Via de la Plata / Mozarab Way

The Via de la Plata is the longest Camino de Santiago, stretching over 1,000 km from Seville to Compostela. Its name comes from the Arabic word "balata" (paved road), referring to the ancient Roman road linking Mérida with Astorga. It was used by Mozarabic Christians to make the pilgrimage from southern Iberia. In the Terras de Santiago geodestination it enters through Vedra crossing the Ulla River at the historic Ponte Ulla bridge, continues through Boqueixón with an optional detour to Pico Sacro, and enters Compostela through the Arco de Mazarelos, the only surviving gate of the medieval city wall.