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Camino Frances
5 - 22 June 2025 From €1895 pp sharing (single supplement €495) On your 18-day Camino you will walk 255 km, across three scenic sections of the Camino Frances averaging 16.5 km (10.25 miles) per day. The longest day is 22km (13.6 miles). We walk in spring when everything is green, the wildflowers are spectacular and the European stork have returned to their huge nests to raise their young. Stage one: 5 days Day 1: The group meets in St Jean Pied de Port - St John at the Foot of the Pass -an ancient pilgrim town on the border between France and Spain. This is a rest day to rid you of jet-lag and prepare you for the next 17 days. There will be a Welcome and orientation with your Group Leader in the evening where you will be given your Pilgrim Pack. (If you would like to arrive a day earlier, we'll be happy to reserve an extra night for you.) Day 2 : We will walk 8 km to the Auberge Orisson wherecan have a short rest. You can either walk back to St Jean or taxis can be arranged. (amaWalkers will pay). Why don't we sleep over? The auberge only sleeps 30 people in a dormitory with bunk beds. The walk to Roncesvalles is a steep, hard climb and we like to break it up into two days. Day 3: A taxi will take us back to Orisson to resume our walk to Roncesvalles completing the climb to the Pass (steeply up and steeply down) covering 17km to the monastery complex of Roncesvalles. The Abbey of has been providing spiritual and physical support to pilgrims for over 1000 years. Day 4: Today is a roller-coaster through beech woods and forests to Zubiri. Day 5 : We walk to Pamplona, the first large city on the route. Stage two: 5 days Day 6: From Pamplona we will travel by train to Burgos where will stay close to the UNESCO-listed Gothic Cathedral. |
Day 7: A private bus will drive you to León in Castilla y León where you can visit the cathedral which boasts the best stained glass windows in Europe.
Day 8: Our hired bus will take us to the Roman, walled town of Astorga, home of the Palacio Episcopal - known by most people as the "Gaudi Palace". Today is a rest day so that you can explore Astorga before heading off into the Montes de Leon Day 9: We will walk through some of the most spectacular landscape on the Camino Frances to Rabanal del Camino Day 10: After Rabanal, we will follow an ancient tradition and leave our stones, brought from home, at the base of the enigmatic Cruz de Ferro - the Iron Cross - before visiting Manjarin, one of the most iconic traditional pilgrim shelters on the Camino. We continue to the beautiful town of El Acebo. Day 11: Today we walk to Ponferrada where we will visit a massive Templar castle. Stage three: 6 days Day 12: Our hired bus and driver will take us to the mountaintop, listed village of O Cebreiro where you can have a coffee or breakfast. There we will see the home of the Holy Grail and Celtic 'polozzas' - thatched houses - then onto Samos for a 14.5km (9 miles) walk to Sarria. If you prefer, you can continue with the bus to Sarria. Day 13 - 18: In order to earn the Compostela certificate, pilgrims must walk the last 100km to Santiago. (Cyclists or horse riders have to cover 200km to the Cathedral in Santiago.) You will spend the last 5 days walking through rural farms surrounded by mossy stone walls dotted around green Galician hills. Portomarin, Lestedo, Melide, Arzua and Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela. On your final day you'll arrive in the great Obradoiro Square and celebrate at the Pilgrim's Mass in the stunning Santiago Cathedral. If you're lucky, the giant incense burner, the boatfumerio could be use at mass. If you would prefer to spend two nights in Santiago we can book another night for you. There is an option to travel to Finisterre - the End of the World - a fitting ending to your magical Camino. |
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