COMPOSTELLA ROUTE - SPAIN
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From the 10th century to the present day, pilgrims have made their way to Santiago to view the shrine of St James the Apostle along a traditional that passed across Castile, through Burgos and León to Santiago de Compostella. They pass through some of the most beautiful, historic and interesting countryside in France and Spain, before arriving in the distinctive Celtic region of Galicia bordering the Atlantic.
The complete route covers just under 500 miles from Jaca in France to Santiago in Spain. If you do not have the time to undertake this epic pilgrimage on horseback you can ride on the first half only – from Jaca in France to Hontanas (near Burgos) in Spain or the second half from Hontanas to Santiago. The beginning and end of the routes are more mountainous while the middle stretches give opportunities for some faster riding.
SAMPLE ITINERARY - COMPOSTELLA ROUTE
1 September
Arrival in Pau. Bus to Oloron (3x daily, not included), transfer to hotel (included), dinner, meet group and discuss route. Overnight..
2 September
JACA to ARTIEDA 43km
3 September
ARTIEDA to SANGUESA 32.5km
4 September
SANGUESA to MONTREAL 31km
5 September
MONTREAL to PUENTA LA REINA 29km
6 September
PUENTA LA REINA to ESTELLA 21.5km
7 September
ESTELLA to LOGRONO 35km
8 September
LOGRONO to AZOFRA 32km
9 September
AZOFRA to ST DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA 35 km
10 September
ST DOMINGO to BELORADO 21km
11 September
BELORADO to CARDENUELA 30km
12 September
CARDENUELA to HONTANAS 37km.
13 September
POBLACION to CALZADILLA 25km. First half participants transfer to Leon, overnight in hotel. Arrival of second half participants in Leon, tranfer to Calzadilla.
14 September
Departure of first half participants from Leon. CALZADILLA to CALZADA DEL COTO 23km
15 September
CALZADA DEL COTO to RELIEGOS 21km
16 September
RELIEGOS to VALVERDE DE LA VIRGEN 29km
17 September
VALVERDE to HOSPITAL DE ORBIGO 20km
18 September
HOSPITAL to EL GANSO 26km
19 September
EL GANSO to EL ACEBO 23km
20 September
EL ACEBO to DRAGONTE 40km
21 September
DRAGONTE to CEBREIRO 38km
22 September
CEBREIRO to TRIACASTELA 20km
23 September
TRIACASTELA to PORTOMARIN 35km
24 September
PORTOMARIN to SAN PEDRO 28km
25 September
SAN PEDRO to SANTIAGO 30km. Finish trail and depart for home. If you wish you may stay on in Santiago for an extra night and catch your flight home on the 26th September.
NOTES - COMPOSTELLA ROUTE
It is not possible to have a single supplement on the pilgrimage route. On this riding holiday accomodations are simple and vary from small hotels and occasionally Pilgrim hostels in keeping with the "pilgrimage style".
Pilgrims travelling the "Chemin de St Jacques" look for a room when evening arrives and how far they travel in a day varies. Although everyone is always accommodated, it is not possible to make reservations for specific hotels. There would be too many cancellations and rebookings as people travel slower or faster than they anticipate.
By September the largest number of people will already have passed for the summer but it is still possible that we may have to change the planned overnight accommodation and sometimes we will sleep in a "pilgrim hostel" where there is no single room! You should bring a sleeping bag in case this is needed for those situations.
The weight limit for this ride is 15 st/209 lb/95 kg, please enquire if you are an experienced rider exceeding this weight.
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WHAT IS INCLUDED
All accommodation, horse, guide, meals (breakfast, picnic or restaurant at lunch time, restaurant at night including wine with meals) from dinner on day 1 (or day 13) to lunch of the day 13 (or 25), transfer from Oloron, between Leon and Calzadilla.
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Drinks. Items of a personal nature. Optional cultural visits or entry fees, travel to Oloron or Leon and back from Leon
or Santiago. Hotel extensions in Santiago if you wish to stay longer.
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