So, in fact, we can consider this step as the first one of the Caminho Inglés, staring in Ferrol.
Obviously, in the previous post, we started the Camino in the Ferrol port and then we walked around 3km of the Camino Inglés, till a hostel nearby the path.
In this post, we will start our journey at the Ferrol Hospedaje, near the "Diapasan Roundabout".
In short, in one friday, we left Porto at 10a.m. and arrived Ferrol at 5.30p.m (local time). Then, we visited Ferrol till 9p.m, when we arrived Ferrol Hospedaje.
Now, we will start one the longest distances of the Camino Inglés (not the 33km, from the Ferrol port, but 29km till Pontedeume).
In short, in one friday, we left Porto at 10a.m. and arrived Ferrol at 5.30p.m (local time). Then, we visited Ferrol till 9p.m, when we arrived Ferrol Hospedaje.
Now, we will start one the longest distances of the Camino Inglés (not the 33km, from the Ferrol port, but 29km till Pontedeume).
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In the next image, you will find the first km of the Camino Inglés, with some notes within it.
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| Scheme of the first km of the Camino Inglés |
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| Diapason roundabout - Avenida Esteiro |
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| Rùa Telleiras |
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| Rùa Telleiras - Escuela de Especialidades Antonio de Escaño |
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| Rùa Telleiras - Escuela de Especialidades Antonio de Escaño |
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| Rùa Telleiras - Auditorio de Ferrol |
After passing by the Ferrol Auditorium, we turn right to a nice sideway, with trees and a very quiet environment (well... it was like 8a.m! and it was saturday!). Anyway, people were riding their bikes and doing some running or just walking. Here, we see more signs of the Camino Inglés. Still, eyes wide open for not to miss it!
Ferrol is a small city located at 50km from A Coruña.
I'm not the best person to talk about Ferrol, but from what i've read it is an important city for Spanish Navy and also because it was here that the dictator Franco was born.
From what i saw, Ferrol was nicer from what i had seen in photos and google street view. Yes, it is a quite old and dark city but we had lucky to see it with a spectacular sunset.
There are many churches and a central park where we have a series of street coffees and plenty of people gathered. Easily we can see the major spots of the city in 2 hours. We weren't running and we saw many things and still had time to initiate the Camino Inglés.
I'm not the best person to talk about Ferrol, but from what i've read it is an important city for Spanish Navy and also because it was here that the dictator Franco was born.
From what i saw, Ferrol was nicer from what i had seen in photos and google street view. Yes, it is a quite old and dark city but we had lucky to see it with a spectacular sunset.
There are many churches and a central park where we have a series of street coffees and plenty of people gathered. Easily we can see the major spots of the city in 2 hours. We weren't running and we saw many things and still had time to initiate the Camino Inglés.
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Ferrol photos
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| Buidling in Plaza de España, near the bus station. Here, i lost myself due to GPS failure. I've returned here later, but i walked more distance and lost some time. |
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Concello de Ferrol
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Concello de Ferrol - wide view
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Concatedral de San Xiao
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Rúa dos Irmandiños
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Igrexa de San Francisco. View from Rúa dos Irmandiños
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Residencia militar La Cortina
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| Residencia militar La Cortina Wide View. At the end, the Ferrol Port and the beginning of the English Way to Santiago de Compostela. |
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Ferrol port
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Ferrol tourist info. In the other margin of the road the mark of the beginning of the English Way to Santiago de Compostela.
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Igrexa do Socorro. View from the Ferrol port.
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Beginning of the English Way - Camino Inglés - Camino de Santiago
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| Beginning of the English Way - Camino Inglés - Camino de Santiago. Sarga coffee, where we putted the first stamp. The tourism info was closed. |
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| Provisional deviation |
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| Camino Inglés sign |
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| Interior street of Ferrol |
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| Interior street of Ferrol |
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| Interior street of Ferrol |
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| Interior street of Ferrol |
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| Iglesia de San Francisco |
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| Iglesia de San Francisco |
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| Iglesia de San Francisco |
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| Iglesia de San Francisco |
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| Iglesia de San Francisco |
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| Iglesia de San Francisco |
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| Iglesia de San Francisco |
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| Orden Tercera de San Francisco |
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| Orden Tercera de San Francisco |
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| Orden Tercera de San Francisco |
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| Plaza Eduardo Pondal |
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| Plaza Eduardo Pondal |
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| Plaza Eduardo Pondal |
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| Rua Real |
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| Rua Real |
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| Rua Real |
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| Teatro Jofre |
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| Teatro Jofre |
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| Rua Rochel |
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| Plaza de La Constitución |
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| Plaza de La Constitución |
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| Sede Afundación Ferrol |
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| Plaza de La Constitución |
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| Plaza de La Constitución |
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| Plaza de La Constitución and Rúa dos Irmandiños |
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| Plaza de La Constitución - one of the first signs to Camino Inglés (not very common in the city center) |
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| Rúa dos Irmandiños |
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| Plaza de La Constitución and Rúa dos Irmandiños sign |
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| Rúa dos Irmandiños, heading to Rua Taxonera |
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| Santuario de Nosa Señora das Angustias Claretianos |
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| Rua Taxonera, looking to Rua dos Irmandiños and Concatedral de San Xiao towers |
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| Rua Taxonera |
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| Rua Taxonera |
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| Avenida de Mac Mahón |
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| Avenida de Mac Mahón - Infanteria de Marina - Tercio Del Norte |
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| Avenida de Mac Mahón - Infanteria de Marina - Tercio Del Norte |
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| Avenida de Mac Mahón |
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| Avenida Esteiro |
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| Avenida Esteiro - "Diapason Roundabout" |
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| Avenida Esteiro - "Diapason Roundabout" |
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| A cheap, still confortable, hostel, near the Camino Inglés, where we stayed and started the following morning. See the GPS track to understand why we choosed this location. |
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| Hospedaje Ferrol (around €15/ person) |
