"Walking the Spanish Camino’s" Spain by into-thin-air

To me, without any shadow of a doubt the Best way to explore Spain is on foot by walking the Camino Routes that crisscross the country, by following the ancient routes you will find yourself in cities, towns and villages rarely visited by “Normal” tourists, the welcome you receive is amazing and the sights that you see are completely different to those experienced by 99% of visitors.
Be warned though, Camino Walking can become addictive, Over the last 11 years I have walked 11 Camino’s and have written pages on each one (Links below)

Some Camino’s are now getting very popular, notably The Camino Frances, so pick your own route with a little care, planning is easy, accommodation is usually inexpensive as there are often Refugio’s on the “Way” and these are excellent places to meet up with fellow “Perigrino’s”. Eating is often a communal affair; many small villages have a restaurant that offers a special evening meal for Perigrino’s and these are popular as well as wholesome.
I have enjoyed All my Camino’s and am already in the process of selecting my Camino for next year - So even more pages coming soon.
Buen Camino
Rob

Mike, Birgit and Rob in Santiago de Compostela

Links to the pages I have built on the individual Camino’s that I have walked (So Far) – Listed in the order that I walked them.

In the individual pages you will be able to see how I chose to break Camino’s down into individual daily stages, information on accommodation, suggested packing lists as well as information about where to find your credentials at the starting point of the Camino, Also Lots of photographs so you can get a good idea of what to expect before leaving the comfort of your own armchair ;-)

"The Camino Frances" (I did this walk in 2 stages, Part One) Here
Part 2 Here

The Camino Ingles, Here

The Via de la Plata Here

The Camino Aragones, Here

The Tunnel Route, Here

The Camino Portuguese, Here

The Camino Primitivo, Here

The first 200 miles of The Camino Norte, Here

The Camino Mozrabe, Here

The Camí de Sant Jaume, Here

The Camí de Sant Jaume 2, Here

One of the most useful websites in English is that of the Confraternity of St James
This site has route descriptions of most Camino’s, has an on-line book store selling useful guides at reasonable prices (And an updates page so you make sure that you have all the current info before you set off), Information on obtaining your “Credentials” as well as updates on new refugio’s opening and Much More

Another Great Site is Santiago-Compstela Net.
This site shows most of the popular Camino’s in photos, this gives you a fantastic idea of what sort of terrain you are walking through and what the paths are like as well as a Lot More

For route planning I also use Mundicamino
This is a multi language website and lists most of the Camino’s. it has useful strip-maps which I often print off and take with me, It also gives some ideas for accommodation and what facilities you can expect to find en-route as well as a Lot More