Category: Camino Frances

Our Burgos rest day on the Camino Francés: a slower day around the cathedral, recovery, two nights at Burgos Rooms Catedral, and our decision to return for the Meseta.

Camino Francés Day 23 took us from fog-covered Atapuerca into Burgos, over the ridge and around the backside of the airport before arriving at Burgos Cathedral.

Walk Camino Francés Day 22 through the Montes de Oca forest, past San Juan de Ortega, and into Atapuerca, where the Camino opens into deep human time.

Walk Camino Francés Day 21 from Belorado to Villafranca Montes de Oca, the quiet staging point beneath the wooded hills once feared by medieval pilgrims.

Walk Camino Francés Day 20 from Grañón to Belorado through broad grain country, wide skies, and the beginning of the Camino’s big quiet.

Walk Camino Francés Day 19 from Cirueña through Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Grañón, including the cathedral’s rooster legend and a donativo overnight.

Home > Camino Frances ➜ Camino Francés · Day 11 Navarra · Spain Villatuerta to Villamayor de Monjardín Estella, Irache and a Fountain Full of Wine Day 11 took Sage and me from quiet Villatuerta through medieval Estella-Lizarra, past the famous Fuente del Vino at Irache, and uphill into Villamayor de Monjardín beneath a ruined […]

Home > Camino Frances ➜ Camino Francés · Day 10 Navarra · Spain Puente la Reina to Villatuerta Quiet Kilometers Matter Too Day 10 carried Sage and me out of Puente la Reina, through Mañeru, Cirauqui and Lorca, before we stopped short of Estella in Villatuerta. No iconic summit. No dramatic cathedral. Just one of […]

Walk from Zariquiegui over Alto del Perdón to Puente la Reina with a practical route guide, planning advice, and the honest story of our rocky Camino descent.

Home > Camino Frances A proper Camino training plan is not about becoming an Olympic athlete, buying neon spandex, or turning your life into a motivational poster with sweaty fonts. It is about preparing your body for the beautiful, brutal, blister-making reality of walking day after day across Spain, Portugal, France, or wherever your Camino […]