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Gear for women travelling solo

What gear to have on the camino is always a major topic of conversation (or dispute). This is an interesting and useful article from New York Times – owned website, The Wirecutter, describing their top gear picks for females travelling solo. Let the discussion begin! https://beta.thewirecutter.com/activity/list/f9f17bfd-c476-462b-bc9c-5139cef8923c

Albergues de Invierno 2018

A medida que se acercan los fríos meses de invierno, los peregrinos tienen menos opciones en alojamientos. Muchos albergues y hostales cierran durante esta temporada, esperando para volver a abrir cerca de Pascua. La siguiente es una lista de los albergues que están disponibles para el peregrinaje de invierno. Están en orden de este a […]

Sueños de infancia en una casa de árbol … ¡en el camino!

¿Siempre soñaste con pasar una noche en una casa del árbol? Puedes realizar ese castillo en el aire a lo largo del Camino Francés en Puente La Reina. El Hotel Jakue ofrece un alojamiento individual en una pequeña casa conectada con el resto del hotel por una pasarela. Hay un baño privado y comodidades completas […]

Conmen of the Camino de Santiago hold up pilgrims’ progress

Yellow scallop signs marking out the Camino de Santiago route are being tampered with according to authorities in Spain Pilgrims are being lead into temptation along the Camino de Santiago, as unscrupulous bar owners switch signs and tamper with markings to divert them to their establishments. Spanish tourism authorities say that yellow scallop signs, the […]

New Albergues and Hotels 2018 on the Camino

Though its is ancient, the camino is not static. The continuing increase in pilgrims means new lodgings appear every year. Here are six new establishments looking to give you comfort at the end of a long day’s walk. In Villares de Órbigo, a new albergue has received many positive reviews. Albergue El Encanto is the […]

mycaminobed now available as a Mobile app in the App Store and Google Play Store !

We are pleased to announce that the new mycaminobed mobile app is now available for iPhone and Android phones. Starting today, current mycaminobed users can use this app to quickly access their lodging needs as they walk along the Camino Francés to Santiago de Compostela. The same ability to quickly book your room in three […]

The biggest pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago…you may never see

As the path winds its way westward through the suburbs of Burgos, the last small town of Villalbilla de Burgos lies sandwiched between the industrial zone Los Brezos and the Madrid-Irun railway corridor. The name seems to be a corruption of its ancient name of Villa Alba (White Palace). Historically, it has always formed part […]

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…along the Camino de Santiago

  A medida que el otoño se extiende a lo largo del camino, la presencia de peregrinos comienza a desvanecerse como los colores en el paisaje. Los números que llegan a Santiago de Compostela caen dramáticamente en noviembre. Pero todavía hay mucha vida en las aldeas, pueblos y ciudades que marcan el camino. El magosto […]

Bridges in the burbs… along the Camino de Santiago in Pamplona

As the Pyrenees fall behind you, you come to the hard streetscape of your first major city on the camino – Pamplona. Continuing along the main walking route from Zabaldika, you enter the barrio of Villava. Here the Río Ulzama wends its way towards an eventual meeting with the Río Arga. But the camino presents […]