The Autopista A-53 is a highway in north western Spain

Spain

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. It links Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...

 to Ourense

Ourense

Ourense is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of the same name in Galicia. Its population of 108,674 accounts for 30% of the population of the province and makes it the third largest city of Galicia.-Population:...

 and follows the N-525. It starts to the south east of Santiago at a junction with the Autopista AP-9

Autopista AP-9

The Autopista A-9 is a highway in Galicia, Spain. It is known as the Autopista do Atlántico and runs from the Portugal border at the Rio Miño. It heads north via Tui, Vigo and a junction with the Autovía A-52. After Vigo the road crosses the Ría de Vigo, onto the Peninsula de Morrazo and passing...

 (72 km). It passes the Castle Pazo de Oca and Lalín. Thereafter the road has yet to be built and in the Serra do Faro the road as the N-525 crosses a pass at 810m, under the Pico Seco. At Ourense there are junctions with the Autovía A-52

Autovía A-52

The A-52 is a highway in western Spain. It starts at Vigo heads east from the town crossing the Autopista AP-9 and then the N-550/Autovía A-55. It then goes over the Rio Tea running parallel to the N-120 and along the Rio Miño. At Ourense the road turns south out of the valley in conjunction...

 and N-120.