Useful Planning Links

Below are a number of resources that I have used while planning my various Caminos. Some may prove worthwhile to you. If you have a website, blog, resource or Youtube video, just drop me a line: clearskiescamino@gmail.com.

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Instagram – See photos and clips from the Camino de Santiago
The Clearskies Camino Podcast – Listen to the first 9 episodes of my podcast with other pilgrims. More to come.
YouTube – Subscribe to my account on YouTube and see clips from previous Caminos.

Camino de Santiago Planning links & resources…

Camino Society Ireland – For Irish pilgrims. Independent, non-commercial information. Become a member and stay connected to the Camino. You can buy a pilgrim passport for your Camino here also.
Gronze.com – Excellent resource. Information about the many routes, including details of albergues and pensions (In Spanish)
The Camino de Santiago Forum – Many of the answers you are looking for will be here / meet other pilgrims.
Camino Adventures – Run by Leslie Gilmour. A great blog with great advice.
Godesalco Planner – Plan your Camino. All the towns of the Camino Francés and Norte are listed with distances in between.
Rome2rio – Find out how to get from A to B. Great for working out a travel plan for you.
Booking.com
Accommodation on the Camino Frances – A detailed list of accommodation on the Camino Francés as of December 2017.
Sleeping on the Camino Portugues – A detailed list of accommodation on the Portuguese Caminho – with thanks to the Caminho Portuguese Pilgrims group on Facebook
PilgrimageTraveler.com – Extensive notes, maps and photos from many of the ways in Spain in Portugal.
Eroski – Information and reviews of the many different routes and accommodation (In Spanish). A great resource and one I use when I walk the Camino Francés.
Forwalk.org – A website to help pilgrims along their Camino de Santiago
SpanishforCamino.com – Learn enough words and phrases before you go on your Camino. A great website!
Aer Lingus – From Dublin, they fly to Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Santiago, and Paris.
Ryanair – From Dublin, they fly to Barcelona, Madrid, Biarritz, and Santander.
ALSA – one of the many bus companies in Spain
Renfe – the largest train company in Spain
Comboios de Portugal – the train service in Portugal
Mundicamino – Great information on all routes
Wunderground – Find out the weather for a particular region at a particular time.

While in Santiago

Catedral de Santiago de Compostela
Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago – Gives you information on the pilgrim office and how many compostelas were issued today?
Cafe Casino – Located on Rua do Vilar, this is the perfect place for your first cafe con leche or cerveza on arriving in Santiago.
Terra Nova Pilgrim House – A great place for pilgrims to decompress in Santiago de Compostela. Make sure you visit the people who volunteer there. They do great work. They are based on Rua Nova.
Alameda Park – A 5-minute walk from the Cathedral. Get some of the best views in Santiago!
Museo do Pobo Galego
Portico de la Gloria – Recently restored, go online to book a visit.
Egeria House – Egeria House is the house of Sybille Yates and is open to pilgrims on arriving in Santiago.
Camino Companions – Had the experience and now want to deepen the meaning?
And to eat…Petiscos do Cardeal. Located on Rua do Franco.
Taberna O Gato Negro – another popular spot.
Taberna Do Bispo is located on Rua do Franco and has some of the best food in Santiago.

Walking in Ireland

Pilgrimpath.ie – Information about walking the many varied pilgrim paths in Ireland, including festivals that occur throughout the year.
Tough Soles – Carl and Ellie walked 4000km along all the National Waymarked Trails of Ireland.
KerryCamino.com – All you need to know about the Kerry Camino, a 3 day pilgrimage in Kerry, Ireland.
Boyne Valley Camino – a 25km looped walk starting in Drogheda and is part of the Celtic Camino.
Leave no Trace Ireland – promoting the responsible use of the outdoors.

YouTube Channels

Andrew Suzuki’s series “Don’t Stop Walking” on YouTube – a series of great videos by Andrew about planning. Andrew can be found on Facebook also.
Efrén González – A great channel from Efren Gonzalez who journals his time on many different Caminos.
Camino John – John has walked the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon and has documented this on YouTube. I have found it helpful.
Stephen Jones – Irish pilgrim, Stephen, has vlogged his Camino Francés in 2018.
BK Lee – Walks a full Camino Frances from St Jean to Santiago. If you have the time, you can walk with him.
johnroyYHZ – A great YouTube channel by Canadian pilgrim, John Roy offering tips and clips from his Caminos in Spain and Portugal.
Enjoying the Journey – Miriam has recently walked the Camino Frances and now documents her local walks and preparing for her next Camino.
Sara Dhooma – Sara has walked many waymarked trails, in Spain and around the world. Her YouTube page is a great source of information and she is inspiring in many ways.
Camino de Santiago Documentary: A Journey of the Mind – by Drew Robinson (41 mins long)
Lindsay Cowie has some great information on planning and preparation.
Sindre Sandvik’s Camino Primitivo from 2016
Tips and tricks from peregrina, Steph Bugge
Luke Darracott’s Camino de Santiago from 2013.
Manger On The Hill – a great account from another pilgrim who walked the Camino Francés.
Highlights from Alikev2010’s Camino Francés from 2011 – great music too
Petrum Josephum – A humourous look at a pilgrim’s Camino over a number of years.