Arzúa is a town in A Coruña with just over 6,000 inhabitants bordering Pontevedra through the Ulla River and the last large town on the French Way before the pilgrims reach Santiago de Compostela. Surrounded by a spectacular natural environment, the layout of Arzúa is closely related to the Camino de Santiago, which crosses the town. Precisely the development of Arzúa as a city reaches the mid-end of the 20th century, coinciding with the renewed rise of the Jacobean route.
On the gastronomic route of the French Way through Galician lands. Arzúa is a prominent place and positioned on the map due to the fact that it is the home of the Denomination of Origin of Arzúa-Ulloa cheeses. Mandatory stop to try the wonderful Arzúa cheese. The star combo to taste this tender and creamy cheese is to do it accompanied by a good Galician wine.
Despite its small size, the town of Arzúa has several points of interest that thousands of pilgrims can enjoy on their way to the Cathedral of Santiago. One of them is the chapel of the Magdalena, an old religious building from the 14th century that currently, after a long restoration, serves as a meeting place and a place to display different exhibitions.
Arzúa is one of the main towns on the French Way. It is the end of the Palas - Arzúa stage and the beginning of the Arzúa - Pedrouzo stage, so all kinds of pilgrims gather in its streets to complete their last steps of the road before reaching the Cathedral of Santiago, the distance that separates Arzúa from Santiago de Compostela is 39 kilometers.
