It was also an exploration route used by the spanish and french. Camino portugues the portuguese way is the second busiest. In fact, theres not just one route, but many coming from all over europe, and the most popular is the french way. Permissions for storage and location are required for this app. The book provides plenty of historical information regarding the hamlets, villages, cities and towns along the route. These are daily stage maps and elevations for the camino frances from st jean to santiago. Jun 18, 2019 camino frances the french way is by far the busiest route.
The total distance of the camino from porto to santiago depends on the route you choose. Camino frances the french way is by far the busiest route. The camino frances, or the french way, is the most popular camino route. In the case of the french route, the starting point is sarria or barbadelo for pilgrims on foot, and ponferrada for pilgrims travelling by bicycle. Of course, these stages are in no way set in stone and we encourage all walkers to choose the pace and daily distance that meets their needs. Hope you find it useful, any feedback is appreciated x heres the. The french way is the classic, most popular route and has been declared a unesco world heritage site.
Download gps files gpx stage tracks from the guidebook. Feb 24, 2019 for the camino frances and camino finisterre. It starts in france, takes you over the pyrenees, and continues through spain. The french way or the camino frances is the jacobean itinerary with the most deeprooted historical tradition and it is the most popular one. Download gps files gpx stage tracks from the guidebook please note that the distances you record while walking with your gps device or phone may be longer than the actual distance of the route listed in the guidebook and its gpx tracks, which have been carefully edited to measure the length of the camino along a straight line. Mar 09, 2017 hi there, last year i walked the camino frances but im interested to walk from paris to st jean next time. Im interested in what the experience is like walking through france in comparison to spain.
We have selected some of the best spots, landscapes and towns along the french way. Although, the name can be confusing as the route is mostly walked in spain. Every marker in the itinerary its a end of stage counting up to 31. This interactive map is a companion to bryson guptills book camino frances. Over the centuries and with the political and religious avatars in europe, the physical route of the french way lost much of its former influence. Hope you find it useful, any feedback is appreciated x. All of the camino routes ive walked have a fair amount of road walking, which is a common criticism of them dont expect large amounts of pristine nature and soft.
Mar 18, 2020 much of the saria route is along or near roads, as is the portuguese inland route, but i cant speak for the percentage of road walking on the coastal portuguese route. Caminos frances itineraries camino guidebooks village to. Lots of information about historic sites along the caminos route. California state route 82 in the san francisco bay area. A fourth french route originates in arles, in provence, and crosses the frenchspanish frontier at a different point, between the pyrenees towns of somport and canfranc. The guide focuses on the camino frances french way, the most popular route to santiago which. The camino frances french way is the most popular camino route. Indeed, it was not until the end of the 19th century that there was a resurgence of interest in the question of saint james and the. Bryson guptills route and stops on the camino frances, the 800 km route from st. As one user says, i just finished the camino, and i used this app everyday. This is an amazing interactive itinerary planner that indicates the distance between villages and towns along the camino route. Location is needed to show where you are relative to the camino trail as well as to allow you to share your location to friends and loved ones. This is a very indepth guide, popular with pilgrims walking the camino. The guide focuses on the camino frances french way, the most popular route to santiago which most people know simply as the camino.
The indians and french traders originally used the road as a trade route. In english, it is known as the way of st james, as the bones of the disciple are supposedly buried in the cathedral of santiago, but to the hikers, its just the camino. The original way was the first pilgrimage route to santiago, starting in. Its route is drawn throughout the north of the peninsula along 760 km, which are often divided into 31 stages that. Camino frances the featured route when you get the app.
Its possible to download map areas for offline use, but youre limited to a. Like all of the routes in france, this one also follows a. Together well follow the last 112km 70 miles of the french way while staying in luxury guesthouses and historic hotels, walking approximately 46 hours each day. Organize your santiago route with living the camino. This is a great document to download because it gives you a picture. The french route is the most famous route in the world, the most traveled in 2015 more than 260,000 pilgrims arrived in santiago and the best conditionedbecause of the economic potential it represents for the towns it crosses.
Portuguese camino coastal route complete guide stingy nomads. San diego county route s11 in northern san diego county. The terrain on the french way is the perfect blend of mountainous, flat and rugged. Camino primitivo the original way is the oldest and most authentic camino route. It lists more than 1,300 important waypoints with 1,360 photographs from saintjeanpieddeport to muxia such as accommodation, junctions, road crossings, churches, towns, and many others.
She carried the guide in her pack and folded the corner of the page as she progressed through each stage. It lists almost every hamlet, village, town or city along the way. Manual for putting free navigation apps with routes and accommodations files on your smartphone. It starts in portugal and runs along the atlantic ocean coastline. We have selected some of the best spots, landscapes and towns along the. The credential and compostela way of saint james in. Are there still many people who walk it, would i be likely to see.
The camino frances or french way is well known from many films, books and documentaries. Together well follow the last 112km 70 miles of the french way while staying in luxury guesthouses and historic hotels, walking approximately 4. Walkers can choose camino frances routes taking 35 days, and three or. The first two sections of camino del norte will introduce you to the delights. Many streets throughout california today also have the name, paralleling the historic road, including. If there is an existing gps track of the route you want to follow in a. Follow the camino frances pilgrimage, portuguese way, camino del norte and finisterre. The french route is the most famous route in the world, the most traveled in 2015 more than 260,000 pilgrims arrived in santiago. I am not tech savy, so please help me how to download the app maps. It is called the camino frances as it begins in france where many french pilgrims would have traditionally begun their camino. I have tried camping in a french campsite by pitching my poncho with. Peregrinatio compostellana, pilgrimage of compostela.
The guide was first published in 2007 as a free download from our website and its been going. Each page will provide you with information about stages, maps and photos to help you organize your pilgrimage by yourself. A practical guide to walking the pilgrims path from france to spain the book describes the 800 km route from st. Gps tracks in kmz and in gpx format of all french caminos in one thomas1962. Camino frances village to village guide, we lay out the route from st. Over 60% of the pilgrims choose the camino frances because it is the route where you can get the most of the pilgrim experience. Trakking trails, stages and routes with walking time, elevation data and distance in km and miles. Next to these generic maps of the camino spain, on our web you can find the ten most frequented routes by pilgrims. I hiked several small sections of the route across all four regions, and rarely passed any other hikers. Of course, these stages are in no way set in stone and we encourage all walkers to choose the. Maps, gps, trail markings camino guidebooks village to.
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