Index Year 2023 1. The Way of Saint James History The Camino today Pilgrim or tourist, walker Routes to Compostela The stages Types of roads 2. Make the decision The reason Which route to choose Books and guides Alone or accompanied Budget In summary: yes or no 3. Planning Starting point The start date Plan the stages Accommodations 4. Preparations Test routes Clothing and footwear Backpack and cane Luggage Mobile and camera Pilgrim's Credential Take care 5. Running The first day Some things to do 6. The stages A personal experience Some things that happen 7. The French Camino Distances Accommodations visited Stages 1. Roncesvalles - Burguete 2. Burguete - Zubiri 3. Zubiri - Pamplona 4. Pamplona - Puente la Reina 5. Puente la Reina - Estella 6. Estella - Los Arcos 7. Los Arcos - Viana 8. Viana - Logroño 9. Logroño - Nájera 10. Nájera - Santo Domingo de la Calzada 11. Sto Domingo de la Calzada - Belorado 12. Belorado - Agés 13. Agés - Burgos 14. Burgos - Hontanas 15. Hontanas - Boadilla del Camino 16. Boadilla - Carrión de los Condes 17. Carrión de los Condes - Terradillos 18. Terradillos - El Burgo Ranero 19. El Burgo - Mansilla de las Mulas 20. Mansilla de las Mulas - León 21. León - San Martín del Camino 22. San Martín del Camino - Astorga 23. Astorga - Rabanal del Camino 24. Rabanal del Camino - El Acebo 25. El Acebo - Ponferrada 26. Ponferrada - Villafranca del Bierzo 27. Villafranca del Bierzo - Las Herrerías 28. Las Herrerías - O Cebreiro 29. O Cebreiro - Triacastella 30. Triacastella - Sarria 31. Sarria - Portomarín 32. Portomarín - Palas de Rei 33. Palas de Rei - A Fraga Alta 34. A Fraga Alta - O Pedrouzo 35. O Pedrouzo - Santiago de Compostela 8. The Compostela 9. To be continued... 10. Acknowledgments 11. Basic Spanish vocabulary 12. My own notes If you are an urbanite who has spent his life locked in four walls, it is logical that now you want to go out into the country. If you work all your life sitting, it is very logical that you want to walk. If you stay in insane and sad offices, you want to breathe clean air. If your days are filled meeting with colleagues and clients, now you want to enjoy solitude. If you must achieve absurd objectives, you want to do something where the end is not a goal. Now you can say goodbye to all that, and alone or accompanied, go to the Camino de Santiago. Buen Camino ! About the author Juan Martín-García is Spanish, 60 years old, author of a recognized book over the history of Spain. He has done the Camino only once, he is not a walking expert, nor an athlete. His motivation for doing the Camino was to understand why hundreds of thousands of people not only start, but complete every year a 500-mile journey. An essential book for pilgrims