Camino de Santiago
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Camino Frances part 2 – from Burgos to Santiago de Compostela
Camino Frances is the most popular and famous trail of the Camino de Santiago. I went on a pilgrimage at the turn of August and September 2021. I wrote about the initial stage of Camino Frances from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Burgos and the journey to Camino Frances from Poland in my previous post here. After a few months from Camino, after rest and integration of what happened on the trail, I come back with a description of the rest of the trail: the road from Burgos to Santiago de Compostela. After two weeks on the trail, I move on, about 510 kilometers to my destination. Burgos – León – a path…
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Camino Francés – Camino de Santiago route description
Camino Frances is the most popular variant of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. The route begins in the French Pyrenees in the town of Saint-Jean-Pied-De-Port (SJPDP). The length of the route to Santiago de Compostela is approximately 779 kilometers (the official distance is given by the Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago, for the remaining distances I am based on the distances provided on the gronze.com website). Camino Frances runs through 4 provinces of Spain: Navarre, La Rioja, Castile and Leon and Galicia, where Santiago de Compostela is located. Each region is distinguished by something different. In Navarre, with its capital Pamplona, the route passes through beautiful mountains and forests.…
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Fisterra y Muxía – extension of the Camino de Santiago
Fisterra y Muxía (Finisterre and Mugía) are two towns on the Atlantic Ocean west of Santiago de Compostela. Both cities are located on the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death)). This is quite a popular way to extend the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. The most popular target is Finisterra,whose name means End of Earth. The road to both Muxia and Fisterra begins in Santiago de Compostela. For 2 days, the pilgrimage runs along the common Route Camino de Finisterra. It is only on the 3rd day that we get to the fork in Fisterra or Muxia. I chose the option to get to Muxia first and then to get to…
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Camino de Santiago – how to prepare, what to take
Camino de Santiago or the Way of St. James, is the name of the pilgrimage route to the tomb of St. James, which is located in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in the northwest Spain. It is, together with Rome and Jerusalem, one of the three greatest destinations for Catholic pilgrimages. Although the Way of St. James is a religious pilgrimage by origin, it is the Camino (or From the Spanish Way) for everyone, regardless of faith or religion. In this post I would like to dispel doubts and answer questions that may arise when the idea comes to our mind – or maybe to go on…
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Camino Primitivo – the most beautiful and the most forgotten Camino de Santiago
Camino Primitivo is one of the variants of the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage route to the tomb of St. James located in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It is, together with Rome and Jerusalem, one of the three greatest destinations for Catholic pilgrimages. Although the Way of St. James is a religious pilgrimage by origin, it is a Way for everyone, regardless of faith or religion. More about the Camino de Santiago and its different variants, a list of things on the Camino and how to prepare for it in this post. Choosing a route – Camino Frances, Camino del Norte or maybe Camino Primitivo? There are many trails…
