Vía de la Plata: Seville to Santiago

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Vía de la Plata: Seville to Santiago

Almost 1,000 km from Seville to Santiago along the Roman road. The long, quiet Camino: open country and few pilgrims.

On foot · Stage by stage · 969 km · 36 stages · 2 min read

What the Vía de la Plata is like

It leaves Seville cathedral and follows the old Roman road north through the Sierra Norte, Extremadura (Zafra, Mérida, Cáceres) and the meseta to Salamanca and Zamora. From there the Camino Sanabrés crosses Sanabria and enters Galicia at A Gudiña on to Ourense and Santiago.

It is a long and lonely Camino: some stages run 25 to 30 km without a village, and in Andalusia and Extremadura water and food are planned every day. The hardest part comes at the end, over the passes between Puebla de Sanabria and Laza.

Key facts

TypeOn foot
Distance969 km
Total climbing7,923 m
Start and finishSevilla → Santiago de Compostela
On foot36 days, 27 km a day on average
By bike16 days, 61 km a day on average
When to goMarch to May and late September to October. In summer Extremadura goes past 40 degrees, with 20 km stretches without shade or water.
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From where to where?

The whole route is 36 stages. Pick where you start and finish: always in a stage town.

Usual: 36 days.

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Altitude of each stage town; each stage's climbing is in its details.

36 days, 969.3 km and 7,923 m of climbing: about 26.9 km a day and 35 nights on the way.

  1. Sevilla → Guillena21.9 km · 23 m D+Eat: Santiponce (Itálica)
  2. Guillena → Castilblanco de los Arroyos18.3 km · 308 m D+
  3. Castilblanco de los Arroyos → Almadén de la Plata28.2 km · 367 m D+
  4. Almadén de la Plata → Monesterio33.6 km · 476 m D+
  5. Monesterio → Fuente de Cantos20.7 km · 110 m D+
  6. Fuente de Cantos → Zafra24.2 km · 71 m D+
  7. Zafra → Villafranca de los Barros19.8 km · 118 m D+
  8. Villafranca de los Barros → Torremejía26.7 km · 20 m D+
  9. Torremejía → Mérida15.3 km · 22 m D+
  10. Mérida → Alcuéscar35.9 km · 333 m D+Eat: El Carrascalejo
  11. Alcuéscar → Cáceres37.4 km · 138 m D+
  12. Cáceres → Embalse de Alcántara33.8 km · 74 m D+Eat: Alcántara reservoir
  13. Embalse de Alcántara → Grimaldo20 km · 270 m D+
  14. Grimaldo → Carcaboso30.2 km · 82 m D+
  15. Carcaboso → Aldeanueva del Camino38.3 km · 296 m D+
  16. Aldeanueva del Camino → La Calzada de Béjar21.8 km · 463 m D+
  17. La Calzada de Béjar → Fuenterroble de Salvatierra20.2 km · 212 m D+
  18. Fuenterroble de Salvatierra → San Pedro de Rozados27.9 km · 300 m D+
  19. San Pedro de Rozados → Salamanca23.6 km · 98 m D+
  20. Salamanca → El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino36.4 km · 141 m D+Eat: Villanueva de Campeán
  21. El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino → Zamora31.6 km · 55 m D+
  22. Zamora → Montamarta19.2 km · 73 m D+Eat: Faramontanos de Tábara
  23. Montamarta → Granja de Moreruela22.6 km · 86 m D+
  24. Granja de Moreruela → Tábara25.1 km · 109 m D+
  25. Tábara → Santa Marta de Tera22.5 km · 113 m D+
  26. Santa Marta de Tera → Mombuey36.1 km · 181 m D+
  27. Mombuey → Puebla de Sanabria31.7 km · 182 m D+
  28. Puebla de Sanabria → Lubián29.5 km · 471 m D+Eat: Requejo
  29. Lubián → A Gudiña23.8 km · 396 m D+
  30. A Gudiña → Laza34 km · 250 m D+
  31. Laza → Xunqueira de Ambía33.2 km · 534 m D+
  32. Xunqueira de Ambía → Ourense21.8 km · 82 m D+
  33. Ourense → Cea21.5 km · 457 m D+Eat: Oseira (monastery)
  34. Cea → Castro Dozón14.5 km · 372 m D+
  35. Castro Dozón → Silleda27.6 km · 262 m D+
  36. Silleda → Santiago de Compostela40.4 km · 378 m D+

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How to plan it

It is 36 stages and 969 km, about 27 km a day on foot; by bike, around two and a half weeks. Many people split it over years: Seville to Mérida, Mérida to Salamanca and Salamanca to Santiago. For the Compostela, starting in Ourense is enough: about a hundred kilometres in four or five days.

