The old staves have not died, quite the opposite: the Camino is more crowded than ever with a variety of hiking and telescopic poles. However, today there is still a controversy around its use, on the one hand, some say that its use does not change anything on the...
The Camino is one of the best experiences to confront solitude and spend time with oneself. For many people a pilgrimage has afforded them the opportunity to put to the test and overcome their fear of loneliness, and all who have undertaken this adventure claim to...
The "Compostela" is the document issued by the Pilgrim's Office of the Cathedral of Santiago that accredits having made a pilgrimage. From the origin of the pilgrimages to Santiago, in the ninth century or even earlier, different social and religious reasons would...
The credential or accreditation of the pilgrim is a document of medieval origin. In the Middle Ages special safe-conducts were created so that pilgrims could cross the European territories and find accommodation in pilgrims’ hospitals and monasteries and the present-...
When considering the advantages and disadvantages of walking with a staff or stick or without it, we can affirm that yes, without a doubt the use of a staff or cane is recommended. But then we move on to another discussion: what to use? Traditional staff or hiking...
The adventure of the Way implies the body and this aspect should not be ignored by the future pilgrim. In addition to learning about the Camino and and preparing the route, it is important that the future pilgrim should not neglect the physical preparations, so as to...
The adventure of the Way implies the body and this aspect should not be ignored by the pilgrim. In addition to dreaming about their Camino and getting informed, it is important that the future pilgrim should not neglect the necessary physical preparations so as to...
The albergues are the most popular accommodation on the Camino, the only ones designed specifically for pilgrims, but there are other types of accommodation that are increasingly more specialized and adapted to the needs of pilgrims that coexist alongside them. First...
The Camino de Santiago is full of alternatives for sleeping, many of them with very similar prices, that's why it is not so easy to just recommend the hostels as the only specific accommodations for pilgrims. Along the main routes of the Camino de Santiago the modern...
The Camino is one of the best experiences to confront loneliness and spend time with oneself. For many people pilgrimage has been the opportunity they have to test and overcome their fear of loneliness, because all who have this adventure say they have been...
If there is one piece of advice we can give without fear of error, it is to carry as little weight as possible in the backpack. The luggage of the pilgrim must contain what is strictly necessary and the rule of eliminating all that is not indispensable should always...