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The Camino in 24 hours

The Camino in 24 hours

The camino de Santiago always brings along challenges, personal and in a group. A group of 30 bicyclists from the Basque country has set their goals on Santiago de Compostela.  A  decade ago, the members of the Club Erandioko Txirrindulari Elkartea did the Camino in 24 hours, by bike, starting from  Erandio in the... »

In Search of Solidarity

In Search of Solidarity

A group of pilgrims suffering from Familial Spastic Paraplegias have completed in 10 days their Camino de Santiago along the Camino Francés from Pamplona to Santiago. Their objective was to inform people about the problems this rare neuromuscular illness brings along. The 24 people that participated on this expedition did 10 stages of about 10... »

Rumi Makyno, Tokyo (Japan)

Rumi Makyno, Tokyo (Japan)

Rumi Makyno is from Tokyo (Japan) and is walking the Camino Francés. We caught up with her in Samos (Lugo), were we talked to her. She walks alone and seems content. “The Camino is much like life”, she says before giving some tips to “soon to be“ pilgrims. Samos, Galica »

Camino Stories

Camino Stories

On the Camino de Santiago you can find infinite stories. Each person, each place with many of their inhabitants has many anecdotes and adventures that combined tell the larger story of the camino de Santiago. With a camera, we have travelled the Camino to discover its secrets, its culture and traditions, the motivation pilgrims have,... »

In heaven as on earth

In heaven as on earth

One of the magical experiences that a pilgrim can experience during a Camino de Santiago is contemplating the Milky Way on a summer night. Legend has it that in the 9th century a large collection of stars showed the location of the tomb of the apostil Saint James. This relation between the Milky Way and... »

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