Spring and autumn are the good seasons; from May to September, in Extremadura you leave before dawn. Many villages have a single hostel, so call the day before.

Stages

  1. Sevilla → Guillena21.9 km · +23 mEat: Santiponce (Itálica), Calzadilla de los Barros
  2. Guillena → Castilblanco de los Arroyos18.3 km · +308 m
  3. Castilblanco de los Arroyos → Almadén de la Plata28.2 km · +367 m
  4. Almadén de la Plata → Monesterio33.6 km · +476 m
  5. Monesterio → Fuente de Cantos20.7 km · +110 m
  6. Fuente de Cantos → Zafra24.2 km · +71 m
  7. Zafra → Villafranca de los Barros19.8 km · +118 m
  8. Villafranca de los Barros → Torremejía26.7 km · +20 m
  9. Torremejía → Mérida15.3 km · +22 m
  10. Mérida → Alcuéscar35.9 km · +333 mEat: El Carrascalejo, Casas de Don Antonio
  11. Alcuéscar → Cáceres37.4 km · +138 m
  12. Cáceres → Embalse de Alcántara33.8 km · +74 mEat: Alcántara reservoir, Baños de Montemayor
  13. Embalse de Alcántara → Grimaldo20 km · +270 m
  14. Grimaldo → Carcaboso30.2 km · +82 m
  15. Carcaboso → Aldeanueva del Camino38.3 km · +296 m
  16. Aldeanueva del Camino → La Calzada de Béjar21.8 km · +463 m
  17. La Calzada de Béjar → Fuenterroble de Salvatierra20.2 km · +212 m
  18. Fuenterroble de Salvatierra → San Pedro de Rozados27.9 km · +300 m
  19. San Pedro de Rozados → Salamanca23.6 km · +98 m
  20. Salamanca → El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino36.4 km · +141 mEat: Villanueva de Campeán
  21. El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino → Zamora31.6 km · +55 m
  22. Zamora → Montamarta19.2 km · +73 mEat: Faramontanos de Tábara, Mombuey
  23. Montamarta → Granja de Moreruela22.6 km · +86 m
  24. Granja de Moreruela → Tábara25.1 km · +109 m
  25. Tábara → Santa Marta de Tera22.5 km · +113 m
  26. Santa Marta de Tera → Mombuey36.1 km · +181 m
  27. Mombuey → Puebla de Sanabria31.7 km · +182 m
  28. Puebla de Sanabria → Lubián29.5 km · +471 mEat: Requejo, Campobecerros
  29. Lubián → A Gudiña23.8 km · +396 m
  30. A Gudiña → Laza34 km · +250 m
  31. Laza → Xunqueira de Ambía33.2 km · +534 m
  32. Xunqueira de Ambía → Ourense21.8 km · +82 m
  33. Ourense → Cea21.5 km · +457 mEat: Oseira (monastery), Ponte Ulla
  34. Cea → Castro Dozón14.5 km · +372 m
  35. Castro Dozón → Silleda27.6 km · +262 m
  36. Silleda → Santiago de Compostela40.4 km · +378 mObradoiro, cathedral and food market

One stage a day, town to town. Approximate distance and climbing: every GPX varies a little.

Frequently asked questions

How long is Vía de la Plata: Seville to Santiago?969 km in total, with around 7,923 m of climbing.
How many days does it take?36 days on foot (27 km average per stage); 16 days by bike (61 km average per stage).
Where do people usually sleep?The usual overnight points are Guillena, Castilblanco de los Arroyos, Almadén de la Plata, Monesterio, Fuente de Cantos, Zafra, Villafranca de los Barros, Torremejía, Mérida, Alcuéscar, Cáceres, Embalse de Alcántara, Grimaldo, Carcaboso, Aldeanueva del Camino, La Calzada de Béjar, Fuenterroble de Salvatierra, San Pedro de Rozados, Salamanca, El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino, Zamora. The stage table lists them section by section.
Where does Vía de la Plata: Seville to Santiago start and end?It starts in Sevilla and ends in Santiago de Compostela. You can start or finish at any stage end.
When is the best time to go?March to May and late September to October. In summer Extremadura goes past 40 degrees, with 20 km stretches without shade or water.

In Keago this route becomes a plan: one card per stage with time and duration, the daily track, each night's accommodation with link and location, the meals, and both travel tickets where the whole group can see them. Everyone confirms and you know who is missing.

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