{"id":542,"date":"2016-10-17T01:16:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T23:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caminosantiagoacaballo.com\/2016\/en\/camino-ingles\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T18:20:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T16:20:57","slug":"the-english-route","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.caminosantiagoacaballo.com\/en\/the-english-route\/","title":{"rendered":"English Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1ZjQjFdEa8HOtFzxhOHFO8gx5b0g\" width=\"95%\" height=\"480\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The Jacobean pilgrimage had great fame throughout medieval Europe. Scandinavians, Flemish, English, Scots and Irish used the maritime routes with great intensity to reach Ribadeo, Viveiro, Ferrol or A Coru\u00f1a with the intention of making the pilgrimage to Santiago. These last two coastal enclaves, thanks to their exceptional strategic location, are the starting points of the two alternatives of the English Way. The A Coru\u00f1a-Santiago route is 74 km long; the Ferrol-Santiago sections total 118 km.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ITINERARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starting from Ferrol, the English Way starts at the Curuxeiras docks towards the town of Nar\u00f3n, continues until it joins the road to O Salto, passes by the tidal mill of As Aceas de Lembeie and crosses the bridge over the Xubia River to enter Neda.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caminosantiagoacaballo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/camino-ingles-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"><\/p>\n<p>We leave Neda behind to continue until we enter Fene. Leaving the city, the route links with the royal road to reach Cabanas, in the middle of the Eume estuary, the pilgrim can rest on the beach of A Madalena, before continuing along the promenade, cross the bridge and enter Pontedeume.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caminosantiagoacaballo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/camino-ingles-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"669\"><\/p>\n<p>Leaving Pontedeume behind, we arrive at a church from where we have an excellent panoramic view over the estuaries of Ferrol, Betanzos and Ares, continuing towards the village of Bu\u00ed\u00f1a until Mi\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caminosantiagoacaballo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/camino-ingles-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"><\/p>\n<p>The road descends and begins again an ascent towards Matacabalos, passing through Chantada and Guende. The road runs through flat terrain before descending towards Betanzos, a route that offers a good panoramic view of the Betanzos estuary and its marshes.<\/p>\n<p>The pilgrim crosses the Mandeo River at A Ponte Vella and enters Betanzos, the ancient capital of one of the seven provinces of the Kingdom of Galicia, through the gates of the medieval wall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caminosantiagoacaballo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/camino-ingles-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"><\/p>\n<p>From Betanzos we arrive in Coru\u00f1a, we leave the city towards the Sig\u00fceiro bridge over the Tambre river where the pilgrim enters the municipality of Santiago. The route follows parallel to the river and continues to the so-called &#8220;Fonte do Ingl\u00e9s&#8221; and leaves behind the industrial area of Tambre.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caminosantiagoacaballo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/camino-ingles-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"><\/p>\n<p>The route enters the urban center of Santiago, passing in front of the administrative building of the Xunta de Galicia, in San Caetano, and the monument to the pilgrim, represented by a moving bronze statue of the sculptor Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Acu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n<p>After visiting the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the arrival and meeting point for pilgrims, the city of Santiago is offered to the visitor in all its historical splendor, in all its current diversity and dynamism.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caminosantiagoacaballo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/camino-ingles-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\"><\/p>\n<p>Once over the Sig\u00fceiro bridge over the Tambre, the pilgrim enters the municipality of Santiago. The route follows parallel to the river and leads to the church of Barciela; it continues to the so-called &#8220;Fonte do Ingl\u00e9s&#8221; and leaves behind the industrial area of Tambre passing through the Galileo road and Tambre street. The route arrives at Meixonfr\u00edo, where there was an inn where pilgrims and travelers refreshed themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jacobean pilgrimage had great fame throughout medieval Europe. Scandinavians, Flemish, English, Scots and Irish used the maritime routes with great intensity to reach Ribadeo, Viveiro, Ferrol or A Coru\u00f1a with the intention of making the pilgrimage to Santiago. 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