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We took the 9.40 am bus to Assisi. I had included Assisi in our Via Francigena journey because I wanted to visit the home town of Italy’s patron saint, who had made two pilgrimages to Rome himself.
Some saw St. Francis as the Church’s environmentally concerned saint, the one who preached to...
Hi fellow Pilgrims,
we had five weeks in which to cover the Via francigena, and spend 7 days in Rome (how could you not?)
So we devised an itinerary which would touch upon the highlights (leaving out France because we had done other walks there): England, Switzerland, Siena (and Assisi) and...
Hi GoBird,
like you, we decided to do the C2C as our next journey after the Camino back in 2000. It was a very different walk, with its own ambiance and rhythm. The history that you will journey through is quite amazing, from the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans. If you love...
The Camino - the Way, the Road.
What is the Camino? Even after arriving in Santiago, the whole process still seemed rather mysterious. The destination and the journey were inextricably linked. One could not exist without the other.
In one of Carlos Castaneda’s books, his Yaqui Indian mentor Don...
Having seen the formal and ecclesiastical side of Conques and the reliquary of her patron saint, we were interested in visiting St. Foy’s chapel out in the woods. And so, to St. Foy’s chapel. We walked back to the hotel, crossed the Pont du Romaine (Pilgrims’ Bridge) also a UNESCO classified...
Hi Silvia,
what a great heads up for all aspiring Camino writers. Your formula for a "Camino Blockbuster" fits the bill, and describes our first book "Santiago - walking the pilgrim's path" (from an Australian pilgrim's point of view) quite well. This was in 1997.
We had the opportunity to...
Well, they have been such good friends along with my feet.
300 odd kilometers along the famed Camino from Leon to Santiago, as well as two previous years of good walking. Boots are so important for a good walking journey.
It was only when we were walking up to O Cebreiro that we encountered...
We really enjoyed this section of the Santiago pilgrimage which begins in the historic city of Le Puy-en-Velay and covers a total distance of 210km to Conques, a beautiful medieval village which nestles on the banks of the Lot River. From there we visited Rocamadour, France’s second most famous...
Hi. Not long ago in March 2010, a chance to revisit the Camino presented itself. After having last been on the Road to Santiago twelve and a half years ago in 1997, I eagerly accepted the opportunity. This time, however, I got to lead a small group of pilgrims along the path from Leon to...
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