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Thanks! Why do you think thats the most adequate if you dont mind me asking?@jpabloo, welcome to the forum.
Given what you're looking for I personally would opt for the Camino Inglès, as it seems to fit all of your criteria.
Buen Camino!
Try reading here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/camino-guides/#camino-ingles - scenery; little towns; long history; walkable in 5 days. Good transport connections at either end.Thanks! Why do you think thats the most adequate if you dont mind me asking?
Thank you so much! The shoes are not sorted at all! But it'll be okayTry reading here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/camino-guides/#camino-ingles - scenery; little towns; long history; walkable in 5 days. Good transport connections at either end.
If you haven't chosen a route yet I hope you have got your walking shoes sorted at least
Camino Baztán also fits your requirements. And you would be walking in both France and Spain.Hello! Im new here. Im doing the Camino in 3 weeks but i still haven't chosen a ruta. I intend my pilgrimage to be more spiritual (catholic) and focused on scenery and the little towns and everything, more than meeting new people; which lead to me to discard the ruta francesa.
I would really appreciate if anyone could give me their input!. For what im looking for, whats the best route to take?
Thank you all so much and I hope to become an active member!
If it is, my last 100km suggestion is always the Portuguese + Variante Espiritual.You haven't said whether it's important to you to arrive in Santiago.
InglesHello! Im new here. Im doing the Camino in 3 weeks but i still haven't chosen a ruta. I intend my pilgrimage to be more spiritual (catholic) and focused on scenery and the little towns and everything, more than meeting new people; which lead to me to discard the ruta francesa.
I would really appreciate if anyone could give me their input!. For what im looking for, whats the best route to take?
Thank you all so much and I hope to become an active member!
As you state that a spiritual Camino is what you’re looking for, I’m going to second the recommendation of @jungleboy. I certainly enjoyed walking the Inglés, but from the more spiritual perspective I’d suggest a walk that included the Variante Espiritual. The walk up to and our visit to Armenteria and then out along the Ruta de la Piedra y del Agua were two of the highlights of our CP. Finally, the short boat ride from Vilanova de Arousa towards Padrón is quite moving. And after walking for five days, your first glimpse of the Santiago cathedral puts the whole Camino into perspective on why we walk.If it is, my last 100km suggestion is always the Portuguese + Variante Espiritual.
A five-day plan could look like this:
1. Tui-Mos 23km
2. Mos-Pontevedra 29.4km
3. Pontevedra-Armenteira 20.5km
4. Armenteira-Vilanova de Arousa 23.7km
5. Vilanova-Santiago Boat + 27.2km
My first thought was the Ingles, because that gives you a "complete" Camino.Hello! Im new here. Im doing the Camino in 3 weeks but i still haven't chosen a ruta. I intend my pilgrimage to be more spiritual (catholic) and focused on scenery and the little towns and everything, more than meeting new people; which lead to me to discard the ruta francesa.
I would really appreciate if anyone could give me their input!. For what im looking for, whats the best route to take?
Thank you all so much and I hope to become an active member!
Hola,Hello! Im new here. Im doing the Camino in 3 weeks but i still haven't chosen a ruta. I intend my pilgrimage to be more spiritual (catholic) and focused on scenery and the little towns and everything, more than meeting new people; which lead to me to discard the ruta francesa.
I would really appreciate if anyone could give me their input!. For what im looking for, whats the best route to take?
Thank you all so much and I hope to become an active member!
Bayonne to Pamplona can be done in 5 days.Hello! Im new here. Im doing the Camino in 3 weeks but i still haven't chosen a ruta. I intend my pilgrimage to be more spiritual (catholic) and focused on scenery and the little towns and everything, more than meeting new people; which lead to me to discard the ruta francesa.
I would really appreciate if anyone could give me their input!. For what im looking for, whats the best route to take?
Thank you all so much and I hope to become an active member!
It is! But im sure all the suggestions that don't end in Santiago will come in handy some dayYou haven't said whether it's important to you to arrive in Santiago.
Do you know where i can find this alterntive walking stage? And what are the shortcomings and distance you mentioned?I agree the Portuguese Spiritual Variant would be a very good choice. However, the boat ride from Vilanova de Arousa to Padron was (spiritually) disappointing, much so that my wife and I plan to do the alternative walking stage next time (despite its own shortcomings and distance). I would recommend that, if it is open, you visit the Iria Flavia church (near Padron).
You mention a "complete" Camino; what makes it "complete"? Both are more than 100km.My first thought was the Ingles, because that gives you a "complete" Camino.
