Now updated to include newer maps and photos, this comprehensive guidebook to
the Camino de Santiago and its offshoots contains all the information needed
by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of St. James.
A quarter of all pilgrims arriving at Santiago start in Sarria: it provides
the minimum distance required for a pilgrim to apply for a Compostela. This
guidebook features all the information needed to complete the 7 stages from O
Cebreiro to Santiago via Sarria.
The only guidebook covering the Camino Inglés, or Celtic Camino. Popular with
pilgrims arriving by sea in the medieval period, it is quietly coming alive
again and ready to welcome pilgrims seeking a more solitary way along the
rugged rías of Northern Galicia. It provides the minimum distance for a
Compostela.
This brand new Camino Guide includes the last two largely undiscovered pilgrim
routes into Santiago. That they have remained bypassed for so long is all the
more surprising as they follow ancient Roman itineraries and offer spectacular
and yet easily accessible alternatives to the well-trodden main routes.
Pilgrims who continue to the 'End of the Earth' Finis Terrae often refer to
this as a highlight in their journeying. Both paths are uniquely beautiful,
full of the flavours of Galicia and her deliciously authentic culture. The
spirit of St. James is alive in the deep river valleys and rolling hills that
make up her Landscape Temple.
The route from St. Jean Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain represents the most popular Christian pilgrimage anywhere in the world. Walked by millions over the millennia it offers a major force for spiritual transformation. This guidebook includes a new mapping system all in full color, fold-maps, thirty-three daily stage maps with contour guides, ten town maps including Santiago, full accommodation information, a diary to record both outer and inner experiences, and notes on the history of this ancient pilgrimage route and its influence on European art and culture.