Less Crowded El Camino Routes

The Many Routes of the El Camino de Santiago Almost a half million people walked one of the many routes of the El Camino to Santiago in Spain in 2024!  Let’s face it:  the Camino, or “The Way of St. James”, is getting crowded – especially on...

Avoiding Crowds on the El Camino de Santiago

How to Avoid the Crowds on the El Camino de Compostella Approximately 400,000 people do the El Camino each year.  The French Way is the most popular of the routes to Santiago in Spain, where the relics of Saint James are said to be buried.  About 180,000...

The El Camino de Santiago : The Camino Interviews on ATA

The El Camino de Santiago, the historical ‘Pilgrim’s’ paths in Europe, is so popular that the Active Travel Adventures podcast has interviewed several listeners about their experiences on the El Camino. There are numerous El Camino paths, but these...

El Camino Primitivo – The Original “Way’

Many people know about the El Camino de Santiago, but what they often don’t realize is that there are many routes to get to the famous cathedral in Santiago.  Arguably the prettiest and most challenging, the Camino Primitivo, is also the very first pilgrimage...

Everything You Need to Know to Walk the El Camino

Walking the El Camino de Santiago – The Many Paths of this Pilgrimage While often walked as a pilgrimage to the Catedral del Santiago, the presumed burial place of St. Jame’s remains, thousands of folks walk the multiple paths or ways to this coastal town...
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