Travelogues Santiago de Compostela

Galicia 17.-19.04.25 The last stop of our journey is approaching, and we're heading to the Galician regional capital, Santiago de Compostela. The destination of all the...

Last night, I arrived in Finistere just after 9 PM. I quickly settled into my simple but clean room and went to the promenade. There, I met a young couple, who were also staying...

Here we go for the last stage, as we just want to arrive, to reach the goal, even if sometimes the path is the goal. We have already covered quite a few kilometers since Porto....

I didn't feel like writing last night and since I'm taking a day off today, I'm using it to make one post for both days. Exactly 5 weeks. I had been on the road for 35 days...

Distance 97 kilometers, cumulative 2,543 kilometers | Elevation 1,370, cumulative 18,230 Today, it was particularly important to use the battery sparingly. The route was a big...

How does one put a day like this into words... We launched into the final stage while it was still dark. We walked the 14 km that were still on the agenda with light feet today....

I fell asleep relatively quickly, but then woke up a few times and around 5 a.m. I figured I could get up. I "only" have 19 kilometers on the program today and could sleep in,...

After the sea, it was time for a city again, off to Santiago. The road that the navigation system had chosen for us was gradually getting smaller, and eventually, we found...

The town of Foz

This morning the plan was to relax and have a big breakfast. At 11:45am we took the bus back to Santiago, where the first thing we did was wash our clothes. Everything has to be...

The last real day is dawning. The last long stretch before my destination in Santiago de Compostela awaits me tomorrow. At 5am, however, everyone in the hostel was woken up...

This morning I had to get out early because the bus left at 6:15. I would have preferred a little later, but the next one wouldn't have left until the afternoon. But I was able...

The start

For the last part of this Camino, there was another way, the spiritual version. It is a little longer and has more altitude gain, but I was in the mood for a new path. This...

the night before, we were at a pulperia. to our surprise, we received our food before 8 pm. only when we asked for it did we receive the menu for pilgrims. so we had pulpe...

The Journey Of Success (By Nancy Hammel) When choosing the path to follow, I selected the road heading west. It began in the Forest of Childhood, and ceased at the City of...

Today, I actually wanted to sleep in, but that didn't quite work out. I woke up at 5 o'clock, but stayed in bed until 7. Then I got up because I was hungry. I walked around a...

Santiago 0 km hostel

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Today I (Elisa) am writing another part of the blog. 😁 Today we got up early and made our way to our stopover: Santiago De Compostela. We parked the camper,...

Once again we set off from our apartment in O Milladoiro in light rain. Everyone is excited, the children are happy that they only have 8 km to go, we are looking forward to the...

From our campsite, the dream destination of all Christian pilgrims is not far away and is easily reachable by car. We have the 🚲 back on board and plan to park in a town before...

Santiago explores, wanted to go to the fair, but it was completely overcrowded. Tried again in the evening and got there 1.5 hours earlier... it didn't work out. Well, then...

Arrived in Santiago de Compostela, the capital of Galicia, we visit the Cathedral. This is where the Camino de Santiago ends, as the tomb of Saint James is located here. James,...

After about 1007 kilometers and 34 days of pilgrimage, I reach Santiago de Compostela. The square in front of the cathedral is full of people, I didn't expect so many here in...

Day 21: Azura - Monte de Gozo

We had a restless night in Padron (the funfair music played until 4 a.m. and Marlo had a lot to process). We learned that the weather on our long trip today wasn't kind to us...

Now we were in Santiago de Compostela. On the way here we saw a lot of pilgrims walking. But why are they all running? We simply took the word Wall-DRIVE literally and drove...

Today, I basically did nothing in Santiago. I mostly rested, although my feet were itching a little. I had a good breakfast this morning with scrambled eggs and cheese. Then I...

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