Santiago de Compostela
Upon arriving in Santiago de Compostela, the pilgrims’ way traditionally leads to the Cathedral. This…
The cathedral of Santiago
The Plaza Standing in the Plaza de la Azabacheria, you face the north façade of…
Chemin de Vezelay
There are three things to remember about the Chemin de Vézelay: one, it is little…
Ayegui
Ayegui is a small village located in the province of Navarra, in the autonomous community…
Astorga
Astorga is, without a doubt, one of the most critical places on the Camino Frances….
Arzúa
Arzúa is a town and municipality located in the province of A Coruña, in the…
Atapuerca
Atapuerca is today universally known because of the paleontological deposits found in the mountain range…
Azofra
Camino Frances, Aragones Azofra is a Riojan settlement of Arab origin with 347 inhabitants. Its…
Belorado
Belorado is a town in the province of Burgos. It is located in the region…
Burgos
The city was founded in 884 by count Diego de Porcelos who made great efforts…
Calzadilla de los Hermanillos
Calzadilla de los Hermanillos is a small town that is passed by the Via Traiana,…
Calzadilla de la Cueza
Calzadilla de la Cueza is a very small town in the province of Palencia. The…
Calzada del Coto
Calzada del Coto is a small settlement, it once belonged to the Benedictine Monastery of…
Cacabelos
Cacabelos is located in the center of El Bierzo. This area is widely known for…
Burguete-Auritz
Burguete, as well as Espinal (the next settlement on the route), are situated in one…
Camponaraya
Camponaraya is located in the middle of the stage of the Camino Frances that starts…
Carrión de los Condes
Carrión de los Condes, in the north of the region of Tierra de Campos, is…
Castrojeriz
Leaving the ruins of San Antón, we arrive at Castrojeríz, the town possessing numerous sights…
Cirauqui
Cirauqui or Zirauki is a beautiful hilltop village with steep, narrow cobbled streets, and the…
Cirueña
Cirueña is a small village located just 6 km east of Santo Domingo de la…
Cizur Menor
Cizur Menor used to be a commandery of the Order of St. John of Malta,…
El Acebo
El Acebo, officially known as El Acebo de San Miguel, is the first village in…
El Burgo Ranero
El Burgo Ranero is a typical small town on the Way, with a crossing main…
Zubiri
Zubiri (meaning ‘village of the bridge’ in Basque) is the main town in the Esteribar…
Foncebadón
Foncebadón is the last settlement before reaching the peak of Mount Irago, the border between…
Espinal
Espinal is a small village of around 200 inhabitants, situated only 6 kilometers away from…
Frómista
Frómista is an important hub and a stopping point on the Camino de Santiago. The…
Fuentes Nuevas
Fuentes Nuevas is a small village with an inviting small café. It is the first…
Fresno del Camino
Fresno del Camino is a small village with a population of less than 600. It…
Estella
A city of Roman origin, Estella was first mentioned in 1024. It is built on…
Grañón
Grañón is a small village in La Rioja, right after Santo Domingo de la Calzada….
Hontanas
Hontanas is a small village located in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community…
Ledigos
This village is located 54 kilometers from the provincial capital of Palencia and about halfway…
Larrasoana
Many pilgrims who do not want to stop in Zubiri usually extend their walk to…
La Faba
La Faba is a small village that is reached from Villafranca del Bierzo through many…
León
León is a city arising from the Roman camp of Legion VII Gemina. Even the…
Linzoáin
Linzoáin is a small village not far from the French border, situated 8 kilometers before…
Logroño
Logroño is the capital of the La Rioja autonomous region, the smallest of all seventeen…
Los Arcos
Los Arcos is a small town in Navarre and a stop on day 6 of…
Manjarín
Manjarín is the hamlet with the smallest population in all of the Camino. Located just…
Mansilla de las Mulas
Mansilla de las Mulas is located on the banks of the Esla river from 17…
Monte del Gozo
Monte del Gozo is the hill where pilgrims of old times saw the towers of…
Nájera
Nájera is a municipality of 8,000 people in the autonomous community of La Rioja, crossed…
Navarrete
The medieval village of Navarrete is located from 11km from Logroño on the slopes of…
O Cebreiro
O Cebreiro is a traditional mountain village in northern Spain with a population of just…
O Pedrouzo
O Pedruzo is a stone’s throw away from Santiago de Compostela. For many pilgrims, this…
Ponferrada
Ponferrada is a major town on the Camino. The name Ponferrada was given to the…
Pamplona
Pamplona is the first major city along the Camino Francés. It is the capital of…
Valença
The Valença fortress was built in the early 13th century to counterbalance Tui across the…
Tui
Tui is a border city on the river Miño, facing Valença. The two towns are…
Barcelos
Pilgrims enter Barcelos crossing a 14th-century bridge. The town of Roman origins, located on a…
Villafranca del Bierzo
Villafaranca del Bierzo is a place of good food and good wine, but above all,…
Melide
Pilgrims walking the Camino Primitivo join the Camino Francés at Melide. Melide’s history has always…
Viana
Viana is the last locality of Navarre, Sancho VII founded it on the border with…
Villadangos del Páramo
Villadangos is a small settlement of Roman origin and a place of several confrontations between…
Villalbilla de Burgos
Villalbilla de Burgos is located in the region of Burgos 7 km after the town…
Viloria de Rioja
Viloria de Rioja is a picturesque village situated on the Camino Frances. It is the…
Valcarlos
Valcarlos is located on the border with Lower Navarre, about 64 km from Pamplona. It…
Triacastela
Triacastela is a small village in the province of Lugo. Some historians differ on whether…
Sarria
Sarria was founded by the last king of León, King Alfonso IX, who himself died…
Ribadiso de Abajo
Ribadiso is a small hamlet, with the typical slate houses of the area. The hamlet…
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (literally meaning ‘Saint John at the foot of the mountain pass’ in French) is…
Samos
Samos is a small locality on the banks of the Ouribio river. Its most prominent…
Riego de Ambros
Riego de Ambros is a very small settlement on the way to Molinaseca surrounded by…
Sahagún
Sahagún is a small town located in the province of León, in the northwest of…
Puente Villarente
From Mansilla de la Mulas, some pilgrims make a little detour to visit the Monastery…
Rabanal del Camino
Rabanal del Camino is located at the foot of Mount Irago, in the province of…
Redecilla del Camino
Redecilla del Camino is the first locality of Castilla y Leon and the first of…
Reliegos
Reliegos is a small village located in the province of León, in the northwest region…
Roncesvalles
This picturesque small settlement is the first place offering accommodation for pilgrims after crossing the…
Obanos
Obanos is a small town in Navarre, just before Puente La Reina. It has typical…
Portomarín
Portomarín is a small town located in the province of Lugo, in the northwest of…
Puente La Reina
Puente la Reina is an important stop on the Camino as the Camino Aragonés joins…
Orisson
Following the steep path from Sain-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the Route Napoléon, after 10 kilometers, you arrive…
Pamplona
Pamplona is the first major city along the Camino Francés. It is the capital of…