Camino Frances Articles

Fast track to Salvation In the 21st century, who really has time to be a pilgrim? The world moves quickly, and finding four weeks to walk across northern Spain on the famed Camino de Santiago is, for many people, a step too far. But Christendom’s most famous pilgrimage – to the resting place of the

It is important to learn to listen to your body when you are out on the Camino trails. Some days you will be walking between 15 – 25 kms per day so you will need to rest your body at times.  You may find it difficult to choose rest days on the Camino but we

Last updated: 10 September 2026 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

Jennifer’s favourite stops on her Camino trail My colleague Martin from the groups department and myself had the opportunity to cycle three days on the French Way Camino trail from Sarria recently. The trip was a great experience and we enjoyed it immensely, regardless of a few challenges along the way. These are a few

Lucia’s Camino journey Lucia Ebbs, Fundraising Manager with CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), walked the Camino from Sarria to Santiago with other CRY members to raise funds for the charity and remember their loved ones. She shares that special Camino journey as she prepares for the second CRY Camino, taking place in from 3rd to

Last updated: 6 August 2026 Pamplona is the first major Spanish city on the Camino Francés and one of the most popular places to begin the Camino de Santiago. Starting here lets you skip the demanding Pyrenean crossing while still walking around 700 km (roughly 30 days) to Santiago de Compostela — through Navarre’s vineyards,

Last updated: 15 September 2026 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

Last updated: 26 August 2026 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

Last updated: 10 September 2026 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