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Rias Baixas and Santiago
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Rias Baixas and Santiago

Nine days of granite and rain light: Santiago, Cambados, Combarro, the Cies ferry, Finisterre. Tesla in Santiago; the rias are slow and the cathedral is walking.

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Season: Year-round. Cies ferry typically Easter-October and needs a park permit. Finisterre wind in winter.

Nine days of granite and rain light: Santiago, Cambados, Combarro, the Cies ferry, Finisterre. Tesla in Santiago; the rias are slow and the cathedral is walking.

Day by day

Day 1

Santiago de Compostela

The square that ends a camino. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Santiago) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Santiago. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Combarro
CombarroPhoto: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 3

Cambados

Albarino light. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Cambados. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Cambados
CambadosPhoto: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 5

Combarro

Horreos over the water. Charge in Pontevedra.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Combarro. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Cies
CiesPhoto: Henrique Pereira / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 7

Fisterra

The end of the stone. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Fisterra. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Fisterra
FisterraPhoto: Basotxerri / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 9

Santiago de Compostela

Last Tesla. The rias are still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Santiago) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Santiago. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Rias Baixas
Rias BaixasPhoto: N O E L | F E A N S / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Santiago de Compostela — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.

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