Planning Your El Camino Frances About 60% of all ‘pilgrims’, as Camino walkers are called, choose the French Way, more commonly referred to as the Camino Frances. This major pilgrimmage route is on the UNESCO World Heritage List for its importance to...
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 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...
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...
Cycle the El Camino Portuguese Way! Whether you are short on time or simply would rather BIKE than hike the El Camino de Santiago, cycling the Portuguese Way may be the right choice for you! The 239 km cycling route (just under 150 miles) from Porto, Portugal to...
Hike the Tour du Mont Blanc Circuit Considered by many to be the most beautiful hike in western Europe (and some would argue the WORLD!), this epic hike takes you through three countries: France, Italy and Switzerland on a magnificent roughly 110 miles (175km)....
