Sarria

Located 114 kilometres from Santiago, this medieval location is the last place from which hikers can start their journey and still acquire the Compostela, assuming they are doing the route on foot or on horseback (100 kilometres is the minimum distance needed to get it). Therefore in the guide of the Camino of many pilgrims, Sarria is your starting point.

Also, from this point, there remain just five stages to reach the final goal, an ideal number for those who want to complete the journey in less than a week. In 2012 it returned to be the most popular point of departure for pilgrims, with more than 20% of all pilgrims beginning their walk in this location.  

In this council of Lugo the two possible deviations of the French Way converge, that which goes from Triacastela via Samos and another, which goes north via San Xil.