Embarking on this incredible journey, whether on foot or by bike, is more than a physical adventure – it’s a spiritual and emotional exploration, too. Here, we’re thrilled to share insights, advice, and heartfelt stories that make the Camino de Santiago much more than a simple trek.
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The Puente de la Rabia Legend The Puente de la Rabia (“Rabies Bridge”) is a medieval stone bridge over the River Arga in Zubiri, Navarra, on Stage 2 of the Camino Francés between Roncesvalles and Pamplona. According to local legend, animals led three times around its central pillar were cured of rabies. The custom lasted
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Melide: A Gem on the Camino Francés Melide is a market town in the province of A Coruña, roughly 55 kilometres from Santiago de Compostela on the Camino Francés. It is the point where the Camino Primitivo joins the Camino Francés, it is the most famous place on the entire route to eat pulpo a
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Hotel Real Colegiata San Isidoro: sleeping inside an 11th-century monastery The Real Colegiata de San Isidoro in León is one of the great Romanesque buildings of Spain — a basilica, a royal pantheon holding eleven kings, a cloister, a library and a museum, all in one complex in the middle of the city. Since 2005
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The Fiesta de la Vendimia Riojana is held in Logroño every September, folded into the city’s San Mateo festivities. The centrepiece is the treading of the first grapes in the Paseo del Espolón, and the whole city — including the tapas bars of Calle Laurel — turns out for it. It falls squarely on the
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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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St Jean Pied de Port to Pamplona: the first days of the Camino Francés The opening section of the Camino Francés runs from St Jean Pied de Port in France over the Pyrenees to Pamplona, around 67km in three or four walking days. It contains the hardest climb of the entire route on day one,
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Sarah and Jonathan Share Their Camino Adventure For quite a while now, I’ve been getting really itchy feet to head out and have another Camino adventure. Having moved to Portugal, it makes sense to try the Camino Portuguese while we are here, but where should we start? Lisbon? Oporto? Should we pre-book accommodation or leave
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Karl cycled the last stretch of the French Way with colleagues Ana, Sophie and Ciara. This is his account of the trip. Cycling the Camino Francés from Sarria to Santiago takes three days and covers around 115km, split into stages of roughly 46km, 30km and 39km. The route runs through the Galician hills with several
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Lavacolla: the pilgrims washing place Lavacolla is a village about 10km from Santiago de Compostela, on the final stage of the Camino Francés. Medieval pilgrims stopped here to wash in the stream before entering the holy city, a custom recorded in the 12th-century Codex Calixtinus. Today the village is best known as the home of
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Santo Domingo de la Calzada: the Miracle of the Hen Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a town of around 6,700 people in La Rioja, 561km from Santiago de Compostela on the Camino Francés. It is known for the miracle of the hen, a medieval legend in which a roasted cockerel and hen stood up
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Explore the Camino Francés, a 790 km journey of exploration and spiritual insight, from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela.
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Start in Sarria if you have a week and want the Compostela; in Ponferrada if you’re cycling; in León if you have two weeks; in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port if you want the whole thing. Those four cover almost everyone. The Camino Francés runs roughly 780km from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela, and you can join it at
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The ten unmissable stops on the Camino Francés, listed in the order you’ll walk them from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago: As the most walked of the Camino de Santiago routes — 242,179 pilgrims in 2025, 46% of everyone who reached Santiago (statistics) — the French Way is the best introduction to the food, landscape and people
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Discover the charm and history of Sarria, a town rich in culture and natural beauty, nestled on the Camino Francés.
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Taste The Camino – 100km of Great Food From Sarria to Santiago Walking the last 100km of the Camino Francés from Sarria to Santiago, these are the eight stops worth planning your day around — one for each night on the route. Book ahead for the farmhouse restaurants and for Casa Marcelo; the rest take
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Walk the Camino Francés if this is your first Camino, if you want company on the trail, and if you want the widest choice of accommodation, transfers and start points. Walk the Camino del Norte if you have walked before, are comfortable with daily hills, and want the Atlantic coast, seafood and solitude instead of
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Route Napoleón or Valcarlos? Bottom line: Both routes run from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles on the first day of the Camino Francés. Route Napoléon climbs to 1,450m at the Col de Lepoeder — harder, more scenic, and the one most pilgrims choose. Valcarlos follows the valley to 950m — gentler, more road
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The Camino Portugués from Porto has two starting points, depending on which route you choose. The Camino Portugués Central starts at Porto Cathedral (Sé do Porto) in the historic centre. The Camino Portugués Coastal starts on the seafront at Matosinhos, reached by metro Line A from the city centre to Senhor de Matosinhos station (around
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The Camino del Norte route along the Camino de Santiago is filled with breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural experiences. One of the highlights of this pilgrimage is undoubtedly the food. The route guides pilgrims through the culinary delights of San Sebastián and Bilbao, both home to an array of Michelin-starred restaurants. This blog will delve
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