Home > Camino Francés 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 […]
Planning your first Camino can feel overwhelming, but it does not have to. This Camino de Santiago guide covers the best routes, when to go, what to pack, where pilgrims sleep, how much it costs, and what to expect on the trail.
➜ Camino Francés · Day 07 Pamplona · Navarra Pamplona Rest Day Doing Nothing on Purpose After six days of walking, the hardest thing I did on Day 7 was stop. No stage. No yellow arrows. No loaded backpack. Just recovery, Pamplona, and the uncomfortable realization that rest is part of the Camino too. Pamplona […]
Day 6 on the Camino Francés took me from the quiet village rhythm of Larrasoaña into the medieval city of Pamplona. It was a shorter stage on paper, but after six days of walking, my feet were ready to unionize. Pamplona became more than a famous bull-running city. It became the place where I finally listened to my body and took a rest day.
➜ Camino Francés · Day 05 Navarra · Spain Zubiri to Larrasoaña The Town Everyone Walks Past At only about 5.5 kilometers, Day 5 was intentionally short—and became one of my best early reminders that progress on the Camino is not measured only by distance. Zubiri ➜ Río Arga ➜ Larrasoaña Some Camino stages test […]
Home > Camino Francés Most people think the Camino Francés begins in St. Jean Pied de Port. They’re wrong. The Camino begins the moment you decide to go. For Sage and me, that meant leaving our home in Coimbra, Portugal, and embarking on a journey that felt like a pilgrimage before we had even taken […]
