![]() ![]() This book is specific to roads with a good surface for touring cyclists. The second is “The way of St James, a cyclist’s guide” by John Higginson. The book is not cyclist specific though so extra thought needs to be put into each of the suggested routes. There are contour guides (a cross section of each stage showing elevation) which are of particular interest to planning how far you can cycle in a day! Also 16 town plans. The map shows, as you’d expect, places to stay but also the locations of drinking fonts. Clearly marked are not only the roads and tracks but also the main Camino route along with secondary, alternative scenic routes and detours to places of interest. The Route is separated into 36 “stages” and each has a clear map with the route running from the bottom of the page to the top. This is a series of maps in a small easily packed book covering the distance from St Jean Pied de Port through to the coast at Fisterra. The guide books I’ve gone with are: “Camino de Santiago” by John Brierley. (Galicia) covering the remaining distance through to Santiago de Compostela (and on to the coast at Finisterre, once believed the end of the earth.) This gives a better overview of the map coverage: (Castilla y León, Madrid) but only the top half of the map is of interest to us as we traverse it from right to left. (País Vasco/Euskadi, Navarra, La Rioja) coving from St Jean Pied de Port over the border, through Pamplona, Logrono and as far as Burgos. Three Michelin regional maps covering from the French border to the end of the world (the east coast). The Camino Norte starts in Irun and runs across the north coast of Spain to Santiago, eventually joining the French way just a few stops away.The maps have arrived. The more popular Caminos include the Portuguese Camino, particularly starting in Porto. There are many other Caminos that start from many destinations right across Spain. ![]() Caminos actually start all over Europe too, but all roads lead to Santiago de Compostela! You may also like our map of all the Camino routes… The starting points tend to be major towns and cities. There are probably over 50 throughout the country! The Camino France is just one of many Caminos in Spain. It’s a wonderful small place to walk around and has a very good public albergue too. Some pilgrims start their journey from Astorga as it’s a pretty accessible town. Astorga CaminoĪstorga is at the junction of the Camino Frances and the Via de la Plata, which starts in Seville. There is a lot to see in Leon, least not it’s splendid cathedral, one of the most handsome in all of Spain. It’s very accessible from Madrid and is around 310 km to Santiago. Leon is another major stop on the Camino Frances and is also a popular starting point for pilgrims. Burgos itself is a wonderfully vibrant city to spend a few days and is just before the Meseta, the flat vast expanse that will be the pilgrim’s main environment for a couple of weeks. ![]() It would take on average 25 days to walk to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Pamplona is easy to get to from Madrid and other parts of Spain.# Burgos Caminoīurgos is one of the main cities along the Camino de Santiago and is a popular starting place, at just under 500km from Santiago. It is the first major city along the route and is a very popular start point for Spanish. The city made famous by the running of the bulls is a very popular starting point for the Camino Frances also. St Jean is easily accessible by train or bus from Bayonne and there is a season bus service from Spain too, provided by Alsa. Very popular with international pilgrims, St Jean is just over the border in France and is also the end point of Caminos from other parts of France, including the Le Puy route. There are many other popular starting places along the Camino Frances. The reason is because in order to gain the compostela from the cathedral in Santiago, one must have walked at least 100km to Santiago, this is why Sarria is so popular, particularly with Spanish pilgrims. Sarria, which is 116km from Santiago, is the most popular starting point. We sell products through our online partner Redbubble, who will create and ship your product worldwide and in your own currency. The map, like all our maps, was digitally created taking many weeks and lots of dedication Many thousands of pilgrims make the journey by starting in St Jean Pied de Port, just over the border in France, but walkers and cyclists start at all points along the way. ![]() The French Way or Camino Frances is the most well known of the Camino pilgrim paths and goes for 775km across northern Spain. ![]()
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