Valença › O Porriño

🗺 Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

A solemn moment: crossing the international bridge over the Minho between Valença (Portugal) and Tui (Spain) marks the entry into Galicia, the final region before Santiago. The atmosphere shifts — yellow arrows replace the Portuguese blue markers, and the grey granite of Galicia takes over from the schist.

Tui, with its medieval cathedral-fortress looming over the Minho, deserves a short visit before you press on northward. The route between Tui and O Porriño passes through peri-urban and industrial zones, a sharp contrast to the Minho countryside.

O Porriño, a granite industrial town, is an unavoidable waypoint on the camino. Its large albergue and unpretentious restaurants welcome pilgrims for their first night on Galician soil.

Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 21,2 km

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  Valença · Start

  Vauban fortress. Views over the Minho and Tui.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations
• 3km

  Tui · Spain

  Cathedral-fortress. Entry into Galicia — Buen Camino!

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Hostel
• 21.2km

  O Porriño · End

  Galician granite town. Large albergue, restaurants.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Hostel🍽 Restaurants

⚠ Good to Know

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  Terrain

  Border crossing on the international bridge

  Peri-urban zone between Tui and O Porriño

  Flat terrain, easy walking after the bridge
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  Water points

  Valença (km 0)

  Tui (km 3)

  O Porriño (km 21)
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  Supplies

  Tui km 3 · Spanish shops

  O Porriño km 21 · Supermarkets