9/27 A Coruña

This is primarily a tourist town. Ginormous cruise ships in the harbor, and I only ran into three pilgrims – and they had flown into A Coruña to take a bus to Ferrol. To get a Compostela, a person must walk 100 consecutive Kilometers on a recognized Camino de Santiago route. It’s 100 Km from Ferrol to Santiago and only 70 Km from A Coruña. Hence, anyone starting in A Coruña has walked the first 30 Km in a Spain-recognized Camino in another country. I walked the first 30 Km in San Antonio, TX on the El Camino de San Antonio Missions. I’ll meet with the Ferrol route pilgrims in Hospital de Bruma where the two routes converge on the way to Santiago de Compostela.

The official start of the Camino Inglés is at the Igrexa de Santiago (built in the 12th century). The first official Km marker is around to the left side of the church on the Rúa Santiago. A Coruña.
The sign says Heladería Artesana (Artisan Ice cream parlor). Pretty sure the entire building wasn’t for ice cream.
Busy A Coruña streets. A major tourist destination – ginormous cruise ships in the harbor. Very few pilgrims.
A Coruña. Plaza in Old Town. Plaza de Maria Pita.
A Coruña. I missed a photo op with this fellow.
A Coruña harbor.