There are many ways to walk the Camino and books are one of them. To help you, we've chosen the 5 best books on the Camino de Santiago.
There are many ways to walk the Camino and books are one of them. To help you, we've chosen the 5 best books on the Camino de Santiago.
Let's start at the beginning. Walking the Camino de Santiago is no easy feat. From Oporto to our destination it's 260 kilometers, if we don't make a mistake along the way. That's why we have to be motivated and committed to the mission ahead.
The Camino de Santiago can be a simple exercise for most people. Apart from the physical strain, the challenge tends to be more mental than bodily. You feel tired, you think. However, injuries are still possible, even for the most prepared pilgrims. Although most are minor - such as blisters - it's always important to be careful and know how to avoid more uncomfortable moments during the pilgrimage.
The Portuguese Way of Saint James has set up a fundraising campaign, which you can find here, to support Razom - the association that knows the terrain best and to whom the money will be best distributed - in order to help refugees from Ukraine fleeing the terror of war.
In October 2021, Anselmo set off on the Portuguese Coastal Path. With him went his lifelong friend Pedro and together they began an adventure of overcoming, friendship and conviviality
September is one of the best months to walk the Camino de Santiago and Paulo and Patrícia can testify to this. With the right kispo, there's no rain to stop them! In this interview, you'll discover a shared adventure as a couple.
Carlos was already a pilgrim before 2020. With the help of his father-in-law - who had always dreamed of making the journey to Santiago de Compostela - he set off on his bike in 2009. Eleven years later, he repeated the journey twice more, but not alone.
Towards the end of 2021, Teresa took the opportunity to respond to a call that many pilgrims feel: the need to go in search of something new and different. She invited two friends who canceled close to the day of departure but, to her amazement, when she invited her son André, he said yes. It was a 12-day adventure [...]
The Camino de Santiago has an ancient history. Every year pilgrims from all over the world walk the route to Compostela. In this article we explain the religious reasons for this tradition. But we can say that the stars are to blame.