If you want your Camino de Santiago site inserted here, please fill the form on the contact pages; name of site, description and URL. I do want to list all the best resources on the Camino, but I also have to avoid sending visitors to non-relevant sites, so only blogs or sites that have good information will be listed.
Walking
Confraternity Sites
- Most Confraternity or Association sites can arrange a pilgrims passport – but normally only for members – it is worthwhile joining and supporting their good work – like building Albergues.
- Confraternity of St James – The official UK Camino web site, good site and great guide booklets.
- American Pilgrims on the Camino – American confraternity site, will help with details before going to the Camino.
- Associació d’Amics del Camí de Sant Jaume -Catalan and French Language site only on the route from Montserrat to Lleida, Zaragoza, Logroño & Santiago. There’s info on how to get the guide of this route, the Pilgrims Accreditation, the available Albergues and the news related to this Camino de Santiago.
- Irish Society of the Friends of St James – Irish Camino site and details of obtaining an Irish Camino passport.
- Association Rhone-Alpes des Amis de Saint-Jaques -
Commentaire : ce site renseigne le pèlerin et futur pèlerin sur les chemins de Saint Jacques de Compostelle en France et en Europe. In French. - Confraternity of St James, Norway – Norwegian site in five languages.
- Associacao dos Amigos do Caminho de Santiago do Norte de Portugal – Site in Portuguese only – but covers all pilgrimage routes.
- Asociación de Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Madrid Website only in Spanish focused on the Way starting from Madrid.
Main information sites
Most of these web sites are personally owned.
It is a lot of work keeping them up to date – most webmaster would like you to link to their site. So if you find a favourite and have your own site or blog give them a link. Thanks.
- Wise Pilgrim – good guides and iphone apps for the Camino routes.
- Backpack45 – Good site on Camino also other long distance walks.
- Camino de Santiago – the best Dutch site on the Camino
- Santiago-Compostela – Santiago Compostella
- O Camino Portugues de Santiago – O Caminho Portugues de Santiago – Southern route in depth
- Pilgrims Progress – Huge site
- Camino Links – As it says, largest English list of links.
- Santiago Today – A great forum Camino site.
- Mundicamino – A great site in six languages.
- Caminho de Santiago de Compostela – The Begining of the St James Way in the web. All of the informations you need to cross the “Camino de Santiago”. In portuguese, english and spanish language. Strong site, started in Brazil.
- Camino Santiago Compostela Pilgrimage – Good info on different Camino routes.
- Camino to Santiago de Compostela – Good site, a few languages, many link and loads of info.
- The Roads to Santiago – A list of all walkable routes to Santiago from all over Europe. Also an excellent weather page covering the whole year.
- El Camino de Santiago – Good site in four languages. information on art, history, advice, forum, webcams, natural warehouses, museums, places, ecosystems, transport, the horse route, the route in bicycle, restaurants…
- Xacobeo – Good site, seven languages.
- Norwegian Camino site – only in Norwegian.
- Pilgern – Information on the camino and of the pilgrimage. Pilgrimages for groups on the camino by foot through Switzerland, France and Spain. In German, French and Spanish.
- Asociacion de Amigos del Camino de la Comunidad Valenciana – Good Spanish site.
- Pilgrims Tales – Articles about walking the Camino, Via Francigena, and St. Olav’s Way. I’m currently walking from France to Jerusalem; info about that trip is also included, as well as a pilgrimage trek across Tibet.
- Asociacion Amigos del Camino de Santiago – Spanish language site
- Jakobswag – In this web-site the routes of St. James in Switzerland are described and illustrated. Starting at the German boarder (Konstanz and Rorschach) this historic route leads the pilgrim via St. Gallen – Einsiedeln to the lake of Lucerne and from there via the Bernese Oberland to Fribourg and further down to the lake of Geneva: There it connects with the Route of St James in France. The well maintained and marked pilgrim path crosses fields and forests and passes along beautiful lakes. In the Bernese Oberland the pilgrim is exposed to the snow covered Swiss Alps.
- Jakobswage.net – In this web-site the lately started international project “Europäische Jakobswege” (European Routes of St. James) is described. Germany, Austria and Switzerland participate in this project and other partners from different European countries, e.g. France, Poland a.s.o, are connected in a common network. The goal of the project is to activate and promote the Route of St James in all the regions.
- The Camino de Santiago by Alex Paterson – A very interesting site illustrating Alex’s observations, worth a read even if not going on Camino.
- Santiago Route – Camino de Santiago pages from the Hiking in Europe web site.
- La web de la Asociación Galega de Amigos do Camiño de Santiago – Spanish site.
- The trails of St. James in Switzerland – Swiss hiking website with an own site on the several pilgrims ways through Switzerland.
- Hiking the Camino de Santiago – Good information and their own Camino book.
- Shine a Light – Shine a light for peace site, information on pilgrimages and the connection with peace.
- About the Camino de Santiago and the Pilgrims who walk it – by Paradox Place.
- Compostela.se – a new site about the Camino in Swedish.
By Bike
- Camino de Santiago – by bike
- Bravo Bike Tours – Bike tours.
- Magfos – Good list of cycle rides all over Europe and some world wide. However the Cyclist decided to walk the Camino de Santiago – read how they got on. A well written journal.
- Goxploring – Cycling and walking holidays all over Europe and the US. Cycling trip on the Camino de Santiago.
Other Interesting Links
- Spain – Visitors guide to Spain, including useful maps, main attractions, and Spanish fiestas. Includes individual city sections.
- Travel Egypt – Egypt travel guide and tourist information, including Nile cruises and historic tours.
- Italy – Travel information about Italy, each region and the main tourist cities.
- MS Ireland – Have a pilgrimage on the Camino this year, see link for details.
- Study Abroad Programs – Study Abroad in Spain, France, Italy and England with Global Student Experience.
- Archdiocese of Santiago – Good site on motivations of pilgrims.
- Campus Stellae – University site that issues special compostellas to students and teachers. Site in a few languages.
- Wild Spain Directory – great directory, covers all of Spain.
- Association for The Establishment of European Pilgrimage Routes – This association is currently building up the pilgrimage Route from Canterbury to Rome (Via Francigena).In 2005 EUROVIA published a DVD-documentary in 5 languages about the Via Francigena.
- Kahunna.net – A non-commercial site dedicated to helping budget travelers discover meaningful travel.
- Gilmour & Co Accountants and Tax Consultants
- Pilgrims Tales. – Author Brandon Wilson site which covers many of his walks (Camino de Santiago included) and treks through-out the world but esp in Tibet. A great site to browse through.
- Travel Spain – .
Visitors guide to Spain, including useful maps, main attractions, and Spanish fiestas. Includes individual city sections. - Plain Help
- Colmcille Climbers – We are a group of rock-climbers based in Derry, Northern Ireland. We go climbing in Counties Derry, Donegal and Antrim, and many other places in the north and south of Ireland.
- Ethiopia Travel and Tour – We are specialists in Birding, Trekking, History, and Cultural holidays throughout Ethiopia. We also provide hotel reservations and Car Rental services.
- Peter Woolley – Watercolour Artist
- Zion National Park Lodging – Choose from a complete list of hotels and lodging options in Zion National Park.
- The travels world of Gabi and Li-Tal
