Stage 8. A Fonsagrada – O Cádavo (23.4 km)

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This is the first Galician stage of the Primitive Way. We will walk along dirt tracks, following the axis of the road that joins A Fonsagrada with O Cádavo, with continuous and moderate slopes, except for the tremendous ascent of A Lastra. We will have the opportunity to visit the ruins of the old Pilgrims' Hospital of Montouto, founded in the 14th century.

Would you like to walk this stage with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: Primitive Way from Oviedo to Lugo and Camino Primitivo from Oviedo to Santiago de Compostela.

One of the toughest stages of the Primitivo. You leave A Fonsagrada along forest tracks to Montouto, with the ruins of its medieval pilgrims' hospital and a neolithic dolmen. Then comes the punishment: the dreaded Cuesta del Sapo and the long, leg-breaking Fontaneira hill. Take it easy and enjoy the nature until you descend to O Cádavo, capital of the green concello of Baleira.

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