Where do I start to get the Camino Pilgrim Certificate? To receive a Compostela pilgrim certificate or the Certificate of Distance issued by the Pilgrims Office in Santiago, pilgrims must walk at least 100 km of any Camino route or cycle at least the last 200 km. You can start your Camino at any stage […]
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5 Special Places To Experience The Camino at Easter Easter, Semana Santa or Holy Week, sees widespread celebrations in Spain, with towns and cities along the Camino de Santiago staging grand processions. A wide array of destinations offers diverse experiences of the Camino at Easter. From coastal celebrations to famous locations or traditional settings, the
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Why We Love Ferrol Why we love Ferrol on the Camino Ingles! We talk to Ferrol’s native, Andrea, about what makes her home one of the most special Camino de Santiago towns. Andrea was born in Ferrol on the Camino Ingles but moved to the south of Spain a few years later. Her time in
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The Camino Ingles or English Way route was traditionally followed by pilgrims from Northern Europe on their way to Santiago de Compostela and has two main starting points: the cities of Ferrol and A Coruña. It might be the shortest of the Camino routes but there is plenty to do, see and taste along the way
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Cycling the Camino Ingles Diary Becca and Brian and their Cycling the Camino Ingles Diary from outdoor clothing specialists, 53 Degrees North give us their informative review of the Camino Ingles route that they embarked on earlier this year. This is a great route if you are looking to for a challenge. You will have
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Where is the start of the Camino de Santiago? This is a general question we get here at CaminoWays.com. Many people talk about ‘el Camino‘, but there are many ways and many Caminos, all leading to one place: Santiago de Compostela and the tomb of Saint James in the city’s cathedral. The Camino de Santiago
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9 Magical Camino Towns From Pontedeume on the French Way with its Templar castle via the fairytale city of Salamanca all the way to picturesque Porto and beyond. Here are nine of the most magical towns on the Camino de Santiago routes, hand picked by the CaminoWays.com team. 1. Ponferrada – French Way With it’s
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Camino diary: St John’s GAA Belfast Not even the rain could dampen the spirits of the cheerful team from St John’s GAA club in Belfast, who walked the English Way from Ferrol recently. Along the way, they even managed to hitch a lift from a Galician farmer… Mary Gough from St John’s GAA team shares
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2015 Camino Statistics The latest Camino statistics from the Pilgrims Office in Santiago are out, giving us a very interesting insight into the Camino in 2015; they reveal the most popular routes, top countries on the Camino and the pilgrims’ favourite starting points. Please note the statistics reflect the number of Compostela certificates, hence taking
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Planning your Camino de Santiago trip? Many interesting festivals take place along the different Camino routes throughout the year; as most towns and villages host annual festivals to honour their patron saint’ but also celebrating their local food and wine and other special events. Whether they are world-famous such as San Fermin in Pamplona, local
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5 special seaside Camino villages The French Way, the most famous of the Camino de Santiago routes, covers 800kms inland from the French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. However, there are many other Camino routes, many of them with impressive coastal stretches dotted with stunning towns, villages and of course sea views! We
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Stepping into Easter traditions in Ferrol Semana Santa de Ferrol or the Easter Festival in Ferrol. Easter is a famous and extraordinary time of the year to walk the Camino de Santiago. During Easter Week or ‘Holy Week,’ you will be a witness to centuries-old traditions full of emotion along the way, many of them
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The Journey of a Medieval Camino Pilgrim Did you ever wonder about the Camino to Santiago in Medieval times? And how pilgrims from overseas made their journey to Compostela? Along the English Way from the UK or Ireland for instance? Esther Taboada is a journalist and photographer from Galicia. She lived in Ireland for a
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Can you see Ireland from the Tower of Hercules? The port city of A Coruña, in North West Galicia, is one of the traditional starting points of the English Way to Santiago de Compostela. The English Way was one of the routes followed by pilgrims from Northern Europe who used to arrive to the ports of Coruña or
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