10/7/2023 0 Comments Camino de santiagoThe voyage-commonly known as El Camino, The Way, or the Camino-concludes at the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, which houses the tomb of Saint James, one of the twelve apostles and the first martyr of Jesus Christ. Today, nearly 350,000 trekkers from around the world continue to complete the Camino each year-and for good reason.Įl Camino de Santiago, or The Way of Saint James, invites countless pilgrims from all over Europe and the world to arrive in Santiago de Compostela, a city of nearly 100,000 residents in northwest Spain, 22 miles east of the Atlantic Ocean. For post walk, you will ideally take what you feel most comfortable in – breath-easy trainers or soft sandals will do the trick.Walking the Camino de Santiago is one of the most highly-sought pilgrimages in the history of humanity. While some parts of the Camino are along smoothly paved or cobbled paths, there are occasions when the earth beneath you isn’t so stable, so a light, sturdy pair of hiking shoes are recommended. This way you can wash your clothes in the accommodation facilities – with most albergues offering drying lines. Obviously, during the course of your day your clothes are going to get sweaty, damp, and possibly muddy, using a washing machine every day or every other day (at around 3€ a wash) can get quite pricey, so an alternative method is buying hand-washing soap. For this time of year, we took jogging pants, a sweater, some light jumpers, several t-shirts, a light rain jacket and casual clothes to sink into after a day walking. The region of Galicia, however was very cold, and is typically known for its rainy and unpredictable weather. On our Camino, we were pleasantly surprised by 20 degrees Celsius during the middle of the day, but a bit shocked by the change down to 7 degrees Celsius after sundown. What to pack for walking the Camino do SantiagoĪ good idea is to look at the monthly temperature averages to find out the highs and lows. Pilgrim statue on Alto del Perdón, Navarra, Spain. Movie-worthy or not, who wouldn’t want to walk through the idyllic villages of southern France or on the rural paths of Northern Spain while the sun warms your face? A large reason for the peaked interest is the US movie The Way (2011), featuring Martin Sheen. In recent years the Camino has gained in popularity, and the well-maintained and easy-to-follow path attracts visitors from all over the world. Originally, the reason was to pay respect to St James, whose remains are thought to be buried in the Cathedral of Santiago. It takes some motivation to walk over 790 kilometres in one month, burdened with a large backpack, which begs the question why do it? Many pilgrims give the reason of ‘finding yourself’ (spiritually), others a personal challenge and others just a chance to get some much needed breathing (and thinking) space. I honestly would walk the Camino just to eat pulpo a la Gallego Dan travelled with Follow the Camino who can help create a customised Camino tour for you. In this post you’ll find some practical tips of what you should pack for the Camino, which routes to choose for walking the Camino, when is the best time to do the Camino, where to stay along the Camino de Santiago and also an idea of the delicious Galician cuisine you can savour in these parts. I am excited to have on the blog today my good friend and fellow LFC fan, Dan Convey (of Coffee and Caminos) Dan is sharing his experience of what it is like to walk the Camino de Santiago.
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