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Hello @LisaSC , first of all are you and your mother walking as pilgrimage and hoping to receive a compostela from the cathedral's Pilgrim Office at the end? If you are, do note that Ferrerios is less than 100km from Santiago, not much it is true, but unless you have walked the entire 100km you will not be entitled to receive the compostela. In addition you need two stamps for every day of the 100 kms, but this is easily done as your accommodation provider and a nearby bar/cafe on the first night will stamp your passports. If you do not want a compostela just ignore the above. I am not sure whether walking 10km after travelling and starting after 7pm is practical, but you know your own capabilities. I assume that you are staying in private accommodation because starting at 7pm you would definitely arrive too late for an albergue's regulations which usually stipulate lights out no later 10pm.. As to taxis, I am certain that others on the forum with the relevant knowledge will respond to your post. You have certainly set yourself a very tight schedule but I wish you both well. Buen Camino!
Hi, Lisa,Hi All
I'm looking for some help please if possible
As an upcoming first time Camino go-er with limited time!
1. Is there an official 100km starting point at Ferrerios? I'm taking my Mother & we have 4 days of walking & want to start as close to 100km as possible (so not starting in Sarria). We're staying in Portomarin so think Ferrerios looks like the closest 100km marker but wonder if there's an official place we can get our passports stamped there?
2. Evening walk - we are planning to walk from Ferrerios to Portomarin on the evening we arrive to get 10km walked so we can walk the next 4 days (90km) stopping in all the places we'd like to stop in & this allows for do-able daily distances for my Mum. Just wondering please is it possible to walk 10km in the evening (at approx 7pm) & to get our passports stamped at this time for us to begin our journey? We plan to drop our luggage off at the hostel in Portomarin first then make our way to the starting point in Ferrerios (via taxi!) to walk back to Portomarin.
3. Taxi from Santiago Airport to Portomarin - as we plan to walk on the evening that we arrive, we don't have time to take the bus from Santiago to Portomarin. I'm thinking of a taxi instead. Can anyone recommend a reasonable taxi company for us to use please? I understand this sounds like a luxury but time is of the essence for us this day & ive planned this within our budget.
Thanks so much in advance.
Lisa xx
Hi All
I'm looking for some help please if possible
As an upcoming first time Camino go-er with limited time!
1. Is there an official 100km starting point at Ferrerios? I'm taking my Mother & we have 4 days of walking & want to start as close to 100km as possible (so not starting in Sarria). We're staying in Portomarin so think Ferrerios looks like the closest 100km marker but wonder if there's an official place we can get our passports stamped there?
2. Evening walk - we are planning to walk from Ferrerios to Portomarin on the evening we arrive to get 10km walked so we can walk the next 4 days (90km) stopping in all the places we'd like to stop in & this allows for do-able daily distances for my Mum. Just wondering please is it possible to walk 10km in the evening (at approx 7pm) & to get our passports stamped at this time for us to begin our journey? We plan to drop our luggage off at the hostel in Portomarin first then make our way to the starting point in Ferrerios (via taxi!) to walk back to Portomarin.
3. Taxi from Santiago Airport to Portomarin - as we plan to walk on the evening that we arrive, we don't have time to take the bus from Santiago to Portomarin. I'm thinking of a taxi instead. Can anyone recommend a reasonable taxi company for us to use please? I understand this sounds like a luxury but time is of the essence for us this day & ive planned this within our budget.
Thanks so much in advance.
Lisa xx
No it is not!If you are, do note that Ferrerios is less than 100km from Santiago
Hi Lisa , you want to walk in the evening .Hi All
I'm looking for some help please if possible
As an upcoming first time Camino go-er with limited time!
1. Is there an official 100km starting point at Ferrerios? I'm taking my Mother & we have 4 days of walking & want to start as close to 100km as possible (so not starting in Sarria). We're staying in Portomarin so think Ferrerios looks like the closest 100km marker but wonder if there's an official place we can get our passports stamped there?
2. Evening walk - we are planning to walk from Ferrerios to Portomarin on the evening we arrive to get 10km walked so we can walk the next 4 days (90km) stopping in all the places we'd like to stop in & this allows for do-able daily distances for my Mum. Just wondering please is it possible to walk 10km in the evening (at approx 7pm) & to get our passports stamped at this time for us to begin our journey? We plan to drop our luggage off at the hostel in Portomarin first then make our way to the starting point in Ferrerios (via taxi!) to walk back to Portomarin.
3. Taxi from Santiago Airport to Portomarin - as we plan to walk on the evening that we arrive, we don't have time to take the bus from Santiago to Portomarin. I'm thinking of a taxi instead. Can anyone recommend a reasonable taxi company for us to use please? I understand this sounds like a luxury but time is of the essence for us this day & ive planned this within our budget.
Thanks so much in advance.
