Table of Contents

Map key Overview map Introduction The story of St James The Northern Caminos: Yesterday and today Along the Routes: Different cultures Choosing your camino When to go Preparation and planning Being a pilgrim Getting there and back Equipment Accommodation Food Postal services Telephones Other local facilities Waymarking, route-planning and maps Using this guide The Camino del Norte Stage 1 Irun to San Sebastian Stage 2 San Sebastian to Zarautz Stage 3 Zarautz to Deba Stage 4 Deba to Markina-Xemein Stage 5 Markina-Xemein to Gernika Stage 6 Gernika to Bilbao Stage 7 Bilbao to Pobena Stage 8 Pobena to Castro-Urdiales Stage 9 Castro-Urdiales to Laredo Stage 10 Laredo to Guemes Stage 11 Guemes to Santander Stage 12 Santander to Santillana del Mar Stage 13 Santillana del Mar to Comillas Stage 14 Comillas to Colombres Stage 15 Colombres to Llanes Stage 16 Llanes to Ribadesella Stage 17 Ribadesella to Sebrayo Stage 18 Sebrayo to Gijon Stage 19 Gijon to Aviles Stage 20 Aviles to Soto de Luina Stage 21 Soto de Luina to Cadavedo Stage 22 Cadavedo to Luarca Stage 23 Luarca to La Caridad Stage 24 La Caridad to Ribadeo Stage 25 Ribadeo to Lourenza Stage 26 Lourenza to Gontan Stage 27 Gontan to Baamonde Stage 28 Baamonde to Miraz Stage 29 Miraz to Sobrado dos Monxes Stage 30 Sobrado dos Monxes to Arzua Stage 31 Arzua to Santiago de Compostela The Camino Primitivo Stage 1 Sebrayo to Pola de Siero Stage 2 Pola de Siero to Oviedo Stage 3 Oviedo to San Juan de Villapanada Stage 4 San Juan de Villapanada to Bodenaya Stage 5 Bodenaya to Campiello Stage 6 Campiello to Berducedo Stage 7 Berducedo to Grandas de Salime Stage 8 Grandas de Salime to Padron Stage 9 Padron to Cadavo Baleira Stage 10 Cadavo Baleira to Lugo Stage 11 Lugo to As Seixas Stage 12 As Seixas to Arzua Primitivo-Norte link: Oviedo to Aviles The Camino Ingles Stage 1 Ferrol to Pontedeume Stage 2 Pontedeume to Betanzos Stage 3 Betanzos to Hospital de Bruma Stage 4 Hospital de Bruma to Santiago de Compostela Alternative start: A Coruna to Hospital de Bruma The Camino Finisterre Stage 1 Santiago de Compostela to Negreira Stage 2 Negreira to Olveiroa Stage 3 Olveiroa to Finisterre Appendix A Route summary tables Appendix B English-Spanish-Euskara glossary Appendix C Suggestions for further reading Appendix D Useful sources of information Appendix E Index of principal place names

About the Author

Dave Whitson has walked extensively on European pilgrim roads. A teacher in Portland, Oregon, he has led seven student group pilgrimages, including four on the Frances and one on the Norte. He has walked the Norte and Primitivo three times. Laura Perazzoli was a student on one of Dave's first group pilgrimages, on the Frances. She has since led her own groups on the Frances and Norte. She walked the Norte and Primitivo in 2009 and 2011, and the Ingles in 2011.