The Way of Saint James by bicycle: From Leon to Santiago (8 days / 7 nights)
 | Accommodation & Breakfast in Hotels + Luggage transfer + Travel documents + Travel Insurance
Starting at Leon, this way crosses picturesque landscapes and monumental towns such as Astorga and Ponferrada. Accommodation is in nice hotels with nice and personal treatment. |
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Description
This route (309 km / 192 miles) offers spectacular natural settings and inspiring cultural sites, including the magnificent cathedral city of Leon. Enroute there are numerous reminders of the pilgrims past who travelled the route including crosses, statues and grain silos. In the valley of Ponferrada, O Cebreiro welcomes us to the gates of Galicia and leads us to the fabled Santiago de Compostela.
Route and distances in kilometers:
| Leon | |
Astorga | |
Ponferrada | |
O Cebreiro | |
Portomarín | |
Arzúa | |
Santiago |
 | 54 Km |
| 53 Km |
| 53 Km |
| 62 Km |
| 53 Km |
| 39 Km |
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The offer includes 7 nights in hotels, breakfast, luggage transfer, travel documents and travel insurance.
All hotels are tourist class and are located directly at the Way of St. James or very near to. Depending on availability you may also be accommodated in good hostals, pensions or country houses ("casas rurales") which in quality are at least equal to the corresponding hotel. All rooms have private bath/shower and toilet. All prices are per person in a double room. For single room supplement see below..
Your luggage (guideline: 1 suitcase/rucksack of max. 20 kg per person) will be transported from hotel to hotel, so you do not have to carry a heavy weight during the Way.
Your travel documents will be awaiting you at your hotel. It includes your "Credencial" (Pilgrim's Passport), your travel insurance and a 24h emergency telephone number.
If you do not bring your own one, you may rent a bicycle (+ info). The bike is delivered to your hotel in Leon and you will then return it in Santiago.
You may also add dinner in all the hotels where you stay. The menu usually consists of 2 dishes, bread, wine, water, and dessert. All hotels offer good regional cooking.
In Santiago de Compostela you will stay in a 3* hotel with central location very close to the cathedral. If you wish, you can book additional nights.
From Santiago, you will start your return trip on your own. Or, maybe you wish to make also the last part of the Way of St. James: from Santiago to Fisterra by foot or by bicycle (in this second case, do not hesitate to ask for quotation. You may also do a Day Trip to Fisterra.
By filling-in and submitting this form, you are sending a non-binding booking request directly to the provider of this service (tour operator, travel agency), who will contact you in order to agree with you all details, payment method and shipping of your documentation.
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