Camino de Santiago Blog

Najera contains a population of 8,400 in a bustling market town that is increasing in size each year. The name is derived from the Arabic … Read more

Leon’s status as a country town was cemented by the definitive settlement of Legio VII Gemina in the year 74, but it began as a … Read more

Fromista, population circa 800, comes at the end of the sixth stage in Picaud’s original pilgrims’s guide. It is believed the town was first inhabited … Read more

Another small village that owes it continued existence to the Camino Frances, population 68. In 1999, Hontanas was declared an “Asset of Cultural Interest.” Its … Read more

Burgos was founded in 884 by Count Diego Rodriguez Porcelos and now has a population of approx 200,000. The city was the seat of Franco’s … Read more

Villafranca, with a population of just over 5,300, has all you expect of a modern town. There are many restaurants, cafes, bars, and hotels; along … Read more

Dara Haskins was my friend. He died, on the 18th Aug 2005 aged just 30, while I was walking the Camino in 2005. It was … Read more