Camino Francés: 790 km in 33 days

The most popular route with excellent infrastructure

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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a fortified Basque town in the French Pyrenees, built along the Nive river at the foot of the Roncevaux Pass. Its citadel, ramparts, and pink-and-white sandstone houses along the Rue de la Citadelle preserve one of the best-kept medieval townscapes in the region.

Pamplona

Pamplona is the capital of Navarre, a walled city on a bluff above the Arga River best known internationally for the running of the bulls during the Sanfermines festival each July. It is also a major waypoint on the Camino Francés, the classic French route of the Camino de Santiago, where pilgrims pass through its old town on the way toward Logroño and Burgos.

Logroño

Logroño is the capital of La Rioja and a lively stop on the Camino Francés, where pilgrims cross the Ebro River before continuing west through Spain's most famous wine region. The old town's tapas alleys and Gothic-Renaissance cathedral give it an energy distinct from the quieter villages along the route.

Burgos

Burgos is a historic city in Castile and León best known for its towering Gothic cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and for its role as the burial place of the medieval knight El Cid. It is a key stop on the Camino Francés, where the route crosses the wide Castilian plateau, and pilgrims traditionally rest here before the long, exposed stretch known as the Meseta.

León

León is a former Roman and medieval capital in northwestern Spain, famous on the Camino Francés for its stained-glass Gothic cathedral, one of the finest in the country. The city's layered history spans Roman walls, a Romanesque royal pantheon, and a modernist building by Antoni Gaudí.

O Cebreiro

O Cebreiro is a tiny mountain hamlet on the border of León and Galicia, famous on the Camino Francés as the first Galician village pilgrims reach after a steep climb, and for its cluster of ancient thatched-roof stone huts called pallozas. Its 9th-century church is linked to a eucharistic miracle still commemorated today.

Cruz de Ferro

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Santiago de Compostela is the spiritual endpoint of the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage network that has drawn walkers to the tomb of Saint James for over a thousand years. Its granite old town, centered on the Romanesque cathedral, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the great pilgrimage cities of Europe.

Road charges and rules along the way

France

Mandatory equipment: Safety vest (reflective, high-visibility), Warning triangle, Spare bulbs (headlights), Breathalyzer (disposable or electronic), Snow chains

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Spain

Mandatory equipment: Safety vest (reflective, high-visibility), Warning triangle, Spare bulbs (headlights), Snow chains

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