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Camino Frances, French Camino, or simply “The Camino“. There can always be just one most popular pilgrimage route, and this is the one. Over 215,000 people walked the French way in 2023 alone, which is more than the numbers of pilgrims on all other pilgrimage routes in Spain combined. This doesn’t necessarily mean it is…
Camino Primitivo belongs now to the most popular pilgrimage routes in Spain. Relatively short (you can do it within 2 weeks, so no need to take a month holiday or a sabbatical), and offering an interesting variety (nice forests walks, couple of days in the “mountains”, a few beautiful cities–especially Lugo, one big water dam,…
Most of us have all sorts of obligations and ties back home. When planning the Camino, it is important to know how long it will take us to reach Santiago, so we can take appropriate leave from our work, and make the necessary arrangements with our loved ones. I’ve walked all major Caminos in Spain,…
Watching some movies about the Camino, or checking most popular online forums, you can easily get a wrong impression about the pilgrimage. It may seem like teenagers are a rare occurrence on the way, and that you’ll spend most of your time with people twice or trice your age. And though you can certainly learn…
Camino Portuguese is a great way for “Camino beginners”. Whether you pick the coastal route or the inland one, the distance from Porto to Santiago is just about 250 kilometers, the terrain is mostly flat, and you can do this walk in 10 days. In my personal experience, Portuguese caminos aren’t as rich in natural…
Pilgrims start their Camino del Norte in various places. San Sebastian, Bilbao, Santander, or Gijon belong to the most popular starting locations, depending on how much time pilgrims have for their Camino, and also whether they want to skip the first hilly week ending in Bilbao. Those who want to cover the entire distance of…
The one thousand kilometers long Camino, traversing Spain from south to north, all the way from Seville to Santiago de Compostela, is a common favorite amongst the ranks of experienced pilgrims. The way has a lot of to offer, for both nature and history lovers, not to say for pilgrims who walk the camino from…
Camino del Norte, or Camino de la Costa, or simply the “Coastal Camino”. Some people love it and will return every year, for endless beaches and pleasant temperature in the summer, and actually now with the climate change even in spring and autumn. Or perhaps they come back for the healing power the waves of…
Walking Camino in winter is not typical, but it isn’t something unheard of. Some of us simply cannot make holidays in spring or summer (whereas almost everyone can take some days off in December, or even a couple of weeks), and some of us cannot tolerate the heat of Spanish sun. I’ve also talked to…
People embark on a pilgrimage for a variety of reasons. Some want to grow spiritually, or find the meaning of life. Others want to have a good time, meeting interesting people while traversing beautiful countryside of Spain. And some simply need a change, an escape, seeking an end, or a new beginning… Besides the primary…