Sarria to Santiago

Gerard Forde

March 16, 2025

The final 113 kilometres from Sarria to Santiago wind through shady woods, past stone-walled farms, and tiny Galician villages where cows often have more right to the road than you do. Some days, it honestly feels more like walking through Ireland or Scotland than it does Spain.

From here, it also gets super busy, with loads of new pilgrims starting in Sarria, and the whole atmosphere shifts — not in a bad or good way, it’s just different, as yoy share the path with so many people from all over the world. There is a real buzz in the air as you get closer to Santiago; the towns start getting bigger, and the kilometre markers seem to fall faster with every step as you make that final push towards the city and the finish line at the cathedral.