El Padre Sarmiento was the creator of this variant of the Portuguese Way through the region of O Salnés. The Dominican monk returned from Madrid to make a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in 1745 and documented his 190-kilometre itinerary in the work Viaje a Galicia. The beautiful route, baptized with his name, follows the coast between the estuaries of Pontevedra and Arousa; starts at the O Burgo bridge and continues along Poio, Sanxenxo, O Grove, Mean, Cambados, To Illa de Arousa, Vilanova de Arousa, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Catoira, Valga and Pontecesuris. From there it converges with the Portuguese Way until it reaches the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

Stages 1, 2 and 4 of this route pass through the municipality of Sanxenxo.

Step 1: Pontevedra-Sanxenxo (25,4 km, 5,51 km per municipality of Sanxenxo).

El Padre Sarmiento He began his itinerary in the city of Lérez, crossing the O Burgo bridge. Following in the wake of this Dominican monk along the coast norte from the estuary Pontevedra, the pilgrims pass through the Monastery of San Xoán de Poio, a jewel of the heritage of As Rías Baixas. The town of Combarro It is excellently preserved and in it sobreits seafaring houses, its cruises and its granaries by the sea come out. The tour of Padre Sarmiento continue through Chancelas, Punta Samieira and Raxó. the viewpoint of A Granxa offers excellent views of the estuary. It also runs along the beach of Areas, before entering the urban area of ​​Sanxenxo, to enjoy its promenade surrounding the beach of Silgar.

Step 2: Sanxenxo-O Grove (19,8 km, 17,37 km by municipality of Sanxenxo)

Just over two kilometers from the center of Sanxenxo, after crossing Punta Vicaño, the route takes us to Portonovo, a tourist center with a beach and a marina. We continue along the coast crossing points (Cabicastro, Sefexeira and Paxariñas) and beaches until reaching Montalvo, a sandy area with a valuable dune system. Along the route we enjoy spectacular views of Ons. Noalla is an ideal point to admire the two islands (A Illa de Ons and Onza or Onceta). New sandbanks unfold before our eyes in this stretch (Bascuas, Pragueira, Foxos, Our Lady da Lanzada, Areas Gordas y A Lapa) until reaching the beach of A Lanzada, a dune complex and intermareal unparalleled in the Rías Baixas or in Galicia. A Lanzada supposes the transit between Sanxenxo and O Grove, where our third stage begins, which runs completely through the municipality.o grovense.