Camino route
Vía de la Plata
South to north up the spine of Spain: from Seville through Mérida, Cáceres, Salamanca and Zamora, then either west to Ourense on the Sanabrés or north to join the Francés at Astorga. The longest of the main routes and the emptiest.
Distance
1,000 km
Long enough for a Compostela
Typical walk
43 days
At an unhurried pace
Average stage
23.3 km
Distance ÷ days
Starts at
Seville
Finishes in Santiago de Compostela
Things worth knowing
A Roman road underneath
The route follows the line of the Roman Iter ab Emerita Asturicam - the road from Mérida to Astorga. Milestones and bridges from it are still standing along the way.
Walk it in spring or autumn
Extremadura and Castile in July regularly pass 40 °C with no shade for hours at a time. This is the one major route with a genuinely dangerous season.
Long gaps between everything
Stages of 30+ km with no village in the middle are normal here. Water, food and battery all need planning a day ahead.
Staying connected on the Vía de la Plata
It stays inside Spain the whole way. Walked at an ordinary pace it takes about 43 days, so a plan needs to be valid for at least that long — the days start counting when the eSIM first connects on the trail, not when you buy it.
Coverage on the trail itself is good in towns and along the main valleys and thin in between — that is true of every network, and it is why the useful habit is downloading tomorrow's stage tonight rather than buying a bigger bundle.
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Works in Spain, Turkey, Ukraine + 36 more countries
Covers 30 of your 43 walking days.
for 30 days
Works in Spain, Turkey, Ukraine + 36 more countries
Covers 30 of your 43 walking days.
for 30 days
Works in Spain, Turkey, Ukraine + 36 more countries
Covers 30 of your 43 walking days.
for 30 days
Works in Spain, Austria, Belgium + 30 more countries
Covers 30 of your 43 walking days.
for 30 days
Works in Spain, Turkey, Ukraine + 36 more countries
Covers 30 of your 43 walking days.