It is thought that pilgrims have been walking along Northern Spain's coast in search of Saint James' tomb to the city of Santiago de Compostela since the ninth century. This thousand-year-old ...

(CNN) — The Camino de Santiago is arguably the world’s most famous pilgrimage. At least in terms of ones that must be taken on foot, across hundreds of miles, while carrying your simplified, reduced ...

Pilgrims can choose an optional route when walking the Camino de Santiago Portugués Central. It's called the Variante Espiritual (Spiritual Variant in English) route. I walked it in August 2024, and ...

Almost exactly a year ago, my mom and I set off on a landmark adventure in both our lives: Tackling 240km of the Camino Portugues. We shouldered our backpacks and laced up our boots in the Portuguese ...

The rain lifts and we walk into a glimmer of afternoon sunlight as we leave Anha for Viana do Castelo, about six kilometres away. Our pilgrim's lunch and accompanying wine are a distant memory. This ...

Kevin Kennywalks the second most popular Camino from Portugal THERE ARE nine Camino routes to Santiago from all over Europe. And while the Camino Frances or French Way, stretching across the north of ...

Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In August, we’re making the most of the last month of summer by ...

Almost exactly a year ago, my mom and I set off on a landmark adventure in both our lives: Tackling 240km of the Camino Portugues. We shouldered our backpacks and laced up our boots in the Portuguese ...