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Good news folks!
The new Spanish Steps Guide to Walking the Camino de Santiago is now available!
After many miles walking along the Camino Francés and many hours typing up our experiences we finally did it!
Inside your guide you will find:
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The Way almost feels like an exercise in Sheen counter-programming coming from Charlie Sheen’s brother Emilio Estevez and dad Martin Sheen.
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I recently read a great article in the Times of Malta about Joseph Busuttil’s experience of walking along the Camino de Santiago.
I totally agree that it is no walk in the park but a rewarding one nonetheless and one I will do again in the next year or so.
Here is an excerpt of the article:
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My traveling companions and I decided to go in different directions after finishing our first caminos. Bussing out of town, we began our next Caminos, on different trails. One friend decided to walk a section of the Primitive Route.
The other friend decided to walk the section of the French Route I had just completed, from Astorga to Santiago. I decided to take a few days off to explore the nearby coastal city of A Coruña before venturing to the port city of Ferrol, the starting point of the little-known English Route.
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We want to share our passion for travelling in the best way possible – on foot! We are passionate about sharing the Camino with everybody!
We know from experience that walking one of the many Caminos is a big undertaking and our aim is to help people achieve their goal.
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Some beautifully shot high definition footage of the Camino de Santiago.
Well worth a watch. Split over two movies of just over 5 minutes each.
Part I
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The Botafumeiro is a famous thurible found in the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral . Incense is burned in this swinging metal container, or “incensory”. The name “Botafumeiro” means “smoke expeller” in Galician.
A Pilgrim’s Mass is held each day at noon for pilgrims in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Pilgrims who received the Compostela the day before or by 12:00 noon on the day have their countries of origin and the starting point of their pilgrimage announced at the Mass.
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Day 2 of our serialisation of Joseph Cullinane’s book The Cuckoo & The Pilgrim is taken from page 95 of the book which covers the route from the French town of St Jean Pied de Port over the Pyrenees into the Spanish village of Roncesvalles
It was a hot night in the dormitory and our supply of water was considerably depleted by morning. We set off early, as usual, down the Rue de la Citadelle, with its old rose coloured sandstone houses, hoping to avoid the hottest part of the day.
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Joseph Cullinane, author of The Cuckoo & The Pilgrim has very kindly gave us permission to serialise his book on SpanishSteps.eu.
Joe’s book is a record of a walk along the Camino De Santiago in France and Spain and could it be used as a rough guide by anyone wishing to follow this medieval pilgrim route.
It is also for the general reader who is interested in experiencing a countryside; the sights and sounds of nature; chance encounters on the road; ancient villages; anecdotes; bits of history and all that goes with following a pilgrim route at a medieval pace.
Over the next week or so we will be printing selected extracts starting today.
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Last year Aquarius, a Spanish water company, ran an this inspirational ad campaign documenting a group of homeless people as the walked the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela.
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