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Pilgrim walks in Spain

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For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Spain. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful Pilgrim walks.
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The 10 Most Beautiful Pilgrim walks in Spain

Caminho Português Central
Pilgrim Walk · Portugal
Portuguese Pilgrim's Route to Santiago de Compostela
PremiumPremium content Difficulty moderate
4
610.9 km
170:00 h
5,235 m
4,997 m
Known as Caminho Português, the Portuguese Way of St. James leads the pilgrim from Lisbon through central and northern Portugal to Galicia and Santiago de Compostela.
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Puente La Reina
Pilgrim Walk · Spain
Via Tolosana
PremiumPremium content Difficulty moderate
937.4 km
268:00 h
14,328 m
13,917 m
The Via Tolosana is one of the four great French Camino de Santiago and is considered the wildest and most adventurous of the four routes.
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Collado Lepoeder
Pilgrim Walk · France
CF 01 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Roncesvalles: On Roland's tracks across the Pyrenees
PremiumPremium content Difficulty difficult Stage 1
1
24.6 km
8:30 h
1,307 m
475 m
From Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the route crosses the Pyrenees and the French-Spanish border to the monastery of Roncesvalles. Numerous monuments along this route remind us of the famous knight Roland.
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Villafranca Montes de Oca
Pilgrim Walk · Spain
CF 11 Belorado - San Juan de Ortega: Across the Gansberg Mountains to the Monastery of San Juan de Ortega
PremiumPremium content Difficulty difficult Stage 11
1
23.8 km
7:00 h
446 m
217 m
On a scenic route through the last green oasis before the barren meseta, we cross the Montes de Oca, the Gansberg mountains.
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malerische Brücke bei Molinaseca
Pilgrim Walk · Spain
CF 24 Foncebadón - Ponferrada: Iron Cross and Iron Bridge
PremiumPremium content Difficulty difficult Stage 24
1
26.9 km
7:15 h
251 m
1,140 m
On this stage, we cross the highest point of the Camino francés and can lay down a soul burden at the Cruz de Ferro, symbolised by a stone. Then we descend to the Templar town of Ponferrada.
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The pilgrimage stage between Lavacolla and Monte do Gozo impresses with its scenic diversity.
Pilgrim Walk · Spain
116 km of the Way of St. James in five stages: From Lavacolla to Santiago de Compostela
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 5
11.6 km
3:01 h
95 m
145 m
View-rich hiking tour on the classic Way of St. James. The final section of the stage tour leads directly to the breathtaking cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
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Departure towards Santiago de Compostela
Pilgrim Walk · Spain
116 km of the Way of St. James in five stages: From Sarria to Portomarín
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 1
23.2 km
6:17 h
408 m
451 m
View-rich hiking tour on the classic Way of St. James. The stage tour offers trained hikers a varied route through the captivating landscape of Galicia.
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Pilgrims set off from Ribadiso in the direction of Arzúa.
Pilgrim Walk · Spain
116 km of the Way of St. James in five stages: From Palas de Rei to Arzúa
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 3
29 km
7:44 h
465 m
674 m
Scenic hiking tour on the classic Way of St. James. The third leg of the stage tour offers trained hikers a varied route through the captivating landscape of Galicia.
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Puente la Reina: Brücke
Pilgrim Walk · Spain
CF 04 Pamplona - Puente la Reina: To the Queen's Bridge
PremiumPremium content Difficulty difficult Stage 4
24.7 km
7:15 h
415 m
510 m
From Pamplona we go to the Queen's Bridge in Puente La Reina. At this important junction, our Way of Saint James, the Navarrese Way, meets the second Pyrenean route, the Aragonese Way.
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Nájera: Sta. Maria La Real, «Kreuzgang der Ritter»
Pilgrim Walk · Spain
CF 09 Nájera - Santo Domingo de la Calzada: Where the cock crows
PremiumPremium content Difficulty difficult Stage 9
22.1 km
6:30 h
374 m
202 m
Through hilly vineyards we walk to Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where the couple in the cathedral hopefully foretells us a happy journey.
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Camino Francés: O Cebreiro - Triacastela by gianluca
April 23, 2023 · Community
When did you do this route? April 22, 2023
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Camino de Santiago (Del Norte - X) by Dima
November 08, 2022 · Community
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Jakobsweg Camino Primitivo - Der ursprüngliche Jakobsweg by Hans-Jürgen
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