Resources for things to see while on Norte route

[kwinward]

I am hiking the Norte and Primitive routes starting May 16, 2024. This will be my first Camino. I have access to the Buen Camino app, Gronze, and a guidebook which are all excellent at providing information on the trail options, places to stay, maps, etc. However, they all are limited at giving detailed descriptions of points of interest along the way. I want to make sure I take advantage of the diverse cultural options along the way. Does anyone have recommendations on detailed resources that identify and describe these points of interest on the Norte and Primitive routes. Are there different guidebooks or web resources available that will help me plan my adventure?

 

[David Tallan]

If you are using the Gronze website, don't neglect the "Al Loro" (To the parrot) tab. It has some of this information and is often overlooked.

 

[kwinward]

If you are using the Gronze website, don't neglect the "Al Loro" (To the parrot) tab. It has some of this information and is often overlooked.

Thank you so much. I had not noticed this tab. It looks to be very informative.

 

[trecile]

Also consider downloading the Wise Pilgrim app. It has a bit more cultural information than Buen Camino. Or you can find the same info via this link: Online Guide (beta)

The Cicerone Guide is a good resource too.

 

[andycohn]

Good guidance above from David Tallen and Trecile. FWIW, I put together a list of "Suggestions" for some friends who were walking the Norte a few years after we did it: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kvc0...ons.docx?rlkey=uzwie142v7ic56fl0ygl0cslc&dl=0

It includes suggestions on museums and other places to see, and also a few suggestions on some of the many alternativos on the Norte. The document is limited to the Norte, but when we walked the Primitivo at another time, we were much taken by the Ethnographic Museum in Grandas. Re-creates typical rooms in Spain over the last 200 years. Fascinating.

I'm sure I was originally steered to these places by either Wise Pilgrim or Dave Whitsun's Cicerone book, since I had them both with me (on my phone).

 

[kwinward]

Good guidance above from David Tallen and Trecile. FWIW, I put together a list of "Suggestions" for some friends who were walking the Norte a few years after we did it: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kvc0...ons.docx?rlkey=uzwie142v7ic56fl0ygl0cslc&dl=0

It includes suggestions on museums and other places to see, and also a few suggestions on some of the many alternativos on the Norte. The document is limited to the Norte, but when we walked the Primitivo at another time, we were much taken by the Ethnographic Museum in Grondas. Re-creates typical rooms in Spain over the last 200 years. Fascinating.

I'm sure I was originally steered to these places by either Wise Pilgrim or Dave Whitsun's Cicerone book, since I had them both with me (on my phone).

This is so helpful. Thank you so much.