The foundation “Ruta Xacobea do Mar de Arousa e Ulla” (sea and river pilgrim’s way to Santiago), in which are integrated 17 councils of both sides of the Arousa bay and the riversides of the Ulla river, organizes every year a pilgrimage. The aim of this event is to commemorate the passage of the corpse of the Apostle Santiago from Jaffa (Palestine) to Iria Flavia, town from where it was, according to the tradition, carried to Compostela. The trip is carried out every year in August, starting from one of the municipalities of the Arousa Bay. Councils and institutions provide travellling facilities to people who want to join the travel, and so neighbours and authorities can go over the first Jacobean Route –because this was not a route open by the pilgrims, but the original one-. This activity has been carried out since 1965.

The foundation “Ruta Xacobea do Mar de Arousa e Ulla”, which has been declared “of cultural interest” by Xunta de Galicia, organizes several activities, such as conferences, literary competitions and investigation contests. This organization is aimed to promote the values of Arousa bay and Ulla river, in the artistic, cultural, gastronomic and tourist fields.