Padrón › Santiago de Compostela

🗺 Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

The final stage! Leaving Padrón, the path climbs one last time into Galician forests of eucalyptus and oak. The atmosphere is unlike any other day — pilgrims everywhere, emotion building with every kilometre. Monte do Gozo (Hill of Joy), where the cathedral towers appear for the very first time, is a moment you will never forget.

The descent into Santiago winds through the historic quarters in a long, silent procession toward the Praza do Obradoiro. The first notes of the Galician gaita echo through the cobbled lanes, announcing that the journey is almost complete.

Santiago de Compostela, one of the three holy cities of Christendom alongside Rome and Jerusalem, greets you with the baroque facade of its cathedral. The Pilgrim Mass, the legendary Botafumeiro, the embrace of the apostle's statue — emotions that stay with you forever. Bom Caminho — Buen Camino!

Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 24,8 km

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Padrón · Start

  Saint James's boat. Padrón peppers. Albergue.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Hostel
• 10km

  Teo

  Village on the outskirts of Santiago. Café and grocery.

  💧 Water🛒 Grocery
• 21km

  Monte do Gozo

  The Hill of Joy — first view of the cathedral towers.

  💧 Water🏕 Hostel
• 24.8km

  Santiago de Compostela · End

  Cathedral, Praza do Obradoiro, Pilgrim Mass. Buen Camino!

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations🍽 Restaurants

⚠ Good to Know

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  Terrain

  Eucalyptus forests then entry into Santiago

  Monte do Gozo — first view of the cathedral

  Arrival on the Praza do Obradoiro
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  Water points

  Padrón (km 0)

  Teo (km 10)

  Monte do Gozo (km 21)

  Santiago (km 25)
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  Supplies

  Padrón km 0 · All shops

  Santiago km 25 · All amenities