If you don’t have time or desire of walking full Camino Portuguese (280 km) or Camino Primitivo (321 km), you could always choose to walk only last 100km, get coaching on the way, and even receive Compostela in Santiago. Note! According to the new rules for the last 100 km to Santiago de Compostela you need to get two stamps per day (you can get them in bars and restaurants on the way) in order to get the Compostela.

And you also could choose walking last 100 km of Camino Portuguese or of Camino Primitivo.

option 1: last 100km of Camino portuguese

Pontevedra+2.jpg — **DAY 1. April 6th.**
**Redondela – Cesantes – Arcade – Balteiro – Pontevedra [21km]**

You will walk with small uphills through the forest along the road, and through small towns. A couple of kilometers before Pontevedra take the river trail instead of following the road, it’s not longer but more picturesque. You will arrive at Pontevedra, it’s a nice city with many supermarkets, a beautiful cathedral, a nice Old Town, many restaurants and bars. You could stay at **Albergue La Virgen Peregrina, municipal,** great place, with all you need, spacious, clean and well organized, it has a nice garden. Capacity 60 people. **Price 6 Euro** p.p., including bedding.

Armenteira 2.png — **DAY 2. April 7th.**
**Pontevedra – Campañó – Combarro – Armenteira [22km]**

Today we will start to walk the alternative route **Variante Espiritual.** It will take you through vineyards, small towns, and villages and back to the coast. The trail splits **at 3,7km from Pontevedra**, there will be a big sign “Variante Espiritual” pointing left toward Combarro, you won’t miss it. From Combarro the route climbs all the way to the top of the mountains to Armenteira, 400m up. Make sure you carry enough water before starting the uphill walk, you can ask to fill your bottles in one of the cafés in Combarro. You will arrive to Armenteira, a small village built around the monastery, it’s the main attraction There are two restaurants but no shops. If you don’t want to eat in a restaurant, please, buy food in Pontevedra.You could stay at **Albergue de Armenteira, municipal,** it is a brand new one with good facilities, clean and comfortable. Opens at 1 pm. Capacity 33 people. **Price 6 Euro** pp.

Arousa 2.png — **DAY 3. April 8th.**
**Armenteira – Barrantes – Ribadumia – Pontearnelas – Villanueva de Arousa [23km]**

In the beginning you follow La Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua (The Route of Stone and Water). Be careful as there are not so many Camino marks (yellow arrows). In the beginning the trail goes through the forest, along the small river, with some randomly placed rock sculptures - this part is very beautiful. Then it turns into the fields and vineyards, a little bit through villages and towns. You could stay at Albergue de Arousa, municipal. It’s located in a sports complex. Opens at 1 pm. **Price 6 Euro** p.p., including bedding. Capacity - 20 beds. You can buy a boat ticket here, the cost is the same as at the pier.

Padron+2.jpg — **DAY 4. April 9th.**
**Vilanova de Arousa – Padrón by boat [28km]**

From here take a boat. That is the original way the body of St. James was transported to Santiago. **Boat ticket** coasts **19 Euro** p.p., the ride takes 1 hour. It usually **leaves in the morning** from the pier, 5min. walk from the albergue (sometimes it departs at **7 am**, sometimes at **10 am)**. Depending on the number of pilgrims there might be one or two boats. The boat goes passing 17 crosses that are placed on small rocky islands along the river. The route is called Traslatio Xacobeo. The ride is very beautiful. After you will need to walk about 2km more to Padrón. It is a beautiful town with a stunning pedestrian street, cathedral, and churches. There are several restaurants and cafes nearby, some open very early in the morning for pilgrims. If you want to stay in Padron, you could stay at Albergue de Peregrinos de Padrón, municipal. It is big, clean, well-organized albergue with a lot of space, one big dormitory with many bunk beds. Capacity 46 people. **Price 6 Euro** p.p., including bedding. Or you could walk a bit further to Herbron, the town and monastery you couldn’t miss.

