Camino de Invierno Stage 9

We leave the Town Hall of Vedra. Behind us, in San Pedro de Vilanova, very near to the route, is the house of a renowned historian of Galicia, Antonio López Ferreiro (1837-1910). Shortly afterwards we pass through Rubial. We are now in the municipality of Boqueixón. A diversion takes us to the mythical Pico Sacro which, with its height of over five hundred metres, presides over the landscapes of the surrounding area. This high hill is linked to the tradition of the Translatio of the body of the Apostle from Iria Flavia to Compostela: on its slopes grazed the fighting bulls which the disciples of Santiago subdued so that they would take the body of the saint to the sepulchre. Leaving Rubial and Deseiro de Arriba behind, the route reaches the municipality of Santiago through A Susana. It goes back a few metres to Vedra in order Compostela through the River Sar district. [Stage details] Start: Outeiro (Vedra) · End: Santiago de Compostela 16.7 km · about 3h 20min · difficulty low