Path in Carracedo, Caldas de Reis
The Portuguese Coastal Way
Stage: Caldas de Reis-Padrón
O Pino gives way to Mount Castelo, dense woods washed by the waters of the Valga River and dotted with old mills.
Caldas de Reis- Carracedo
The route leaves Caldas via the N-550 road but immediately continues onto a lovely path which climbs up to the Santa Mariña de Carracedo complex.
Caldas de Reis - Carracedo
Carracedo- San Miguel de Valga
The path runs through Casalderrique and Casal de Eirigo and enters the municipality of Valga. O Pino gives way to Mount Castelo, dense woods washed by the waters of the Valga River and dotted with old mills.
Carracedo - San Miguel de Valga
San Miguel de Valga- Padrón
The next places on this stage are Cimadevilla, the bridge over the Fontenlo River, Cedelo and Condide, in Pontecesures. The Pino Manso Viewpoint offers a lovely view of the Ulla River valley. The route runs through the oldest part of Pontecesures. It then crosses a bridge over the Ulla (originally Roman, now much changed) which separates the provinces of Pontevedra and A Coruña. This marks the beginning of the A Coruña municipality of Padrón, home of the Jacobean tradition, a lovely historic town crossed by the Sar River. The route enters town through the fairground, then follows Paseo do Espolón. In the historic centre stands Santiago de Padrón Church, where O Pedrón–a Roman altar stone to which a carving of a cross is said to have been added by the disciples of St. James the Apostle–is kept.