What is the Camino de Santiago?

Question

How do I get there? How long does it take?

Answer 1

Today thousands of Christian pilgrims and non-Christian pilgrims each year still set out on foot from their homes, or from popular starting points from all across Europe (especially Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Roncesvalles, Le Puy or St. Albain) to walk for weeks or months to visit the city of Santiago de Compostela. Some pilgrims also come on horseback or by donkey; nowadays many come by bicycle. In addition to people on a religious pilgrimage there are many travellers and hikers who walk the route for non-religious reasons such as for enjoyment, travel or sport.

the Camino de Santiago, is the pilgrimage to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in north-westernmost Spain where the apostle Saint James the Great is said to be laid to rest. There is no one route - the Way can be one of any number of pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela - but there are a number of main ones.

The Way of St James has been one of the most important Christian pilgrimages since medieval times - the others being the Via Francigena to Rome and the pilgrimage to Jerusalem - and it has existed for over 1000 years. The legend is that St. James' remains were carried by boat from Jerusalem to northern Spain where they were buried on the site of what is now the city of Santiago de Compostela.

Since the late 1980s it has attracted a growing number of modern-day pilgrims from all around the globe.

Answer 2

It is a way for pigrims in Northern Spain, which leads to the town of Santiago de Compostela. It is tradition to walk the hole way, there are pilgrims´hostels on the way. I think it lasts for about 2 weeks (if you walk)