Camino Inglés Day 1 – alternative route
The Camino Ingles has two starting points. The El Ferrol route is 110 km to Santiago de Compostela, and this is sufficient to obtain a Compostela when you arrive in Santiago. The A Coruña route is only 75 km. The two routes join at Bruma.
The first part of the route from A Coruña runs through the city’s center and its extensive suburbs – you may prefer to take a bus over this section!
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