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Day Excursion to Lugo and the Saint James Way to Santiago de Compostela
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ProductID:
1297 |
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Type:
Full Day Tour Scheduled Group
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Country:
Spain |
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Theme:
Scheduled Coach Sightseeing Tour
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Region: Galicia |
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Group Size:
2 or more
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Start City:
Santiago de Compostela |
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Duration:
1 Day (Duration: 09h30 - 10h30)
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Jan - Dec | |
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On this excursion from Santiago de Compostela you will enjoy a full day tour to Lugo and take Saint James Way Trail on the way back.
Tour highlights include stops at LUGO; the capital of the roman Galicia. Walking tour of the old area visiting both its 12th.-century cathedral and 4th.-century roman walls which were declared World Heritage monument by UNESCO in the year 2000. PORTOMARIN; a historical town rescued, stone by stone, from its original site. Nowadays the waters of the Miño River close over it giving rise to an important dam. Lining the Miño River you will see the vineyards whose graps are used for producing the famous local rum aguardiente". LEBOREIRO; a small village, which still preserves its medieval aspect, with its fine restoration of houses and streets around a beautiful Romanesque church small village, which still preserves its medieval aspect, with its fine restoration of houses and streets around a beautiful Romanesque church.
 The way back to Santiago will be following the PILGRIMS WAY TO SANTIAGO since Middle Ages, which is, without doubt, the oldest most celebrated route of the old continent. The first pilgrims to Santiago came in the 11th. century, but after then, the influx began to grow forcefully until our times.
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1 Day (Duration: 09h30 - 10h30)
DAY 1:
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA - LUGO - PORTOMARIN -
PALAS DE REI - LEBOREIRO - MELIDE - SANTIAGO
DE COMPOSTELA
- Departure from Santiago
- The motorway will be taken to Lugo.
- Stopping at LUGO, the capital of the roman
Galicia. Walking tour of the old area
visiting both its 12th.-century cathedral
and 4th.-century roman walls which were
declared World Heritage monument by UNESCO
in the year 2000.
- LUNCH
- Next stop PORTOMARIN, It is a historical
town rescued, stone by stone, from its
original site. Nowadays the waters of the
Miño River close over it giving rise to an
important dam. Lining the Miño River you
will see the vineyards whose graps are used
for producing the famous local rum aguardiente".
- The way back to Santiago will be following
the PILGRIMS WAY TO SANTIAGO since Middle
Ages, which is, without doubt, the oldest
most celebrated route of the old continent.
The first pilgrims to Santiago came in the
11th. century, but after then, the influx
began to grow forcefully until our times
- PALAS DE REI, Its name makes reference to
Alphonso the ninth, king of both Galica and
León, who specially favoured this town
Nevertheless, there is a popular legend
which tells that its name comes from the
visigothic king Witiza who had his palace
here.
- The last stage passes through the lands of
Melide and Arzua.
- Stopping at LEBOREIRO small village, which
still preserves its medieval aspect, with
its fine restoration of houses and streets
around a beautiful Romanesque church(stop)
small village, which still preserves its
medieval aspect, with its fine restoration
of houses and streets around a beautiful
Romanesque church.
- MELIDE, It was already mentioned in the
early 12th. century. Several churches and
the oldest stone cross of Galicia are worth
seeing.
- Return to Santiago
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We had a fabulous time on the Camino de Santiago! Everything worked as
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