With its sandy beaches and views of the Picos de Europa mountain range, Santander, the Cantabrian capital, has a lot to offer. Residents and visitors of Santander, on the Camino del Norte, are spoilt for choice when it comes to outdoor activities, with world-class surfing and sailing facilities on their doorstep and mountains just an hour away for hiking […]
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Highlights of the Camino del Norte by Catherine Murphy I trudged into the little seaside town of Llanes, barely noticing the remains of its 800-year-old city walls. Llanes may be steeped in Spanish Armada seafaring history, but I was sweaty and sodden from 30km of walking, the last few of them in the rain. Remarkably placed
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What makes the Camino del Norte special? The Camino del Norte or Northern Way is one of the oldest Camino de Santiago routes. It developed around the same time as the Camino Primitivo coming from Asturias and was the preferred route not just for pilgrims from Northern Spain but also from further afield, as many pilgrims
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On his second Camino adventure, Chef Paul Flynn tackles the Camino del Norte from Bilbao with his brother Deckie. I’m with my brother this time. There’s me plump and wobbly, he’s a marathon running vegetarian 5 years older than me but sickeningly fitter. I delusionally console myself that my mane of silver hair compensates for
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