# Pilgrim for a day in Santiago: from Monte do Gozo to the Obradoiro, a tasting and a night route

You walk down with a guide from Monte do Gozo to the Obradoiro, have lunch on Rúa de San Pedro, go into the cathedral, taste Galician wines and close with Compos Tours' night route.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/santiago-de-compostela/itineraries/pilgrim-for-a-day-and-legends · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (arrive before 10:00; park on the edge of the historic centre or come by train)
- 10:00 · Last Stage of the Camino Francés, from O Pedrouzo to the Obradoiro (Galicia Experience · €40, ages 6 to 15 €25 · confirm when booking whether they pick you up or you meet at their office) · Galicia Experience, From €40 per adult
  - 12 min on foot
- 14:00 · O Dezaseis (eating house €€ · booking; closed Sunday) · O Dezaseis, €€
  - 12 min on foot
- 16:00 · Santiago Cathedral and the Portico of Glory (basilica free; enter without a rucksack)
  - 6 min on foot
- 18:00 · Tasting of Three Galician Wines and Three Cheeses in the Old Town (Galicia Travels · €28 · book at least an hour beforehand) · Galicia Travels, From €28 per person
  - 6 min on foot
- 20:00 · Night Tour of Secrets and Legends Through the Old Town (Compos Tours · €15 · leaves from the Casa da Conga, in the Quintana) · Compos Tours, From €15 per person
- 22:00 · Vuelta (In A Coruña or Pontevedra around 23:00)

This day is for entering Santiago as the pilgrims do, even if you have not come from far. In the morning a Galicia Experience guide takes you a few kilometres back and you walk down from Monte do Gozo to the Praza do Obradoiro. In the afternoon, lunch, the cathedral and a short tasting. At night, the legends of the city with an official guide. It only runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from March to October.

## From morning to night

9:00 · Arrival. From A Coruña or Pontevedra, an hour on the AP-9 or half an hour by train from A Coruña. You need to be in Santiago before ten.

10:00 · Pilgrim for a day. Galicia Experience takes you about nine kilometres outside the city and the guide meets you at Monte do Gozo, from where you can see the cathedral towers. From there you walk down to the Obradoiro. It is about three and a half hours in total, with walking poles and a cap included. It costs €40, €25 for ages 6 to 15. Bear in mind that this stretch does not entitle you to the Compostela.

14:00 · Lunch at O Dezaseis. The eatery on Rúa de San Pedro, the street by which the Camino Francés enters the old town. Galician cooking at a middling price; book ahead.

16:00 · The cathedral. Go back to the centre and enter the basilica by Praterías, now without hurry and without a rucksack. It is free; the Portico of Glory needs a timed ticket.

18:00 · Wine and cheese tasting. Three Galician wines and three artisan cheeses with a Galicia Travels guide, in a venue in the old town, for €28. The exact spot arrives with the voucher.

20:00 · Night route. Juan Segade, of Compos Tours, leaves from the arcades of the Casa da Conga, in the Quintana, and in two hours tells legends, symbols and the medieval Jewish quarter. It ends at Praterías. It costs €15.

22:00 · Head home. In A Coruña or Pontevedra around eleven at night. If you can, stay the night: the return at night is long after a day on foot.

## If the day or the weather changes

Outside the season, or on a Monday, Wednesday or weekend, there is no guided departure: you can do the Monte do Gozo stretch on your own, or the whole stage from O Pedrouzo if you leave very early. In heavy rain, swap the walk for the Museo do Pobo Galego, which Galicia Experience visits with a guide at 11:00. If you prefer a guided dinner, the evening version of the Santiago Experience tour includes dinner and queimada and replaces the tasting and the route.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
AP-9 from A Coruña or Pontevedra, an hour. Park on the edge of the old town and do not move the car all day.

### Without a car
Atlantic Axis train from A Coruña, about 30 minutes, and from Pontevedra. From the station to the Obradoiro, about twenty minutes on foot.

## Consejos

### Book the three activities
The guided Camino, the tasting and the night route have limited places.

### Walking shoes all day
It is about five hours on foot between morning and night, a good part on paving.

### Sleep in Santiago
A night at the Parador, right on the Obradoiro, saves you the return at night.

## Cuándo no ir

On 25 July: there is no guided departure and the city is full for the Apostle's festival.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Which days can it be done?
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from March to October, which is when Pilgrim for a Day runs.

### Do I get the Compostela?
No. You have to walk at least the last 100 km in one go.

### How much does the day cost?
About €105–120 per person: €40 the guided Camino, €28 the tasting, €15 the night route and lunch.

### Can you do it with children?
The morning yes, from age 6 for €25. The tasting is for adults; on the night route under-12s do not pay.