The Camino in the time of Covid: Endika Armengol, pilgrim in July and October 2020
Endika Armengol is a pilgrim with more than 70 long-distance Caminos behind him, several books of anecdotes and stories of the Camino and a particular feature that everyone knows: he always wears sandals when he walks. Accustomed to travelling between 4 and 6 ways a...
Spanish Federation: Updated APPS on open hostels and news about movement restrictions!
You can find all the necessary information to go to the Camino in the link: https://www.caminosantiago.org/cpperegrino/scriptorium/vuelve.asp?fbclid=IwAR2BqSYzGlkOmHzGZzWdDLB56S54shumV8FEPK3jU4I4tAUn1mgz-gv5W8U Documents and applications related to: -Movement...
Melina Frías. Spain
There is a hostel in Palas de Rei, which has quite a a lot of pictures hanging on the wall. One of them is a frame with only letters, one of those so fashionable now. It was at the back of the common area, there wasn’t much light down there. Thank goodness, because at...
The Camino resists: 10,441 Compostelas delivered in September, and not only to Spaniards!
We began to review the monthly figures of pilgrims: Despite the Covid-19 the Camino is resisting and the month of September passed without incidents or problems, with 10,441 pilgrims taking the Compostela and, although the majority were Spanish, with the presence of...
MIGUEL. SPAIN
I had heard about the Camino, I knew that it was very good, that there were shelters and I was interested in the possibility of travelling it. I wanted to organize a Camino but it had to be with my dog, I need my guide because I am blind. That is how my first Camino...
Pedro and Nico. Portugal-Spain
This has been our first experience. We decided about a month ago, we both had free time and we wanted to see each other and do something together, something different. The Camino de Santiago seemed to us an interesting experience, even more so in times of Coronavirus....
The Vía de la Plata: A little history
The Vía de la Plata is, among all the itineraries or routes of the Camino de Santiago, the most intimately linked to a Roman road. The original road, like so many communication routes, would have been created based on natural passage ways – wading across rivers,...
Adela. Spain
My name is Adela and I am a 40 year old woman from Madrid. I have done the Camino alone 5 times since 2015. There were different routes and durations but there is one common denominator: the Camino has always given me what I needed at that time. FIFTH WAY. MOLINASECA....