This is because to call it a pilgrimage, the camino must be walked or cycled all the way to the tomb of st. If you are thinking about camino cycling the last 200km with, we have prepared this useful list answering all your questions about your new best holiday friend. September 16, 2016 in camino cycling trip by david landis. People have been walking this route for over 1,000 years and, along the way, you will find beautiful cathedrals, churches, and quaint old villages. You have decided to cycle the camino, you have booked your selfguided holiday and you are now wondering how it will work.
Great hotels, luggage transfers and expert bike support when you need it on the trail. Of completion given to all pilgrims who walk the last 100km or cycle the last 200km to santiago. Walking or cycling a full camino route can sometimes take a few months. This map shows the typical stage breaks on the coastal camino portugues at an average pace of around 20 kms 12. Cycling off into the middle distance till those looking incredulously cant see. Without a doubt, it will be of great help to you to decide on which route to use as well as to carry out your planning. The route is a lot quieter and a lot more challenging, but the rewards make it well worth it. Its also possible to travel on the camino by bicycle or by horseback. Map of the city of saintjeanpieddeport 1 622 kb pdf map of the city of. You will not get a compostela even if you walk, horseback ride or cycle up to 700 km on the camino, and get a bus for the last 100 km. Or perhaps youre wondering the percentage of women on the camino, or how many pilgrims arrive in santiago on foot, bicycle or horseback. This starts in sagres, in the algarve in southern portugal.
Camino del norte walk camino northern route macs adventure. The camino del norte or the northern way is a route along the northern coast of spain, hence its name. Peregrinatio compostellana, pilgrimage of compostela. I flew with my bicycle to lisbon, as i had intended cycling the eurovelo1 ev1 bike route. As cycling the camino is faster than walking, youll be able to see twice as much of the glorious camino routes in roughly the same amount of time. It attracts pilgrims, those wishing to challenge themselves, and people who just want to admire the fantastic scenery that spain has to offer. The northern way or camino del norte, discover all the information about stages, length. This tour makes it easy, and adds the bonus of a guide. I soon abandoned the ev1 as i found it is a work in. James is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across europe and coming together at the tomb of st. Full logistic support, emergency assistance, detailed maps and roadbooks. Reader pdf file, to be accessed through smartphones and tablets or printed by you.
You can get a stamp at most hotels and inns, restaurants, bars, churches, museums, city halls. We aim for this website to be a portal into all things camino, with firstrate practical resources as well as inspiration photos and reflections. Each route you rate 4 stars or above will be added to your favorite routes. Every marker in the itinerary its a end of stage counting up to 31. My trip began with a guided tour of porto, portugal with diego. Trakking trails, stages and routes with walking time, elevation data and distance in km and miles. Customarily, each bike comes with a pannier rack, bottle holder, bell, front and rear lights, safety retroreflectors in winter and a bicycle lock. Obtaining your pilgrims passport the road to santiago. She carried the guide in her pack and folded the corner of the page as she progressed through each stage. I began my trip in porto, portugal and completed my journey in santiago, spain. In general, our camino cycling packages cover an average of 50 to 60km per day, depending on the terrain. The local authorities try to restore many of the ancient routes, even those used in a limited period, in the interest of tourism. Cycling the camino is an accepted way to complete a pilgrimage and your credential stamps are as valid as walkers are.
It starts in the town of irun, near the french border and follows the atlantic coast through the basque country, cantabria, asturias and galicia. The camino has existed as a christian pilgrimage for. The camino del norte is often said to be a more authentic pilgrim experience than its sister walk, the camino frances. Additionally, the panier rack incorporates a tool kit containing. A tiny part of a site devoted at all facets of spanish literature, culture and art. During my trip, perhaps 5% of the pilgrims were cyclists. The way of st james camino frances cicerone cycling guides ebook. Request a credential american pilgrims on the camino.
The entire camino portugues from lisbon to santiago is 616 kilometers long but the part that starts in porto is only 240 kilometers long. Follow the camino frances pilgrimage, portuguese way, camino del norte and finisterre. It has featured in many books and films, the way, and it has the best infrastructure of all the caminos. Let us take care of the logistics and your bike package choose either mountain or electric bike. A complete online guidebook to the camino by bike from saintjean. Here follows an overview of the main routes of the modernday pilgrimage. Nearly 25,000 bicigrinos receive their compostela certificate each year. Profile map of the camino frances free this is a great document to download because it gives you a picture of the type of journey you have ahead, whether you are going to be walking uphill, downhill, climbing steep mountains and whether the descents will be. Its worth noting that there is not just one camino but a number of routes that all converge on santiago see the map further down the page. Pdf is a pure route description with maps, elevation profiles and info when.
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