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Getting started on a Camino Help on getting started planning your walk
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the Camino
Frequently asked Questions on the Camino de Santiago
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Pilgrim Topics Related to all Routes
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Culture, History & Language for pilgrims
Culture, history and language related to the camino
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🥾 Equipment
Shoes, socks, back-packs, what to bring, how many kilos and more...
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🏕️ Camping on the Camino de Santiago
A forum to share and learn about Camping on the Camino de Santiago
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🦠 Covid & the Camino
Discussion on how COVID-19 might affect your Camino
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⚠️ Safety & Security on the Camino
Topics related to Personal Safety on the Camino de Santiago
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🧳 Traveling & Transport to/from/along the camino
Advice on how to best travel to/from el camino.
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🚴♀️ Bicycling on the Camino
Ask, share and learn about biking the Camino de Santiago
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📚 Books about the Camino
Share and ask about all types of pilgrim related books. Do you have a favorite? Please share here...
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🩺 Health & Medical Topics
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🇪🇸 Routes in Spain
🇪🇸 Camino Frances
Planning to walk El Camino Frances? Ask and learn about this Camino.
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🇪🇸 Camino de Invierno
The "Camino de Invierno" leaves the "Camino Francés" at Ponferrada and ends up in Santiago. Share and learn here.
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🇪🇸 Camino de Madrid
From Madrid to Sahagún where it connects with the Camino Francés. Ask and learn about walking this camino here.
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🇪🇸 Camino Ingles
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🇪🇸 Camino Mozárabe
This Camino starts in either Almeria, Granada, Malaga or Jaen and joins the Vdlp in Merida. Have a question on the Camino Mozárabe? Ask and learn here.
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🇪🇸 Santiago to Finisterre and Muxia
Forum on the Santiago to Finisterre route.
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🇪🇸Camino Primitivo
Camino from Oviedo to Melide, where it connects with the Camino Francés.
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🇪🇸 Via de la Plata/Sanabres
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🇪🇸 Camino del Norte
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🇪🇸 Other Routes in Spain
Other routes that connects to the main Caminos to Santiago
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🇵🇹 Routes in Portugal
Camino Portugués Central route, and General
This is the more traditional caminho de Santiago, starting in Lisbon, going through Porto and entering Spain in Tui
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🇵🇹 Coastal from Porto
Rejoins the Central route at various points north
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🇵🇹 Variante Espiritual
Alternative from Pontevedra rejoining the Central route in Padrón after a boat ride from the coast
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🇵🇹 Coastal from Lisbon
Several alternative ways to get closer to the coast near Lisbon
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🇵🇹 Fátima
Various ways to combine the Central route with a detour to Fátima
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🇵🇹 Geira e dos Arrieiros
Historical route from Braga, into Spain after Castro Laboreiro, with its own separate path into Santiago
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🇵🇹 Portugués Interior
From Viseu north to join the Sanabrés in Verín, Spain
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🇵🇹 Rota Vicentina
Not a part of any caminho, this is an increasingly popular route south of Lisbon along the coast, starting or ending in Sagres
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🇵🇹 Other routes in Portugal
Other routes in Portugal
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🇫🇷 Routes in France Here you can ask and learn more about the routes in France, that connect to the Camino Frances in Spain
🇫🇷 La Voie de la Nive
Short route between Bayonne and St Jean Pied de Port
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🇫🇷 Geneva to LePuy
Share and learn about the walk from Geneva to LePuy
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🇫🇷 Tro Breizh
Tro Breizh (Breton for "Tour of Brittany") is a Catholic pilgrimage that links the towns of the seven founding saints of Brittany.
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🇫🇷 The Tours route
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🇫🇷 The Vézelay Route
Comments/questions on the route froom Vézelay to Saint Jean Pied de Port
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🇫🇷 The Arles route
Starting in Arles (France) and joining the Camino Francés at Puente la Reina
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🇫🇷 The Le Puy Route
Starting in Le Puy-en-Velay and ends in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
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🇫🇷 The Piémont Route
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Other long distance routes Other long distance routes in Europe and around he world
🇪🇺 European Peace Walk - Vienna to Venice (600km)
European Peace Walk: Vienna to Venice: 6 countries in 600kms
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🇵🇸 Masar Ibrahim in Palestine
321 km trail in Palestine from Jenin to Hebron
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🇯🇵 Kumano Kodo the pilgrimage in Japan
Kumano Kodo the pilgrimage in Japan
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🇺🇸 The American Discovery Trail
The American Discovery Trail is not a religious walk, but still an interesting option for those interested in long distance walking in the United States.
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🇮🇹 Via Francigena to Rome
All you need to know related to the Via Francigena to Rome
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🇳🇴 St Olav´s Way to Trondheim
Information on walking the St Olav´s Way to Trondheim
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Other Pilgrimage Routes
This is a forum for sharing experiences and questions on other Pilgrimage Routes.
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Camino de Santiago around the world If your Pilgrim Associations or Confraternities need a place to create discussions and interact with your members, this is the place. Please contact me for setup. ivar.rekve at gmail. com
Australia and New Zealand
This is a place for Australia and New Zealand related Camino information. Meet ups, newspaper articles on the Camino or maybe a TV program that is about to air. All Australia, New Zealand and Camino de Santiago here!
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🇪🇺 Europe
This is a place for Europe related Camino information. Meet ups, newspaper articles on the Camino or maybe a TV program that is about to air. All Europe and Camino de Santiago here!
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South Africa
This is a place for South Africa related Camino information. Meet ups, newspaper articles on the Camino or maybe a TV program that is about to air. All South Africa and Camino de Santiago here!
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North America
This is a place for North America related Camino information. Meet ups, newspaper articles on the Camino or maybe a TV program that is about to air. All North America and Camino de Santiago here!
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South America
This is a place for South America related Camino information. Meet ups, newspaper articles on the Camino or maybe a TV program that is about to air. All South America and Camino de Santiago here!
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Camino Teresiano E-Book Guide in PDF FormatThe Camino Teresiano, AKA Ruta Teresiano, St. Teresa's Way from the Cradle to the Grave- Elle Bieling
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Martin Cole wrote on Tania Reano Veitch's profile.
Good blog and pictures Tania, thanks for the memory jogging
