A guidebook to walking the Camino dos Faros, the Way of the Lighthouses, between Malpica and Fisterra. Covering 200km (124 miles), this pilgrimage route along the Galician coast in northwest Spain takes around 1 week and is suitable for any reasonably fit walker.
The route is described from north to south in 8 stages, each between 17 and 29km (11–18 miles) in length. Optional shortcuts are given where possible to allow you to adapt the route to suit you.
- 1:50, 000 maps included for each stage
- GPX files available to download
- Advice on planning and preparation
- Refreshment and accommodation information given for each route stage
Inhoudsopgave
Overview map
Map key
Route summary table
INTRODUCTION
Camiño dos Faros – a Galician coastal walk
Camiño dos Faros and the sea
The Costa da Morte
Flora and fauna
What’s the walking like?
The eight day schedule
Food and accommodation
Planning your walk
Getting there
What to take
Finding your way
Using this guide
CAMIÑO DOS FAROS
Stage 1 Malpica to Praia de Niñóns
Stage 2 Praia de Niñóns to Ponteceso
Stage 3 Ponteceso to Laxe
Stage 4 Laxe to Arou
Stage 5 Arou to Camariñas
Stage 6 Camariñas to Muxía
Stage 7 Muxía to Praia de Nemiña
Stage 8 Praia de Nemiña to Cabo Fisterra
Appendix A Trek planning table
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C Main Galician festivals
Appendix D Useful contacts
Over de auteur
John Hayes is a retired management consultant with degrees from Liverpool University and University College London. Immediately after finishing work in 2011 he embarked on an epic 5, 000km trek across Europe, walking from Tarifa in Spain to Budapest. John has walked the Camiño dos Faros in Spain twice, in April 2016 (with Christine his wife) and in June 2017. He is currently working on his first cycling guide – the Ruta Via de la Plata.
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