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This is a collection of articles written by various CaminoWays consultants

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La Rioja Wine Region: A Pilgrim’s Guide to Spanish Wine

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La Rioja is Spain’s best-known wine region and the Camino Francés runs straight through it. Pilgrims walk past the vineyards for around three days, between Navarre and the plains of Burgos, passing through Logroño, Navarrete, Nájera and Santo Domingo de la Calzada. The region is divided into three sub-regions — Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and

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La Rioja is Spain’s best-known wine region and the Camino Francés runs straight through it. Pilgrims walk past the vineyards for around three days, between Navarre and the plains of Burgos, passing through Logroño, Navarrete, Nájera and Santo Domingo de la Calzada. The region is divided into three sub-regions — Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa and

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Camino fitness: What are flat feet?

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Yes, you can walk the Camino de Santiago with flat feet, most people do, often without any problems. Flat (pronated) feet only cause trouble when the inward roll becomes excessive, which can lead to shin splints, knee pain or heel pain. Supportive insoles, the right footwear and stronger hips usually keep symptoms in check. Here’s

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Yes, you can walk the Camino de Santiago with flat feet, most people do, often without any problems. Flat (pronated) feet only cause trouble when the inward roll becomes excessive, which can lead to shin splints, knee pain or heel pain. Supportive insoles, the right footwear and stronger hips usually keep symptoms in check. Here’s

Codex Calixtinus

Codex Calixtinus and the Way of St. James

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Scholars once attributed the 12th-century illuminated manuscript, the Codex Calixtinus, to Pope Callixtus II. They now believe Aymeric Picaud, a French scholar, arranged it. The manuscript names its main author as “Scriptor I.” Its creators designed it to guide pilgrims along the Way of St James to the shrine of Saint James the Great. This

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Scholars once attributed the 12th-century illuminated manuscript, the Codex Calixtinus, to Pope Callixtus II. They now believe Aymeric Picaud, a French scholar, arranged it. The manuscript names its main author as “Scriptor I.” Its creators designed it to guide pilgrims along the Way of St James to the shrine of Saint James the Great. This

How to Avoid Blisters on the Camino

How to Avoid Blisters on the Camino

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Planning to walk the Camino de Santiago? Blisters are one of the most common reasons pilgrims struggle on the trail — but the good news is that most of them are entirely preventable. This guide focuses specifically on how to avoid blisters before and during your Camino, so you can walk strong from the first

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Planning to walk the Camino de Santiago? Blisters are one of the most common reasons pilgrims struggle on the trail — but the good news is that most of them are entirely preventable. This guide focuses specifically on how to avoid blisters before and during your Camino, so you can walk strong from the first

Portuguese pasteis de nata on the Camino

Darragh’s Camino: Eat, pray, love it.

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Darragh’s Camino: Eat, pray, love it Spain: The Camino de Santiago caters for all travellers, from pleasure-seekers to pilgrims and foodies, writes Daragh Reddin. Camino: Eat, pray, love I’m standing inside the monumental Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, marvelling at its Romanesque interior. I suddenly find myself surrounded by a group of pilgrims – the staff

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Darragh’s Camino: Eat, pray, love it Spain: The Camino de Santiago caters for all travellers, from pleasure-seekers to pilgrims and foodies, writes Daragh Reddin. Camino: Eat, pray, love I’m standing inside the monumental Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, marvelling at its Romanesque interior. I suddenly find myself surrounded by a group of pilgrims – the staff

Ruta Cantabrico in Galicia

5 reasons you should walk the Camino de Santiago

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5 reasons you should walk the Camino de Santiago by Padraic Gilligan – When I saw “The Way”, Martin Sheen’s recent movie, directed by his son Emilio Estevez, I knew I wanted to walk at least part of the Camino de Santiago. For over 1000 years, pilgrims have walked “the way”, their destination or journey’s

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5 reasons you should walk the Camino de Santiago by Padraic Gilligan – When I saw “The Way”, Martin Sheen’s recent movie, directed by his son Emilio Estevez, I knew I wanted to walk at least part of the Camino de Santiago. For over 1000 years, pilgrims have walked “the way”, their destination or journey’s

