It is thought that pilgrims have been walking along Northern Spain's coast in search of Saint James' tomb to the city of Santiago de Compostela since the ninth century. This thousand-year-old ...

Pilgrims can choose an optional route when walking the Camino de Santiago Portugués Central. It's called the Variante Espiritual (Spiritual Variant in English) route. I walked it in August 2024, and ...

The Camino de Santiago requires time, stamina, and sacrifice, but ask any pilgrim who’s finished: most of us would return to that road without hesitation. The Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James ...

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I’m late to the Camino party. About 1200 years late by all accounts. Since the ninth century, Christians have been making the pilgrimage to the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela in north-western ...

The rain lifts and we walk into a glimmer of afternoon sunlight as we leave Anha for Viana do Castelo, about six kilometres away. Our pilgrim's lunch and accompanying wine are a distant memory. This ...

The Camino de Santiago is regarded as the most famous Christian pilgrimage of all, and in recent years has become one of Spain’s major tourist attractions. The traditional concept of the pilgrimage is ...

Plan your route: The Camino de Santiago consists of several routes, each with its own starting point and distance. The most popular route is the Camino Francés, which starts in St. Jean Pied de Port, ...