El Camino de Santiago - The Way of Saint James - Le Chemin de Saint Jacques - Jakobsweb - Il Cammino di Santiago - O Caminho de Santiago - Ruta Xacobea

    For centuries and centuries, indeed since the very beginning of Christendom many pilgrims have followed Santiago’s (St. James's) footsteps across Spain and they still continue to arrive in Santiago de Compostela.

    El Camino de Santiago means freedom, culture, sport, nature, tradition, challenge, peace but above all it is freedom. Numerous emperors like Charlemagne, popes like Calixtus II, kings like Alfonso II, brave knights like the Spanish “El Cid” or the Knights Templar, noblemen, thousands of priests, farmers, beggars, travelers, the healthy, the sick, the blind, the lame, the rich and the homeless; all of them were pilgrims and all of them were treated the same, because no one knew if the dirty, tired and blistered pilgrim that just arrived in the village before sunset was a king, a bishop or a pauper. They were and still are all pilgrims always looking for something, always bringing new ideas.   Back to Top

El Camino de Santiago step by step

Traditional routes from Europe to Compostela

    The pilgrims follow the Sun in the day, from East to West and follow the Milky Way (Via Lactea) in the night. They see the sunrise in the mornings and follow the Sun towards the West walking through pure, golden fields or crossing colourful mountains. More>>

Pilgrims credential or passport