THE ULTREYA TOURS JOURNAL

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Browse every Ultreya Tours article, practical guide and official Camino resource.

Santiago & GaliciaJune 15, 2023

The Indianos: Emigration, Return and Architecture in Galicia

How Galicians returning from the Americas funded schools, gardens and modern houses, including examples around Vilagarcía and Noia.

History & CultureMay 27, 2023

Learn to read Romanesque portals, capitals and corbels through key Camino churches at Frómista, Carrión, León and Portomarín.

Planning Your CaminoMay 25, 2023

Detailed Camino walking-pole guidance: choosing the height, fitting wrist straps, using poles uphill and downhill, and protecting your hands.

Santiago & GaliciaMay 11, 2023

How Galicia’s floating mussel farms work, where the first batea was installed and where Camino travelers see them in Arousa.

Planning Your CaminoMay 11, 2023

Train, bus and private-transfer options for reaching Sarria, Tui, Baiona, Porto, Ourense and Monforte de Lemos.

Planning Your CaminoApril 20, 2023

See how route, pace, Compostela requirements, hotels, transfers and budget are turned into a workable tailor-made Camino itinerary.

Planning Your CaminoApril 6, 2023

How the Paradors of Tui, Baiona, Pontevedra, Cambados and Santiago fit into premium Portuguese Way itineraries.

Planning Your CaminoMarch 23, 2023

Nellie Meunier answers five questions about Camino fitness, training, daily distances, consecutive walking days, and finding a sustainable pace.

History & CultureMarch 23, 2023

An introduction to Galician modern art, with Maruja Mallo, Laxeiro, Colmeiro, Luís Seoane and the granite sculpture of Manolo Paz in Cambados.

Planning Your CaminoMarch 9, 2023

A guide to the Paradors actually on the French Way in Santo Domingo, León, Villafranca and Santiago, plus a Ribeira Sacra extension.