The City Council of A Pobra do Brollón is organizing a series of routes along the Winter Way from Nocedo to Santiago de Compostela. Under the name ‘Know your way, step by step’, this initiative is carried out through the ‘Your Xacobeo’ plan of the Xunta de Galicia to energize the Xacobeo 2021 in a participatory way.
To encourage participation, the stages are always less than 19 km. Half of the ten stages, from Nocedo (Quiroga) to Rodeiro, were held in September and October 2019, and the other half to Santiago de Compostela are scheduled for March 2020. Consult the dates and details of the routes of the II phase.
There is a bus that takes participants from A Pobra do Brollón to the starting point and picks them up at the end of each stage. The routes are carried out with an authorized tourist guide who will accompany the walkers and give brief explanations of the places they pass through.
‘The Winter Way is a pillar of the tourism strategy to economically boost our municipality. With this initiative, residents will be able to live the first-hand experience of doing the Way, something that can facilitate integration and exchange with pilgrims who pass through Guimaras lands,’ says Mayor Xosé Lois Maceda.
Walking and more
The days begin at 8 am, departure time of the bus from A Pobra do Brollón, specifically from the old civil guard barracks. The routes end around lunchtime. For lunch, participants can bring their own food or eat at a local restaurant at the end of the route, an option that will be offered at each stage. You will be informed in advance of the name of the restaurant and the price per person.
After lunch, a place of interest in the area is visited, before returning to A Pobra do Brollón. The place to visit will also be announced prior to each route.
Participation in the routes is free. Those interested should contact before Wednesday of the route week. Registration is required. by WhatsApp on the phone 650624828 indicating the full name, ID, the stage (or stages) in which you wish to participate, and whether you wish to join the proposed lunch.
You must also indicate whether or not you are registered in the municipality of A Pobra, since registered people have priority for the bus. The bus seat is reserved in order of registration. If the 50 seats on the bus are not completed, residents of other municipalities may participate. In any case, on the Thursday before each route, the seat will be confirmed to those who are not registered. If you do not want to use the bus and organize yourself by private car, you must indicate this in the WhatsApp message.
