This way was the oldest and most important cultural route
of Europe . All the spiritual and cultural grounds are live
today so one thousand years after this pilgrimage way is
still in use.
| We shall ride
along the final section of this route just starting
at
the point where this route reaches Galicia
. As a horse-riding pilgrims we shall revive a part of
the history of the old Europe . |
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We shall cross along some of the best conservated natural
environments of Southern Europe . Remote old villages
and historic remains will be reached by us and we shall
enjoy nature and wildlife as the ancients did.
1 st day . We go for you at your
hotel or airport at three o'clock.
Meeting at Valiña's guest country
house (O Cebreiro, LUGO ).
Welcome dinner and lodging
in a warm atmosphere. Proprietress Ms María Pilar's
kindness shall us feel as at home. 
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nd day .
Visit to O Cebreiro where we'll visit some interesting
Celtic historic remains.Horse trip to Triacastela across
deep forest of centenarian walnut trees, oaks and chesnut
trees.Country lunch at Triacastela, old village with
an interesting Romanic church. Horse riding to Samos
across Oribio valley. We'll ride across a beatiful
natural environment and we'll visit the pre-Romanic
chapel and monastery of Samos where monks pray and
work.
Board and lodging at the Hostelry of the Benedictine
monastery of Samos .
 3
rd day . Horse riding to Sarria across prairie
and forest. We'll visit an old convent and a medieval
castle.
Ride down Miño valley. We'll enjoy a
lovely landscape and we'll visit an old temple at Barbadelo.
Country
lunch at Mercado da Serra by an old water mill.
Horse
riding to Portomarín across the reservoir of
Belesar.
Board and lodging at Portomarín Hotel
(state-owned).
4 th day . Horse riding across Ulla
valley in a pleasant river and country environment. We'll
visit some Romanic historic remains.Country lunch.
Horse riding to Vilar de Donas. There we'll
visit the outstanding Romanic temple and we'll enjoy
some medieval paintings. This temple was the see of the
military order of Santiago , knights that fought banditry
in this pilgrimage route.
Board and lodging at Portomarín
Hotel (state-owned).
 5
th day. .Horse riding to Melide. We'll cross
an old bridge at Furelos and we'll visit a madieval
castle at Pambre. This is a well-known area for its
old water mills.
Country lunch.Horse riding to Castañeda. There
we'll visit some medieval lime kilns; many pieces made
there were used in the construction of Santiago 's
Cathedral.
From that moment on, the pilgrim riders will have free time to use it as they wish.
Board and lodging at Arzúa. .
 6
- 7th day .
Horse riding to Labacolla. Pilgrims washed oneselves
there in a brook before visiting the Sacred Sepulcre
at Santiago 's Cathedral. We'll reach Monte do Gozo(it
means joy hill) from where a nice view of Santiago de
Compostela can be seen.
Country lunch. Visit to the Santiago
's Cathedral, the end of a large pilgrimage route.
Board
and lodging in a three or four star Hotel.
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