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Camino Portugués de la vía de la Plata

A pilgrim route of 214.6 km from Zamora to Verín, joins the Camiño Xabrés por Verín at Verín, then the Camino Sanabrés to Santiago de Compostela. At 20–25 km a day, most people take 9–11 days.

  • 214.6 kmDistance
  • 4,589 mClimb
  • 4,854 mDescent
  • 942 mHigh point

Plan your own days

A common way to split it

One common way to split it, not the only one.

  1. Zamora → Ricobayo de Alba 39.5 km
  2. Ricobayo de Alba → Fonfría 20.1 km
  3. Fonfría → Alcañices 21.7 km
  4. Alcañices → Quintanilha 25.6 km
  5. Quintanilha → Bragança 25.0 km
  6. Bragança → Vinhais 29.2 km
  7. Vinhais → Edral 18.3 km
  8. Edral → Verín 35.1 km

Town by town

Distances run towards Santiago. Distances are along the route, in kilometres.

Pick a town to see its places to sleep. Check before you go: places can be seasonal or closed.

  • 35.6 km with no beds between Zamora and El Vedal — plan a long day or a detour.
  • 33.6 km with no beds between Edral and Dos Hermanas — plan a long day or a detour.
TownFrom start (km)To next (km)Places to sleepDrinking water
Zamora City0.18.937Yes

37 places to sleep in Zamora · 1138 beds at the 28 that give a number

Hostel

Guest house

Hotel

Apartment

La Hiniesta Village9.113.5—Yes
Almendra Village22.513.8—Yes
Muelas del Pan Village36.43.21Yes

1 place to sleep in Muelas del Pan, 1 of them outside town

Hostel

Ricobayo de Alba Hamlet39.620.13—

3 places to sleep in Ricobayo de Alba, 2 of them outside town · 32 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hostel

Hotel

Fonfría Village59.721.72Yes

2 places to sleep in Fonfría, 1 of them outside town · 50 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hostel

  • Albergue Municipal de Peregrinos

Guest house

  • Lajafriz 50 beds (outside town)
Alcañices Village81.410.44—

4 places to sleep in Alcañices, 1 of them outside town · 12 beds at the 1 that give a number

Hostel

  • Albergue de Peregrinos

Guest house

  • El Tejar De Miro 12 beds (outside town)
  • María y Manolo

Hotel

  • Disco Rojo
Sejas de Aliste Hamlet91.84.11—

1 place to sleep in Sejas de Aliste · 8 beds at the 1 that give a number

Guest house

  • Pension/Bar Bera 8 beds
Trabazos Village95.911.13—

3 places to sleep in Trabazos, 1 of them outside town · 65 beds at the 3 that give a number

Guest house

  • Los Castaños 19 beds
  • La Galana 8 beds
  • El Cruce 38 beds (outside town)
Quintanilha Village107.017.91—

1 place to sleep in Quintanilha

Hostel

  • Albergue Quintanilha
Gimonde Village124.97.1——
Bragança City132.05.712Yes

12 places to sleep in Bragança

Hostel

  • Albergue Bragança
  • HI Bragança - Pousada da Juventude

Guest house

  • Casa dos Infantes
  • Solar de Santa Maria +351 273 333 161
  • Quinta da Rica-Fé Agroturismo

Hotel

Donai Village137.61.6——
Lagomar Hamlet139.26.5—Yes
Castrelos Village145.74.32Yes

2 places to sleep in Castrelos, 2 of them outside town

Apartment

Other

  • Cepo Verde Campsite (outside town)
Soeira Village150.05.9——
Vila Verde Village155.95.3—Yes
Vinhais Town161.24.91Yes

1 place to sleep in Vinhais

Hotel

  • Vinhais Hotel
Sobreiro de Baixo Village166.07.5——
Candedo Village173.55.9—Yes
Edral Village179.521.51—

1 place to sleep in Edral

Hostel

  • Albergue
Vilardevós Village201.013.6——
Verín Town214.6—7Yes

7 places to sleep in Verín, 1 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Albergue de Verín

Guest house

Hotel

  • Dos Hermanas (outside town)
  • A Morada Do Cigarrón +34 988 98 21 48
  • Parador de Verín
  • Parador Castelo de Monterrei

Alternatives

  • Camino Portugués de la vía de la Plata (from Vale de Armeiro) — 8.9 km
  • Camino Portugués de la vía de la Plata — 7.2 km
  • Camino Portugués de la vía de la Plata (from Penso) — 5.7 km

Joins the Camiño Xabrés por Verín at Verín, km 40.6 ›

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Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from Copernicus GLO-30. Fuente de los datos: Junta de Castilla y León. Obra derivada de MDT05-cob1 2008-2015 CC-BY 4.0 scne.es.

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