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Stage of the Camino

Cee to Olveiroa

From Cee To Olveiroa

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Origin

Cee

Destination

Olveiroa

Distance

19.50 km

Duration

5.50 h

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Stage Description

The stage leaves Cee at sea level, on the ría de Corcubión, and from the very first step tackles the most demanding climb of the Camino de Fisterra. The path crosses Brens and A Pereiriña and passes the chapel of San Pedro Mártir before facing the long, sustained ramp that scales the hillside. At the top waits the cruceiro da Armada, at around 247 metres, a viewpoint from which the walker gazes one last time upon Cape Fisterra and the ocean. Beyond the pass the landscape changes completely: the pilgrim reaches the inland plateau among wind turbines and old mills, leaves behind the das Neves sanctuary and its Fonte Santa, crosses tiny Hospital and descends gently towards Olveiroa, a village of stone granaries above the valley of the river Xallas, deep in the rural heart of Dumbría.
The stage sets out from Cee, a seafaring town overlooking the ría de Corcubión, virtually at sea level. Whoever walks towards Olveiroa follows the route in reverse to the official direction and, instead of dropping down to the coast, faces from the outset the longest and most sustained climb of the entire Camino de Fisterra. The town streets soon give way to tracks and corredoiras that begin to gain height among eucalyptus and meadows, leaving behind the bustle of the harbour and the murmur of the Atlantic.

The route crosses the hamlet of Brens and rises towards A Pereiriña, where a short detour leads to the chapel of San Pedro Mártir. From here the gradient stiffens: the pilgrim climbs up the slope over a surface of loose stone that demands short, steady steps. The reward comes at the cruceiro da Armada, at around 247 metres, a landmark and outstanding viewpoint. From this height unfolds one of the most celebrated panoramas of the route, with Cape Fisterra and the ocean etched on the horizon; walking inland, it is the last time the sea keeps the traveller company.

Beyond the pass the landscape is transformed. The path enters the inland plateau of Dumbría, a wind-swept upland where the turbines of the wind farm turn beside the remains of old mills. The pilgrim passes the das Neves sanctuary, a humble chapel whose Fonte Santa springs among the rocks and to which tradition ascribes healing powers. The terrain becomes rolling and open, of heath and pasture, very different from the coastal setting left behind barely a few hours earlier.

The final kilometres run through a succession of small hamlets until reaching the settlement of Hospital, a place name that recalls an old shelter for pilgrims. From there the Camino descends gently towards the valley of the river Xallas and enters Olveiroa, at around 280 metres of altitude. The village, with its stone houses and granaries gathered around its cruceiro, preserves an intact rural air and marks the inland heart of the route, the point where the Fisterra and Muxía ways share their course before parting.

Last updated: 07/07/2026

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