Lisa xx
In addition you need two stamps for every day of the 100 kms
Unless you have the phone number of a taxi company in Portomarin, and can describe in Spanish your pickup location, I think you will find summoning a taxi from this stretch quite difficult. The albergues at Mercadoiro or Vilacha are pretty much your only options for getting help with the call.if things get difficult on your way from Ferreiros to Portomarin you could phone for a taxi to take you to your hotel,
Yes. Just after Ferreiros, where we spent the first night. Then ten days to Santiago.do you know if there's an official 100km marker anywhere near there so we can ensure that we get our compostela.
You do not qualify for a compostela, but that does not mean you are not a pilgrim.you are not a pilgrim, at least not according to the few rules that DO exist.
Oh, but I think there are "official" 100km starting points acknowledge by Pilgrim Office to get Compostela: Sarria (Frances), Tui (Portugues), Ourense (Sanabres) Monforte de Lemos (Invierno), Lugo (Primitivo) and combination Fisterra+Muxia (or vice versa). At least that is what I have more than once been told by more experienced pilgrims.There is no "official" 100K "starting point" anywhere
Like @SYates I am surprised at the assertion by @t2andreo that the cathedral will only recognise certain starting towns or routes as valid. I've always been under the impression that the waymarked routes were a convenience and not an obligation for walking pilgrims. But I endorse the rest of his post wholeheartedly.
@t2andreo Are you sure about acknowledged starting points/routes? The pilgrims office website only states 'at least 100km' on foot without making any reference to which routes you can follow. Buen Camino, SY
@t2andreo Are you sure about acknowledged starting points/routes? The pilgrims office website only states 'at least 100km' on foot without making any reference to which routes you can follow. Buen Camino, SY
@t2andreo Are you sure about acknowledged starting points/routes? The pilgrims office website only states 'at least 100km' on foot without making any reference to which routes you can follow. Buen Camino, SY
Like @SYates I am surprised at the assertion by @t2andreo that the cathedral will only recognise certain starting towns or routes as valid. I've always been under the impression that the waymarked routes were a convenience and not an obligation for walking pilgrims. But I endorse the rest of his post wholeheartedly.
You do not qualify for a compostela, but that does not mean you are not a pilgrim.Lots of pilgrims do not get compostelas, notably those who do partial stages.
Taxi Companies that can pick you up from the airport and take you to Ferreiros:-
In Ferreiros you can get your credentials stamped at either Casa Cruceiros or O Mirallos. 7pm is very late to start walking, the descent in to Portomarin is steep and will slow you down. Ferreiros to Portomarin is about 8.3k.
- Taxi Galicia.com (www.taxigalicia.com)
- Xacotrans (www.xacotrans.com)
- Galicia Incoming (www.galiciaincoming.com)
- Taxi Peregrino.com (www.taxiperegrino.com)
- Taxi Galicia.eu (www.Taxigalicia.eu)
- Taxi Peregrino.es (www.peregrinotaxi.es)
There is a new albergue just opened in Portomarin called Pasino a Pasino (http://pasinapasin.es/) which I have not stayed but looks nice on the website. If not O Mirador is a handy option and does breakfast which not many places in Portomarin do.
In our haste and excitement to start our Camino, we managed to forget to have our pilgrim passports stamped at our pension in Sarria. Already prepared to taxi back to Sarria from Portomarin to obtain our stamps, we were very pleased to walk upon Casa Barbadelo and obtaining our stamp showing 108km. When getting my Compostela, I was asked if I started in Sarria or Barbadelo, and I explained what happened. No problem obtaining the Compostela. Buen Camino!Hi All
I'm looking for some help please if possible
As an upcoming first time Camino go-er with limited time!
1. Is there an official 100km starting point at Ferrerios? I'm taking my Mother & we have 4 days of walking & want to start as close to 100km as possible (so not starting in Sarria). We're staying in Portomarin so think Ferrerios looks like the closest 100km marker but wonder if there's an official place we can get our passports stamped there?
2. Evening walk - we are planning to walk from Ferrerios to Portomarin on the evening we arrive to get 10km walked so we can walk the next 4 days (90km) stopping in all the places we'd like to stop in & this allows for do-able daily distances for my Mum. Just wondering please is it possible to walk 10km in the evening (at approx 7pm) & to get our passports stamped at this time for us to begin our journey? We plan to drop our luggage off at the hostel in Portomarin first then make our way to the starting point in Ferrerios (via taxi!) to walk back to Portomarin.
3. Taxi from Santiago Airport to Portomarin - as we plan to walk on the evening that we arrive, we don't have time to take the bus from Santiago to Portomarin. I'm thinking of a taxi instead. Can anyone recommend a reasonable taxi company for us to use please? I understand this sounds like a luxury but time is of the essence for us this day & ive planned this within our budget.
Thanks so much in advance.
Lisa xx
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