But when I read that you are looking for a more religious Camino, my thoughts shifted to the Portugues, from Tui or Vigo, because they would lead you through Padron, with its sites directly connected to St. James.
It's "complete" because it's not part of another route. The entire Camino Inglés from Ferrol is just 112 km.You mention a "complete" Camino; what makes it "complete"? Both are more than 100km.
The Inglés begins at Ferrol, so that's a complete camino. The Portuguese starts further back, at Porto or even Lisbon, so starting from Tui makes it 'incomplete'. These are largely arbitrary and modern starting points anyway so you don't have to read much or anything into it if you don't want to.You mention a "complete" Camino; what makes it "complete"? Both are more than 100km.
For me a complete Camino is one wherein I wake up one morning on a park bench, in a church porch, or amongst the discards on a bar floor. I have a slightly different concept of Camino than that held by many.You mention a "complete" Camino; what makes it "complete"? Both are more than 100km.
Thanks.
I generally don't hold with the idea of a "complete" Camino, unless it is from your front door, which is why I put the word in quotation marks. I especially don't hold with it for the Frances, which has had different "starting points" at different times and according to different people. Nevertheless, I recognize that the term is meaningful to some and thus take it into account, after a fashion, when providing advice.The Inglés begins at Ferrol, so that's a complete camino. The Portuguese starts further back, at Porto or even Lisbon, so starting from Tui makes it 'incomplete'. These are largely arbitrary and modern starting points anyway so you don't have to read much or anything into it if you don't want to.
From Ferrol or A Coruna?@jpabloo, welcome to the forum.
Given what you're looking for I personally would opt for the Camino Inglès, as it seems to fit all of your criteria.
Buen Camino!
Depends on how important a Compostela is to the pilgrim. In most cases* a Compostela is only available to those who walk from Ferrol because the distance from A Coruña is too short to qualify.From Ferrol or A Coruna?
FerrolFrom Ferrol or A Coruna?
@Tincatinker has answered that question perfectly.Thanks! Why do you think thats the most adequate if you dont mind me asking?
And I believe there are now 4 in the US...
What is the issue with the "walk in on the Frances"?The Camino Ingles has a good cross section of terrain, 20/25 km per day, the Junta albergue’s are very good, the people along the way are really great and a delight to be with. it’s a small Camino with a little of everything and it gets better and better as you get closer to Santiago. Plus you enter Santiago from the north and you don’t have to walk in on the Frances. Which for me is a real bonus.
It's just more crowded than the other routes - it's already the most popular route, plus the Primitivo and Norte merge into it.What is the issue with the "walk in on the Frances"?
Mrphl...of course I can't find the article I thought I read.I know of the San Antonio Mission walk, which has been accepted.
There's a St. Augustine route that they are trying to get off the ground, but as of now I think there is only one actual group walk a year (https://www.babystepscamino.com/ )
Similarly there's a walking pilgrimmage once a year to Doylestown, PA but I'm not sure if it is accepted in Santiago. (http://www.walkingpilgrimage.us/English/Pilgrimage_Main.html )
Which are the ones you are thinking of?
If I recall correctly, walking the Olvidado in 5 days would mean 5 very long, very challenging days.For me after 18 Camino’s the Camino Olvidado shins brightest. Wild
I've done the Camino Ingles ...Wonderful spiritual route....@jpabloo, welcome to the forum.
Given what you're looking for I personally would opt for the Camino Inglès, as it seems to fit all of your criteria.
Buen Camino!
I walked the Frances twice in 2015 and 2021 and I really do not like the herding effect of the walk from Melide into Santiago due to the heavy commercial vibe. I find it sucks all the magic from the Camino.What is the issue with the "walk in on the Frances"?
I didn't find the Camino after Melide to be especially more commercial than the Camino before Melide. Melide is about 50 km from Santiago, so there is as much of the heavily trafficked post-Sarria Camino before Melide as after it. And I found that the "heavy commercialization" started even earlier, in O Cebreiro (where it always strikes me in terms of contrast to my first visit to the village).I walked the Frances twice in 2015 and 2021 and I really do not like the herding effect of the walk from Melide into Santiago due to the heavy commercial vibe. I find it sucks all the magic from the Camino.
I now get in a cab in Melide and go to the Monistario of Sobrado (25euro) and walk in on the Camino del Norte, being careful to avoid being directed down to Asua. It’s loverly. It rejoins the Frances near the Airport.
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