TERRA GALAICA
Beyond the Way

^{22-29 de julio 2024
19-26 de agosto 2024}

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In Cambre, an important stop on the English Way, we will find a small Romanesque chapel where we will discover relics brought from the Holy Land by the Order of the Temple.

This is about a Sacred Rock Sanctuary dating from the Bronze Age dedicated to Fertility. An enclave from where the original ancestors of this land honored the feminine aspect of the divine, making offerings, rituals and connecting with the powerful energies of the place. In this space we will be accompanied by a druid, shaman and heir of the traditions and ancient knowledge that will help us listen to messages from Mother Earth.

We will immerse ourselves in one of the best preserved Celtic Castros in Galicia. Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, in this imposing venue we will connect with the way of living and understanding the forces of nature of its inhabitants and with the knowledge and druidic knowledge that has survived to this day.

Inside the Lugo Spa, where we will stay and you can delight in its mineral-medicinal hot springs, we will find the Roman Baths, one of the most representative monuments of the Roman cultural legacy. They are originally from the year 15 before our era, they were dedicated to the Nymphs by its builders, showing their gratitude to the titular goddesses of the spring thanks to the healing quality of its waters.

We will enter the Sacred Forest of Lugo, a classroom of ancestral nature. An ancient megalithic complex of cult where stone, water and the sun are the main characters. A space full of magic that will inspire you to perform a Forest Bath and be guided to the beat of our heart to connect with this place.

The guardian of this wonderful place is the repository and transmitter of an information that has inhabited this enclave for thousands of years. Through memories that remain active in the stone and in the water, will guide us on a journey through time from Penas das Rodas to Pena da Moura. Both structures, located in a straight line with a distance of about 2 km, are considered an astronomical complex and a solar calendar where the where the alignment occurs between its structures and the sunrise on the winter solstice, and with the sunset on the summer solstice.

We will enter the city of Lugo to cross its Walls that are more than 2,000 years old are the best preserved in the world. From the hand of the greatest expert of pre-Christian Rome of the province, architect and participant in the discovery and excavation of ancient archaeological sites, we will learn why Emperor Augustus felt the powerful call to build the city that would bear his name in this enclave. (Lucus Augusti).

With great archaeological and architectural value, this Temple is related to pre-Christian cult activities and with waters, which makes it unique in character in western europe . It It is dedicated to Cybele, goddess of nature and fertility, venerated in Rome as the Great Mother of the Gods and is considered built on a previous ancestral cult space, connected with other points in the region, related to ancient knowledge about the energy and power of waters .

We will visit Cabo Touriñán, the westernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula where the King Star is set, marking the true end of his route. Wild place of majestic landscape beauty, where the 4 elements that give life (water, earth, sun and air) are present at their highest expression..

Since time immemorial, travelers from all corners of the known earth have made pilgrimages to see the sun die under the waters before being reborn at the end of the world. They say that an Sun worship Altar, the Ara Solis, was erected at this point as a symbol of death and rebirth. We will contemplate how the Sun sets at sunset on our Hero's Journey from the high seas, in an unforgettable experience.

We will cross the Coast of Death, to experience a vision of the Ocean in its purest and wildest state, the fiercest coastal strip in all of Europe, to reach Muxía where one of our collaborators, experts in legends, mythology and ancient history, will surprise us with his explanation about this stone monument open to the sea and its Barca Sanctuary. He will take us on a journey through time to make us aware of its most ancestral meaning that turned Muxía into a place of pilgrimage and of great importance for its first settlers. We will be able to feel the energy of the Abalar Stone, which according to tradition has the power to transmit fertility.

The city that stands as the final destination of the Way, keeps a great secret that is unknown to pilgrims. The reason for its importance lies in the knowledge that cultures prior to the Romans and Christianity possessed and the reason for its origin will surprise you. What is there Beyond the Way, in Santiago? Our collaborator and founder of the Secretos de Galicia routes will guide us through this city, entering into its secrets and its hidden symbology, to discover the true history that connects it with the original call of this Galician Land,….with its ORIGIN.

In this traveling experience you will stay in hotels with top quality facilities, with panoramic views and near places full of history and traditions. Download the complete trip dossier for free to learn more details.

TERRA GALAICA - Beyond The Way -

will take place on two dates for 2024:

• July 22 to 29 (spanish and english languages)
• August 19 to 26 (spanish and italian languages)

The experience will be carried out with small groups between 10 and 20 people.

 Services included in Full Trip:

• 7 nights accommodation in a shared double room with breakfast (supplement for single room)
• Half board (5 meals and 2 dinners)
• Minibus transfers with driver, according to itinerary
• Companions throughout the tour, local experts and experiences and visits designed for each place (voluntary)
• Last day – minibus transfer from Santiago de Compostela to A Coruña
• Travel and cancellation insurance

Check thea option to participate in the trip with a stay of 6 days and 5 nights, ending upon arriving in Santiago on the 6th.

  Not Included services:

• Flights or other round-trip transportation
• First day transfer to the hotel
• Meals or drinks not mentioned in the travel program
• Other personal expenses
• Any other service not indicated in the included services

With this option the possibility of participating in the trip is also offered autonomously managing travel and accommodation .

Desde asTara hemos querido adaptarnos a las nuevas tendencias en materia de viajes y te ofrecemos la posibilidad de realizar el viaje de forma autogestionada.

Si te decides por esta opción, disfrutarás de todas las actividades y experiencias guiadas del viaje completo, así como de las comidas (cenas en los casos del primer y último día), gestionando tú de manera autónoma los desplazamientos y el alojamiento.

De esta manera tú decides cómo moverte y con quién, y dónde quedarte cada día. Podrás elegir entre buscar un lugar de tu agrado, compartir un apartamento si venís en grupo, quedarte en casa de algún familiar o amigo o incluso volver a casa si vives cerca.

¡Una gran flexibilidad y un ahorro muy importante que no está contemplado en viajes organizados de esta naturaleza!

Know all the conditions about the Self-managed Trip by asking for the free dossier

Included services:

• 2 guías acompañantes durante todo el recorrido.
• 4 actividades a cargo de 3 expertos locales.
• Experiencias diseñadas para cada lugar a visitar
• Experiencia en barco para ver puesta de sol en Finisterre.
• 5 comidas y 2 cenas (en el primer y último día).

Not Included services:

• Medios de transporte
• Comidas o bebidas no mencionadas.
• Cualquier otro servicio no indicado en el apartado anterior.

José Carlos Hermida

Sonia Lamas

Davide Rampino

Francisca López

Carlos Sanchez-Montaña

Rafael Lema