Stage 5. Vila Praia de Ancora – A Guarda (19 km)

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This stage offers you one of the most different and fun experiences of the whole Portuguese coastal route. Today we depart from Vila Praia de Ancora to cross the Miño river by ferry from Caminha to A Guarda. Not everyone can say that they start their journey in Galicia by disembarking, eh?

This stage is part of the Portuguese Way along the coast. Would you like to walk it with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: Portuguese Way along the coast from A Guarda, Portuguese Way along the coast from Oporto to Santiago and Portuguese Way along the coast from Porto to A Guarda.

A Guarda is a small seafaring town with a lively harbour and excellent seafood, famous for its lobster. Above it rises Monte de Santa Tecla, home to one of Spain's best-preserved Celtic hillforts and a magnificent view over the mouth of the Miño, with Portugal right across the water.

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  • Fishing harbour with anchored boats and colourful houses facing the sea below a mountain in A Guarda, on the Portuguese Coastal Way

    A Guarda

    Region A Guarda

    Province Lugo

    Population 10025

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Organised Trips
Rafael Sánchez López - Kaufmännischer Leiter - Agentur Viajes Camino de Santiago