My first Camino from Sarria to Finesterria.

In another thread I was asking about visiting Zaragoza, because my idea was to go Madrid - Zaragoza on arrival day from US, and then Zaragoza to Urdos (over the French border) the next day. When some ...

I'll be covering both these routes in this post, because I walked them both recently (except for the last stage of the Torres). There are a number of similarities between the two, but there are ...

I am having a hard time finding a hyper/ultralight raincoat that won't break the budget (Less than $20). It would be nice to have one that isn't the clear plastic version.

My wife and I are considering a "last 100km" Camino during the last week of March of 2025. I've read several reviews of each of the route options, and each one I read convinces me that's the one to do ...

There's a new 30-Minute documentary on German/French arts and culture channel "arte" which deals with the ever growing attraction of the Camino and the burden of over-tourism on the inhabitants of ...

Spain is imposing new information gathering rules on accommodation and other similar providers. Under the rules tourists will have to provide more extensive personal information at checkin. Spain is ...

This may be a silly question but can someone explain the 'community dinner' in albergues. Does it mean the food is provided by the albergue owners/staff and if so is the cost included in the cost to ...

A call to everyone familiar with the Camino de Santiago! My name is Hannah Dear, and I am a student at the University of Mississippi. I am writing my thesis on the impact of secularization in Spain on ...

Day 3 arrival to ferrol, booked gran hotel ferrol. Day 4 Camino starts ferrol- Pondetedeume, booked hotel montebreamo. Day 5 Camino day #2. Pontedeume- Betanzos (booked hostal portico) Day 6 Camino ...

I notice that on the tread "December 2024 start ups" there are no pilgrims that has alerted they will start walking CF during Christmas, noor second part of December for that matter. I seem to ...

After my last Camino I rented a car to do some further traveling in Northern Spain. Unbeknownst to me I got a parking ticket (or two) in Santiago. I never saw a ticket, they just sent it to the rental ...