The Caldas de Reis – Padrón stage is, for many, one of the most beautiful of the whole Way of Saint James. In these last moments of pilgrimage, it is normal to see more and more people along the paths, more accommodations and, mainly, more commerce on the roads that take us to the Galician capital.
With a small slope along the route, this journey does not present any major difficulties. Even local people walk these routes, as an exercise for the whole family.
Before we know it, we are in the middle of the Spanish forest, with ancient Roman roads, to get into the spirit of the first pilgrims. As a culmination, Padrón looks like a replica of a city from the ancient empire of Caesar Augustus, with its brown tones and its architecture unlike the rest of the region. It is time to sit down and order the peppers that inherit the city’s name – Padrón.