**DAY 5. April 10th.**
**Herbron - Padrón – Iria Flavia – A Esclavitude – Picaraña – Milladoiro – Santiago de Compostela [25km]**

Arriving in **Santiago de Compostela** is an absolutely thrilling experience, you see pilgrims from different Caminos coming here: walking or cycling, taking off their backpacks and sitting around Plaza del Obradoiro in front of the cathedral, everybody is very excited, hugging, shaking hands, crying, smiling. You see here people you met somewhere on the way, it’s an amazing feeling to be part of this pilgrims’ crowd! You made it, now it’s time to chill, relax and celebrate! And don’t forget to get your **Compostela** at the Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago. It is better to book accommodation in Santiago in advance. You could stay at **Albergue Seminario Meno**, 16 Euro p.p., the rooms are ex cellars.

DAY 6. April 11th.
Exploring Santiago de Compostela during Easter preparations.

If we are lucky, we could be the witnessers of the The Botafumeiro ceremony in the Cathedral. The Botafumeiro ( "smoke expeller") is a famous thurible found in the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. The Santiago de Compostela Botafumeiro is one of the largest censers in the world, weighing 80 kg and measuring 1.60 m in height. It is normally on display in the library of the cathedral, but for Easter it will be brought to the floor of the cathedral and attached to a rope hung from the pulley mechanism.

Camino Coaching Package is €600, that includes 6 coaching sessions:

scheme last 100km Portuguese

Session 1 - 14.03.2020. Online Discovery Session [1,5hr] - before Camino

Before starting Camino it is important to get to know each other a bit better. During face-to-face online session we will design the alignment - how both of us want to be together and work during Camino Coaching Journey. We will discuss the main goal or questions, and how the client wants to track the results. We will do guided meditation where the client will have a chance to get to know better his/her Inner Voice, and also other voices that we hear in our heads. We will discover the core values. All this work will build important foundation for the whole Camino.

Session 2 - 15.03.2020. Online Group Session [1,5hr] - before

Athough each participant will walk individually his/her Camino journey (highly recommended), we will meet all together on video call to introduce each other, to set our intentions for learning and discoveries for Camino. We will have some time for questions as well.

Session 3 - 06.04.2020. Face-to-Face Individual Session [1hr] - the start of Camino

Choose the topic that you really want to focus for the whole Camino. Feel what your heart truly desires and think about a “big game”, the one that makes you dance rather than merely walk.

In everyday life we used to make choices based on what others want, or what will be easiest, or what will cause us the least amount of discomfort in the moment. By doing Camino you are already making a step forward, going to discover what you truly want instead of settling for what you have and give up on your dreams. But the movement in this direction is so overwhelming that, without some kind of structure for support, we all get easily swept away. We forget what it is that we truly want, what brings us joy and fulfillment. We forget that we know.

And I will be there for You. I will encourage you to set the goals that make you stretch, that call forth to your new capabilities and power, that push and pull you forward into a bigger life.

Session 4 - 11.04.2020. Face-to-Face Individual Session [1hr] - the end of Camino (in Santiago de Compostela)

The last session on the Camino way will be done with each participant at the day we arrive to Santiago de Compostela. It is worth to spend time in this sacred place, it is worth to take time to be by yourself. It is worth to celebrate…

Session 5 - 23-24.05.2020. Online Individual Completion Session [1hr] - after Cam

Although Camino is over, the learning and experience stays with you, and you might be still receiving your answers. Same for coaching: the transformation usually happens not during the session itself, but in between or even after the completion session. And it is important to look at it again through the lens of new perspectives and to draw what is next for you.

Session 6 - 30.05.2020. Online Group Completion Session [1,5hr] - after Camino

Camino Coaching program is developped first of all for the individual journey. And because the participants walked the same “path”, but each had his own discoveries, it would be interesting to share the learnings and discuss the intentions that everyone shared on the first Group call before starting the Camino.

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