Palas de Rei › Arzúa

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

Melide, the pulpo capital of Galicia, is the essential gastronomic stop of the Camino — Galician octopus with boiled potatoes, paprika and olive oil is one of the great pleasures of the road. Santiago is now just 50 km away. The atmosphere begins to shift; anticipation builds.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain over 29,4 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

⏱️ Estimated Time for You

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Palas de Rei · Start

  Altitude: 380 m · 🇪🇸 Galicia

• 7.8km

  Casanova

  Village or waypoint on stage 63.

• 14.6km

  Melide · 450 m · Octopus capital

  Village or waypoint on stage 63.

• 19.4km

  Boente · 480 m

  Village or waypoint on stage 63.

• 23.5km

  Castañeda

  Village or waypoint on stage 63.

• 28.6km

  Arzúa · End

  Altitude : 389 m

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Difficulty / Alerts

  Rolling Galician terrain with woodland paths and passages through typical villages.

  Melide (km 15): pulpo a feira capital — the essential gastronomic stop of the Camino.

  Entering the province of A Coruña — the last province before Santiago.
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  Water points

  Palas de Rei

  Melide (km 15)

  Boente (km 20)

  Arzúa (km 29,4)
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  Supplies

  Arzúa km 29,4 · Supermercado · Panadería
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  AccommodationsPilgrim hostels (albergues, 5–15€), private rooms (30–60€).
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  Monuments & Heritage

  Cruceiro de Leboreiro km 8 · Large 14th-century medieval cruceiro in the village square — one of the finest in Galicia

  Melide — octopus capital km 15 · Town with the Museo da Terra de Melide, Romanesque church and the legendary pulpería O Ezequiel

  Boente — spring and chapel km 20 · Chapel of Santiago de Boente with cruceiro, pilgrim fountain and welcome shade

  Arzúa — DOP cheese km 29.4 · Capital of Galician Arzúa-Ulloa DOP cheese, cheese festival in March, specialty shops throughout town
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  Taxi / Retreat options

  Taxi Arzúa — 981 50 08 00

  Taxi Melide — 982 50 17 00

  Bus Santiago–Lugo stops at Arzúa