{"id":387,"date":"2023-05-23T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T12:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/caminos\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T12:54:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:54:13","slug":"caminos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/caminos\/","title":{"rendered":"Caminos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tTranslator’s note: The pilgrimage routes which lead to Santiago de Compostela are variously known as:
\nSt. James’ Way\/Road\/Route<\/i>,
\nThe Santiago Way\/Road\/Route\/Pilgrimage<\/i>,
\nThe Camino de Santiago <\/i>etc.
\nI will hereafter refer to it just as The Camino<\/i><\/b>\nThe pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela can be covered in multiple ways. Pilgrims can choose between different stages to walk the Camino, from the shortest routes of 120 km to longer and more challenging stages of between 800 and 1200 km.
\nIt all depends on how much time you have, what route you want to see and how many kilometres you can manage to walk.\n

However,we can assure you that whatever the stages you decide to walk, you will not regret it. What is more, most pilgrims become addicted to the Camino and come back to do different routes once they have completed their first one.<\/p>\n

More and more people are interested in walking any of the various stages of the Camino de Santiago.<\/p>\n\t

www.caminosantiago.org<\/a><\/p>\n

www.gronze.com\/camino-vasco<\/a><\/p>\n

www.editorialbuencamino.com<\/a><\/p>\n\t

THE NORTHERN CAMINO<\/h2>\n

The “Camino del Norte” or “Camino de la Costa” is one of the oldest existing routes. It runs the length of the peninsula from east to west along the Cantabrian coast. There are about 824 kilometres between Ir\u00fan and Santiago de Compostela. It is divided into 34 stages of approximately 25 kilometres.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"NORTE-harocaminosantiago\"\n\t

PRIMITIVE CAMINO<\/h2>\nThis route, known as the Primitive Camino, can be started from Lugo or Oviedo. It is considered the oldest route and has its roots in the times when the peninsula was under Arab occupation. As the Reconquest progressed, alternative routes that were not so hard and demanding could be opened.
\nIt is 313 kilometres long, of which 255 kilometres can be considered the authentic primitive route. It has 13 or 14 stages, depending on preference, of about 20 or 25 kilometres each.\n\t\t\t\t\"PRIMITIVO-harocaminosantiago\"\n\t

THE LEBANIEGO CAMINO<\/h2>\n

This route starts in Santander and is actually a kind of complement to the Camino which ends at the monastery of Santo Toribio de Li\u00e9bana. The Camino Lebaniego is 155 kilometres long, divided into 10 stages of about 20 kilometres on average.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"LEBANIEGO-harocaminosantiago\"\n\t

THE FRENCH CAMINO<\/h2>\nThe French Camino runs through the north of the Iberian Peninsula, starting in the French town of Saint Jean Pied de Port, in the Aquitaineregion. Saint Jean is a picturesque village from which we can start and end up reaching Santiago de Compostela or Pamplona, depending on the time we have available.
\nThroughout its 760-kilometres, divided into 33 stages of about 25 kilometres each, we can visit such emblematic places as Pamplona, Burgos, Le\u00f3n, Ponferrada and Astorga.
\nIt is a medium-difficulty route and, of course, it is a great alternative in terms of infrastructure. This has made this route the most recommended option.
\nOne of the most popular stages is the French Camino starting from Sarria, a 100 km route ideal for all pilgrims.\n\t\t\t\t\"FRANCES-harocaminosantiago\"\n\t

THE CAMINO FROM FINISTERRE<\/h2>\n

The Camino from Finisterre makes its way “backwards”, that is, from east to west. It can be done from Finisterre to Santiago or from Santiago to Finisterre, elongating the more traditional routes. It is 87 kilometres long and is divided into 8 stages. It is of medium difficulty, so it is suitable for practically anyone.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"FINISTERRE-harocaminosantiago\"\n\t

PORTUGUESE CAMINO<\/h2>\nThe Portuguese Camino is gaining popularity thanks to the efforts of the Portuguese administration in promotion and mainly in infrastructure. It is 620 kilometres long, divided into 25 stages ranging from 15 to 32 kilometres.
\nThis is a route suitable for any age and experience due to its simple profile. In fact, it has hardly any climbs and among the cities and places it passes through are the Tagus valley, the city of Coimbra and Lisbon: two pearls of our neighbouring country.\n\t\t\t\t\"PORTUGUES-harocaminosantiago\"\n\t

PORTUGUESE COASTAL CAMINO<\/h2>\n

The Portuguese coastal Camino usually starts off from the city of Oporto. As its name suggests, it runs along the Atlantic coast. It is more than 200 kilometres long and is divided into 14 stages that pass through forests, fields and towns of incomparable beauty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"INGLES-harocaminosantiago\"\n\t

THE ENGLISH CAMINO<\/h2>\n

The name of this route comes from being the one taken by pilgrims coming from the British Isles, mainly the English and Irish. The English Camino starts its pilgrimage in Ferrol and has a total length of 96 kilometres, divided into 7 stages. It is a fairly accessible route, although there is a lot of tarmac.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"VIA\n\t

V\u00cdA DE LA PLATA<\/h2>\n

The route of the V\u00eda de la Plata originates from the Roman roads that the faithful began to use to facilitate their pilgrimage to the city of Santiago. It runs from Ourense to Santiago for a total of 111 kilometres, divided into 8 stages.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Translator’s note: The pilgrimage routes which lead to Santiago de Compostela are variously known as: St. James’ Way\/Road\/Route, The Santiago Way\/Road\/Route\/Pilgrimage, The Camino de Santiago etc. I will hereafter refer to it just as The Camino The pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela can be covered in multiple ways. Pilgrims can choose between different stages…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":342,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-387","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389,"href":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/387\/revisions\/389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harocaminosantiago.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}