Tapia de Casariego › Ribadeo

🗺 Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

The most symbolic stage since San Sebastián: you cross into Galicia. The Ponte dos Santos (Bridge of the Saints) spans the Eo estuary between Castropol (Asturias) and Ribadeo (Galicia) — a few steps and everything changes: the language (Galician), the architecture (stone hórreos granaries), the atmosphere.

Before the bridge, the path follows the superb Eo estuary with its pine trees, calm waters and herons. The Playa de las Catedrales (3 km past Ribadeo, off the direct route) is one of the most spectacular natural sites in Spain: 30-metre stone arches carved by the Atlantic, accessible at low tide.

Ribadeo is the first Galician town — a fine gateway into the final region of the camino.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 20,9 km

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  Tapia de Casariego · Start

  Last Asturian town, harbour, beach.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations
• 10km

  Castropol

  Asturian town on the Eo estuary. Views across to Ribadeo.

  💧 Water🛒 Grocery☕ Bar
• 17,6km

  Ribadeo · End

  First Galician town. Beach of the Cathedrals 3 km away. Lively town centre.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations🍽 Restaurant

⚠ Practical Information

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  Ponte dos Santos

  International bridge between Asturias and Galicia over the Eo estuary

  A deeply symbolic moment: crossing into Galicia on foot

  Sweeping views over the estuary
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  Playa de las Catedrales

  30-metre stone arches and tunnels — accessible at low tide only

  3 km past Ribadeo (off-route) — a highly recommended detour

  Booking required in summer (visitor quota)
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  Entering Galicia

  Language: Galician (distinct from Castilian Spanish)

  Hórreos — stone grain stores on stilts — everywhere

  More rain than in Asturias — pack a waterproof