At the end of the previous part, my journey took me all the way to Sahagún . Arriving in the town, I was greeted by a graffiti on one of the first houses, a scene from the famous Caminos movie. A sign in the town's main square indicates that we have reached half of the entire route, from here there is less ahead of us than behind us. As I learned from two of my lovely Spanish travel companions, there is a hill to the left of the square with a monastery on top. The building is

Arriving in Logrono , you are greeted by a real big city atmosphere, statues, churches, colorful graffitis on buildings, and after the quiet countryside, lots of people. Here the orientation is not so simple and clear, arrows are sometimes painted on the edge of the sidewalks, sometimes on electricity poles, you have to be on your toes to find them all. Tip: in big cities, it's worth using a map, app or gpx file to find your way around, because it's easy to get lost. The sign

Ah, the excitement of the first day... I was trying hard to pack everything and not leave anything behind. I said goodbye to my hosts and after a quick map check, I set off through the city. The sky was quite cloudy, but this was not the promised doomsday storm. On the outskirts of the city I met several pilgrims who were looking for the first arrows. Here I met a German lady, with whom I eventually set off on the path. For the first 8 kilometres we were still very happy that

After nearly two months of preparation, I was eagerly awaiting the departure date. I thought that since this is the most popular route, it would be quite easy to get to the starting point, Saint Jean Pied de Port. I managed to make a mistake here, not all roads lead to SJPDP. Considering the many variations and the flight prices, I chose the Barcelona - Pamplona -SJPDP route. I flew to Barcelona, ​​where I planned to do some sightseeing, and then took the train to Pamplona. U

The why How does someone get to the point of starting the Camino? Why do we dare to carry our backpacks for 800 kilometers through mountains and valleys? Everyone has a different answer to this. Maybe you're looking to disconnect from the world, you're trying to prove to yourself that you still have the drive after a health issue, you're looking for answers to problems, or you're simply driven by the desire to know if you can do it. My reason was mostly the latter, can I do i