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Getting to Santiago is an exercise in willpower, vitality and energy that consumes us during the walk to the desired location.

The Camino de Santiago, like a nation, has its symbols. However, instead of flags and anthems, it has greetings that allow you to identify who the pilgrims are, arrows and much more!

For centuries, pilgrims have made this sacred journey in ill-fitting shoes and without roads to match. Only the richest could be lucky enough to travel comfortably on a pack animal.

There are many ways to make the journey 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 is a transformative experience and, for many pilgrims, an accessible physical exercise. However, even the best prepared can face physical and emotional challenges along the way. Among the main risks are injuries, such as blisters on the feet, leg pain and knee problems, which can compromise the route.

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.

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.