We are walking The Way of St James, el camino de Sant Iago.

Specifically we are walking the Camino Francés (The French Way) from St Jean Pied de Port in the south of France to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, northwest Spain.

The Camino Francés (coloured dark green in the map below) is one of many pilgrimage routes that start in various parts of France, Portugal and Spain, etc, all ending in Santiago.

Sorry for the poor image, a more detailed map of the route is shown below.

The Camino Francés is approximately 800km long, starts in south west France, goes over the Pyrenees and crosses northern Spain from east to west, following directly under the Milky Way.

It takes most people between 30 and 40 days to walk. It is also cycled and ridden on horseback.

It is the most popular Christian pilgrim route in the world and was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993 due to its religious significance and the 1,800 buildings of great historical significance along its path.

We are starting in the small French town of St Jean Pied de Port  and walking for 33 days to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela at an average of about 25km per day.

In addition we are having rest days in Pamplona, Burgos and Leon.

After a rest day in Santiago we are taking the bus out to Finisterre on the coast and staying there for one night before returning to Santiago.

There is a more detailed itinerary under the page “Camino Itinerary”.