Portuguese Coastal Way ‧ Stage 8
Camino Portugues Along The Coast
On foot
13 stages
Information
About this stage
This is one of the most beautiful stages of this trip, which also does not present significant physical difficulties. We will walk along a large part of the route along the seaside, discovering towns such as Baiona, A Ramallosa or the stunning city of Vigo, where we will end our stage.
Pilgrim Recommendation
This coastal stage will be the last one with beaches and sights to the Atlantic coast, as we will not the see this landscape in the next one. We will have the Cíes isles on the horizon during this stage to enjoy their beauty.
Distance and elevation
Stage profile
Route
Itinerary
Km 0 ‧ Baiona
We leave Baiona to start our route next to the wall of the church and then turn into Manuel Valverde Street, going down a staircase that leads us to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (Town Hall Square). We will take a diversion following the yellow arrows along Rúa do Conde and Rúa Porta da Vila. We continue along Rúa Loureiral and Rúa do Burgo, moving parallel to the coast, cross the river Baiña over a small stone bridge and continue on to Sabarís
Km 3 ‧ Sabarís
We continue along Rúa da Ponte Nova and cross two streams over two stone bridges. We go up Rúa Viso de Calvos and turn left along Camiño do Lindeiro. Moving forward, we reach the banks of the river Miñor where we cross over the Romanic bridge of A Ramallosa. IMPORTANT: After crossing the bridge we will find the junction that separates the Inland Camino from the Coastal route. We should take the option on the left, following the green arrows that mark this route. Very soon, moving in this direction we will find A Ramallosa.
Km 4,5 ‧ A Ramallosa
We will advance parallel to the Miñor river and the bicycle lane along Torrente Ballester Avenue and follow the arrows until we reach Playa América. At the end of the beach, we continue along the pedestrian walkway and Rúa Cidade de Vigo to reach Panxón Beach and then Patos Beach, from where we can see the Cíes Islands on the horizon. Continuing along Rúa de Coba and Camiño do Portiño we reach Saiáns.
Km 11,9 ‧ Saiáns
We follow the Ricardo Mella Avenue through the pedestrian area, when we reach a roundabout on the avenue we continue straight on for about two kilometres and we reach the coastal town of Oia. (WARNING: At this point the green arrows will indicate a diversion on the right that goes uphill and makes a detour that will take us back to the avenue we were on, so we recommend going straight on and not taking this diversion.
Km 14,9 ‧ Oia
We continue along Ad. Cesareo Vázquez, reaching Canido Beach and Praia do Vao. From this point the itinerary is totally intuitive and very easy to follow, as after a few metres we will reach the mouth of the Lagares River and we will be in Samil, the prelude to the city of Vigo. From Samil beach we can reach the city centre by walking along Avenida de Samil, and then taking Avenida da Atlántica, which will take us into the heart of the city, where we will have completed our stage.
Km 25,3 ‧ Vigo
Localities
Towns
Baiona
Province: Pontevedra
Vigo
Province: Pontevedra
