The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
I stayed at Albergue San Saturnino and really enjoyed it. It was clean and organized, with good showers, a nice kitchen, and a beautiful garden in the back where pilgrims can hang out and relax. The town is quite small and has no grocery shops, but there are a couple of restaurants that offer meals.
I didn't stay there, but wish I had, it seemed a beautiful and proud little village surrounded by vineyards. A welcome relief from the busy motorway that the normal path runs along.
I stopped by El Peregrino Bazaar, Amancio Yagüez's iconic workplace in Castrojeriz's Plaza Mayor, last week. The shop was closed when I got there about ten minutes before 5pm. I sat down on a...
When I ended my first camino in Leon due to illness in 2022, I came to peace with it and decided it WAS my full camino and I was also certain I was one and done. I told everyone exactly that- I...
I lost a kindle in Orisson about 10 days ago. I emailed them and they found it! I volunteered to pay to have it mailed to me in the U.S. They replied” a special society” will contact you for its...
I'm looking at starting around March 10, 2025, and will leave from Saint Jean Pied de Port. I welcome any input from people that started that early. A couple of concerns included the weather the...
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