Ribadeo → Vilela
Out of the old town and up inland.
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Camino del Norte · Stage 28 of 36
The path says goodbye to the sea and heads into Galicia through hills and hamlets to Vilanova de Lourenzá, with its great Benedictine monastery.
Profile
Long climbs from Ribadeo and hilly ground to Lourenzá.
Town by town
Every town with services along the way. Out of season some bars and albergues close; the app shows you which ones are open near you as you walk.
Monastery of San Salvador
The route
Out of the old town and up inland.
Hills, hamlets and the descent into the Lourenzá valley.
Tips
There are long stretches between hamlets without bars.
The Baroque façade of Lourenzá monastery is impressive.
Your first day of Galician hills: take the pace calmly.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Ribadeo to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 26.2 km. Walking takes between 7 and 8 hours, with short breaks.
Demanding difficulty. Long climbs from Ribadeo and hilly ground to Lourenzá.