponferrada to Trabadelo. The horses
will sleep in Trabadelo.
That night we will go back 10 km by car and
will once again have dinner and sleep to
Villafranca del Bierzo´s Inn.
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DAY 4:
PONFERRADA - TRABADELO - O CEBREIRO
After breakfast in the inn we
will head to Trabadelo to saddle the horses
and to do the 22 km stage from Trabadelo to
O Cebreiro, where we will try to get to in
time to eat a good stew in Pilar´s house in
the Inn San Giraldo of Aullirac.
That evening we will rest in O Cebreiro, we
will chat and exchange experiences with
other pilgrims doing the journey.
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DAY 5:
O
CEBREIRO - TRIACASTELA - SAMOS
We will met with O Cebreiro
Trail´s riders in order to ride next stages
together.
Meeting at Valiña´s guest country house (O
Cebreiro, LUGO ).
Welcome dinner and lodging in a warm
atmosphere. Proprietress Ms María Pilar´s
kindness shall us feel as at home.
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
chesnut trees.
Country lunch at Triacastela, old village
with an interesting Romanic church.
Horse riding to Samos across Oribio valley.
We'll ride across a beatiful natural
environment and we'll visit the pre-Romanic
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 6:
SAMOS - SARRIA - BARADELO - 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 a 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 7:
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 8:
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 9:
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 10:
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Breakfast in the morning and
independent departure arrangements
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END OF TOUR SERVICES
plus
professional guides, escorts and insurance, fully-kitted horses and
cross-country vehicles. 
We had a fabulous time on the Camino de Santiago! Everything worked as
it should have and all contact we had with anyone associated with
EATours was very friendly, very helpful and totally professional. You
can be sure that we will be passing the word. A real pleasure... 