The Camino Espiritual

Spiritual Preparation For The Camino de Santiago

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Spiritual Preparation For The Camino de Santiago Although there is physical effort involved, the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is essentially a spiritual experience and it is recommended that pilgrims take some time for spiritual preparation before their walk. We urge you to think about your motives for wishing to make the pilgrimage to Santiago de

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Spiritual Preparation For The Camino de Santiago Although there is physical effort involved, the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is essentially a spiritual experience and it is recommended that pilgrims take some time for spiritual preparation before their walk. We urge you to think about your motives for wishing to make the pilgrimage to Santiago de

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Joe and Judi’s Camino Adventure

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Joe and Judi’s Camino Adventure Joe and Judi from California walked the Camino de Santiago with CaminoWays.com earlier this year. We share Joe and Judi’s Camino adventure as written by the couple on their Camino blog. If you bumped into Joe and Judi along the way, you might have noticed they wore very special t-shirts:

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Joe and Judi’s Camino Adventure Joe and Judi from California walked the Camino de Santiago with CaminoWays.com earlier this year. We share Joe and Judi’s Camino adventure as written by the couple on their Camino blog. If you bumped into Joe and Judi along the way, you might have noticed they wore very special t-shirts:

Priesthood and the Camino

Trainee Priest’s Spanish Mission

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Trainee Priest’s Spanish Mission POINT Road resident and trainee priest Barry Matthews is going the distance for his faith. That distance is all 500 miles of Camino de Santiago, the world-famous pilgrimage through Northern Spain. The 30-year-old trainee priest has temporarily discarded the robes of the priesthood in favour of a good pair of walking

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Trainee Priest’s Spanish Mission POINT Road resident and trainee priest Barry Matthews is going the distance for his faith. That distance is all 500 miles of Camino de Santiago, the world-famous pilgrimage through Northern Spain. The 30-year-old trainee priest has temporarily discarded the robes of the priesthood in favour of a good pair of walking

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Jerry and Jurij took the trip of a lifetime on the Camino

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Trip of a Lifetime on the Camino By NIKKI PATRICK A thousand years ago, pilgrims made their way on foot, on horses or donkeys along  El Camino de Santiago, the trip of a lifetime. The world has changed dramatically, but those still follow the Way of St. James. Jerry Lomshek, Chicopee, and his son Jurij

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Trip of a Lifetime on the Camino By NIKKI PATRICK A thousand years ago, pilgrims made their way on foot, on horses or donkeys along  El Camino de Santiago, the trip of a lifetime. The world has changed dramatically, but those still follow the Way of St. James. Jerry Lomshek, Chicopee, and his son Jurij

Santiago on The Way

Reaching Santiago

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Reaching Santiago It’s turned out to be a prolific year for Kiwis reaching Santiago de Compostela on the Camino de Santiago. Despite meeting only a couple on our trip, 79 New Zealanders have completed the trek to Santiago de Compostela this year, nearly double the total for all of 2011. And we were among those

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Reaching Santiago It’s turned out to be a prolific year for Kiwis reaching Santiago de Compostela on the Camino de Santiago. Despite meeting only a couple on our trip, 79 New Zealanders have completed the trek to Santiago de Compostela this year, nearly double the total for all of 2011. And we were among those

St James Way: Discover the Camino de Santiago

One big hug in Santiago de Compostela

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One big hug in Santiago de Compostela. The experience is simply incomparable. On a cold, almost chilly, day at the end of winter, you stand on the roof of one of Europe’s most historic cathedrals and have a sweeping view of a heritage city. As the rogue wind touches your face intermittently, you imagine the

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One big hug in Santiago de Compostela. The experience is simply incomparable. On a cold, almost chilly, day at the end of winter, you stand on the roof of one of Europe’s most historic cathedrals and have a sweeping view of a heritage city. As the rogue wind touches your face intermittently, you imagine the

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