The Camino de Santiago is an old pilgrimage route to the tomb of Apostle St.James. The history of the Camino goes back to the 9th century when the actual tomb of the Apostle was discovered. The first officially documented pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela was made by the king of […]
The Via de la Plata or the Silver Route is considered to be the toughest Camino de Santiago route in Spain due to its distance, over 1000 km, long walking stages with little facilities in between and extremely hot weather in summer months. The Via crosses four Spanish regions; Andalusia, […]
The Camino Inglés or the English Way is one of the shorter routes of the Camino de Santiago network in Europe. This route is growing in popularity, every year more and more pilgrims choose this Camino, but it’s still far from being as busy and crowded as the Camino Francés. […]
Walking the Camino de Santiago is a great experience, the best thing about the Camino is that anybody can do it, you don’t have to be an experienced hiker or super athlete to walk it. Camino de Santiago has many different route options from a short 120 km walk to […]
The Camino de Santiago is a life-changing experience for most, we know many people that were planning this pilgrimage for years, preparing, reading, training. To make sure you enjoy it, take the right gear, don’t overload your backpack, have comfortable shoes that you can walk in for days, etc. We […]
Camino Primitivo or the Original Way is a part of the Northern Caminos network that includes Camino Primitivo, Camino del Norte (Northern Way) and Camino Ingles (English Way). You can do the Camino Primitivo as a separate walk or combine it with the French or Northern Way both have connection […]
The Camino de Santiago is not a single route like many people think referring to the popular Camino Frances, but a network of routes that start in different places across Spain, Portugal, and France and finish in Santiago de Compostela. In fact, you can start walking to Santiago from anywhere […]
Camino Finisterre (or Fisterra in Galician) is an extension of the Camino de Santiago that takes pilgrims from Santiago de Compostela to what in old times was believed to be “the end of the world” or Finisterre. The Finisterre-Muxia route is the only way that starts not ends in Santiago. […]
Camino del Norte is an 865km walk through Northern Spain; the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias, and Galicia. The scenery on the Camino is amazing; sandy beaches, dramatic cliffs, beautiful sea, historical cities and towns, pasture fields and forest. The Northern Way was our third Camino de Santiago that we walked […]