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I’m sitting at the Sahagún train station, waiting on my lift to Valladolid, having just completed the Camino de Madrid. (OK, flight delays cost me Madrid-Tres Cantos, so technically the walk was Tres Cantos to Sahagún. Someday I’ll fill in that gap.)
I only had the spring break week to make the...
Hello everyone, Herewith an updated walking guide covering Almeria to Granada. The information here was correct in November 2022.
Buen Camino
Kevin
[Moderator note: Attachment has been corrected to show date of this updated version]
I could have been warned. But I felt prepared. I had trained by frequently running in my city and hiking a whole week around Berlin on the Mauerweg (160 km). I had lost weight and felt quite fit for 53. Much fitter than on my first camino (Ingles + Muxia/Fisterra) two years before. I had read...
Hello! This is our first Camino, family of four with 2 teen boys from the US. Just doing the stage from Sarria to Santiago. We will walk our last day from Pedrouzo to Santiago. My question is whether I will have enough time to sort out our 4 pilgrim certificates and attend mass on the day of...
Note from the mods: If you want to read about the first part @Yoah’s walk, from Tarifa to Sevilla on the Via Serrana, see this thread.
Hello!
A number of wonderful people encouraged me to share (an overview of) my experience on the Via de la Plata. It's December 9 today, and I'm writing to...
The thread that I started last year has become rather long, so here's a new thread to post pictures, musings, etc. from any year for any dates in November on any Camino.
When you respond, please mention the year, route you were on and where you walked (or rested) that day. Thanks!
Also, if you...
The thread that I started last year has become rather long, so here's a new thread to post pictures, musings, etc. from any year for any dates in October on any Camino.
When you respond, please mention the year, route you were on and where you walked (or rested) that day. Thanks!
Also, if...
https://artsandculture.google.com/project/caminos-de-santiago
Announced today. If you can't get to Spain right now, here are some Camino Content that Google and the Xunta has put together.
I have done a Spring Camino on St James Way (10 years ago) and only a partial of Portugal in 2014. Now I would like to do a repeat of St. James or Frances Camino during the winter (work schedule makes it possible). I will start in Pamplona. I continue to read that many places are "closed"...
The thread that I started last year has become rather long, so here's a new thread to post pictures, musings, etc. from any year for any dates in September on any Camino.
When you respond, please mention the year, route you were on and where you walked (or rested) that day. Thanks!
Also, if...
The thread that I started last year has become rather long, so here's a new thread to post pictures, musings, etc. from any year for any dates in August on any Camino.
When you respond, please mention the year, route you were on and where you walked (or rested) that day. Thanks!
Also, if you...
We knew very little about the Camino Francés when we set out. in fact we'd never heard of it until a friend came back from Spain with fabulous stories of walking a pilgrimage in Spain. But six months later, in the autumn of 2005, inspired by Robert’s stories and in need of respite from the...
Here we go! I've made an executive decision to add the bit on the Aragonés at the end, just because.
Basic resources:
Gronze:
https://www.gronze.com/camino-santiago-girona (Llançà - Montserrat)
https://www.gronze.com/camino-santiago-catalan (Montserrat - Santa Cilia de Jaca)...
The thread that I started last year has become rather long, so here's a new thread to post pictures, musings, etc. from any year for any dates in July on any Camino.
When you respond, please mention the year, route you were on and where you walked (or rested) that day. Thanks!
Also, if you are...
The thread that I started last year has become rather long, so here's a new thread to post pictures, musings, etc. from any year for any dates in June on any Camino.
When you respond, please mention the year, route you were on and where you walked (or rested) that day. Thanks!
Also, if you are...
Here's the thread to post pictures, musings, etc. for any dates in April from any year, and for any Camino route.
When you respond, please mention the year, route you were on and where you walked (or rested) that day. Thanks!
As promised, today I am starting a planning thread for the Camino Olvidado.
There are many good sources for the Olvidado.
Ender’s guide in English.
The Camino Olvidado website with stages, tracks, and pictures.
This forum’s sub-forum on the Olvidado.
Another Olvidado website, in Spanish...
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