Cover about 55 kilometers per day on your bike, and this pace results in about two weeks on the trail, which can be a much more manageable chunk of time to get away than the month or more it takes to walk the same route. Eat in the best city for tapas in spain, and visit the fantastic cathedrals of burgos and leon. This route starts with a trip from paris to tours through either orleans or chartres. Not really a question, but an opinion on a good starting point for the camino frances. Most people dont have the time, or energy, to walk the full 641 kms 398 miles so porto has become the most popular starting point. An increasinglycommon alternative runs mostly along the coast, to vigo and beyond. Here follows an overview of the main routes of the modernday pilgrimage. In this video i will show you how i got to the starting point of camino frances st. Includes route options, maps, stages, cost, packing tips, albergues. By adding an extra night you will have more time and energy to embrace all that the final stage of camino frances has to offer.
For more than 1200 years pilgrims have walked the camino seeking penance, enlightenment and adventure, but you dont have to be religious to follow in. While the whole camino portugues has its starting point in the capital of portugal, lisbon, most pilgrims start their trip from portugals second largest city, porto or from the portuguesespanish border town of tui. If doing the coastal or the inland way, please do not use the en road. Theres also an interior path that goes via guimaraes and braga, before rejoining the main route. We collect our pilgrim passports, to be stamped at hostels. Peregrinatio compostellana, pilgrimage of compostela. It is a popular route with a low level of difficulty, which makes it an easy option for any beginner who wishes to embark on a hiking tour. The camino finisterre travels through medieval villages. Many pilgrims continue their journey onwards after reaching santiago by way of this route which is much quieter and greener than others.
Dec 28, 2014 in this video i will show you how i got to the starting point of camino frances st. This, however, makes the route very busy during the peak summer months of july and august. Fresco toursflickrthe network of caminos crosses europe, and you can follow a way from finland or. The terrain on the french way is the perfect blend of mountainous, flat and. Many threads on this forum deal with sjpdp as the camino starting point 11. A new name for the app formerly camino frances a wise pilgrim guide. Camino last 100km sarria to santiago 8 days macs adventure. Choose to make your camino to santiago walking, hiking, by bike or horseback. Nov 18, 2019 the camino frances is about 775 kilometers, just under 500 miles, from saintjean to santiago.
In spain, the camino frances the french way starts in roncesvalles, you leave from navarre, or in somport if you depart from aragon. Walk the full camino frances way of st james a journey for the spirit and soul that millions of travellers complete year after year. One of the few traditional aspects to the camino madrid route, as it is a modern route, not an ancient one, is the starting point. Yearly, hundreds of thousands of people of various backgrounds walk the camino. It is called the camino frances as it begins in france where many french pilgrims. The first day, and in my opinion the toughest day of all, starts with you ascending about 900 metres up and over the pyrenees as you leave france behind and start. James french way or simply the way as its also known. Pilgrims have been doing this 500mile trek across parts of france and northern spain for over 1,000 years, after all. James is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across europe and coming together at the tomb of st. Most popular section of the camino, hilly with many shaded sections. Fresco toursflickrthe network of caminos crosses europe, and you can follow a way from finland or turkey. You simply click on a starting point and a finishing point and it tells you exactly the distance that you will walk between those two towns.
We hope youll find this a useful resource when making your camino plans and get a sense of what to expect from this extraordinary journey. The local authorities try to restore many of the ancient routes, even those used in a limited period, in the interest of tourism. Most people dont have the time, or energy, to walk the full 641 kms 398 miles so porto has become the most popular. The stretch from porto to santiago has frequent pilgrim hostels and bars on the road and is. France has always been the favored starting point for camino pilgrims. Yet of late, the image of the pilgrim has expanded to include knobby. Not so hard if you live in the south of france, more difficult if youre from new zealand. This, however, makes the route very busy during the peak summer months of. This information can be downloaded as a spreadsheet. The camino was traditionally walked by pilgrims for religious and spiritual reasons but nowadays many walking enthusiasts take on the trail to enjoy. Camino portugues start your camino in the fantastic portuguese city of porto.
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