There are many ways to walk the Camino de Santiago and books are one of them. If you're preparing for the route, missing it or simply want to learn more about this ancient pilgrimage, pocket companions are an excellent way to do so.
To help you in this search, we've chosen the 6 best books on the Camino de Santiago. This collection of words about our shared journey comes from personal choices. However, let us know what your favorite books, series or films about the Camino de Santiago are. We look forward to hearing more!
Santiago: On the road to Compostela.
A law professor does the Camino de Santiago . This was the first one we wrote about on this site . More than just a guide (very practical for those who want to buy), it is a search for an answer to this question:
"Why have thousands of people made, and are making, the journey more or less aware that Santiago probably won't have the apostle's body?"
Whether he comes to any conclusions, we'll leave that up to you to decide. These and other questions we discover as the author takes us on this journey with words
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My Camino de Santiago.
We recommend our guide, which will help you do the Portuguese Camino de Santiago from Porto to the capital of Galicia, in 10 stages. Each of these pages has been designed so that, when you're on the journey, you'll have the tools you need to capture the lessons the route has to offer. Based on the shared knowledge of a community of more than 80,000 people, experience in the field and scientific articles, this is a book that allows you to have the information you need to do the Camino de Santiago safely in one place.
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The Diary of a Magician.
In English, the book is called "The Pilgrimage". However, the author is Brazilian, so the title we present is the original. As the Anglo-Saxon name suggests, it's about a long walk, on our route of choice. The protagonist of this story is confused with the writer. After spending years and years training to be a master of a spiritual organization, Paul fails the last task. To redeem himself, his mentor asks him to walk 700 kilometers. In other words, the French Way of Saint James. But he's not alone, since he has Petrus by his side, someone whose mission is to help the members of this sect during the pilgrimage.
A journey of self-discovery that is well worth reading.
The Camino de Santiago is very much in the background. Its difficulties, wonders and - above all - the aura that everyone shares when talking about the journey of one of Jesus' disciples.
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Memoirs of a pilgrim.
The book that all pilgrims need to read in order to be prepared for the Camino. It's half travel diary, part tips on how not to miss anything in your backpack and along the way. This adventure begins on the Portuguese Central Way, which the author seems to have done in a time well below the recommended time on our website. As well as the arrow speed of the pilgrim writer, here you'll read the experience and story of a man who was very prepared to walk to Santiago de Compostela, the encounters he had with other pilgrims and the adventures he had on more than five occasions.
And even better, you're part of our facebook community!
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Travels with a donkey.
The original name of this book is Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago by author Tim Moore. It can only be found in English, but it's a humorous story by the travel writer from Brittany. Traveling the French Way, this journey he made with his nightmare companion (Shinto weighs around 200 kg) is full of adventures, jokes and, above all, the stubbornness of these two unlikely partners.
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A Way for Everyone - Diary of a Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago.
And, finally, the representation of women on this list. It is, like "Memoirs of a Pilgrim", a diary and, at the same time, a text to help you prepare the way, what to expect and, above all, how to handle the situations you may encounter on the Way. We suggest reading about the arrival in Seville as a practical example of this very Portuguese ability.
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6 best books on the Camino de Santiago.
These are our favorite books about the Camino de Santiago. They are not arranged in any order of preference, as we like them all equally. With their positive points, they demonstrate the variety of routes that exist - just in the memories of a pilgrim, we have 3- and the perspectives that each person has on the walk to the Galician capital.
What's your favorite book about the Camino de Santiago?
My favorites:
Destiny is the Way, Ricardo Rangel.
It's never too late for the Way, Olavo Avalone
For me, they are undoubtedly those of the writer Luís Ferreira.
"Between the Silence of the Stones"
"O Peregrino" and "Porque Caminhas".
I also like
"Memories of a Pilgrim" by Agostinho Leal.