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 and I will include it: clearskiescamino@gmail.com

Find Clearskies Camino elsewhere…

• Clearskies Camino on Facebook – Join the community with other pilgrims.
• Instagram – See photos and clips from the Camino de Santiago
• The Clearskies Camino Podcast – Listen to the first 10 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.
• Download a Digital Credential – for either Android or iPhone to collect sellos
• Gronze.com – Excellent resource. Information about the many routes, including details of albergues and pensions (In Spanish)
• Eroski – Information and reviews of the many different routes and accommodation (In Spanish). A great resource.
• 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.
• AEMet – Spanish Weather
• Booking.com
• Correos – Spanish Post Office
• 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
• Caminador.es – detailed downloadable maps for the Camino Portugués
• Martin Flannery’s map of the Camino Portugués – a combined map of routes.
• 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.
• Aer Lingus – From Dublin, they fly to Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Santiago, and Paris.
• Ryanair – From Dublin, they fly to Barcelona, Madrid, Santiago, 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

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

• BK Lee – This pilgrim walks a full Camino Francés from St Jean to Santiago. If you have the time, you can walk with him.
• Camino TimeLapse – A fantastic set of videos from the Camino Francés in slow motion. Just like the channel above.
• 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 Portugués 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.
• 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 Francés 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.
• And finally, probably my favourite video from the Camino.

Great Blogs I follow…

• Somewhere Slowly – By Linda, a camiga whom I have had the pleasure to walk with.
• SpanishforCamino.com – Maria lives in Pontevedra, Spain and dedicates her time to pilgrims learning Spanish before their Camino. Lots of info on her website but she also offers lessons!
• PilgrimageTraveler.com – Extensive notes, maps and photos from many of the ways in Spain in Portugal.
• Caminotimestwo.com – A blog by Beth Jusino, pilgrim, and author of “Walking to the End of the World”.
• Then We Walked – Lots of info on the Camino Francés and the Via de la Plata from Colleen.
• Whenawayfarer.com – Written by Querien from Holland who has walked from her front door to Santiago
• Setmeravelles.com – I love Pablo’s blog as it is written in English & Spanish.
• Nadinewalks.com – Nadine is a traveler, a pilgrim, a walker, and a writer. She shares her stories, her thoughts and her walks.
• LisaMorales.com – Pilgrim, Hospitalera and Photographer
• OTCamino – A peregrina’s experiences on the Camino (en español).
• Seeing Clarely – Lots of info about previous Caminos
• Boho-chic Ar+ist@
• Trail To Peak
• Trepidacious Traveler – One of the more informative Camino related blogs out there
• Postcard Traveler
• Gidivet camino
• Camino Wanderings  – Documenting the Wanderings of a Camino Fanatic
• Sometimes She Travels
• TheWorldThroughmyGlasses.org
• Thoughts And Adventures
• Bike the Camino de Santiago
• Jen’s Journey
• Matt and Heidi Smith: Our Camino Journey
• rockfishtraveler
• The Greenery
• “Sees” the Day – Camino Diaries
• Buen Camino – 2014
• Lisa’s Camino
• To be a pilgrim…
• Following The Arrows – by Kat Davis (RIP)

If you do write a camino-themed blog, please let me know and I will update my list.

Camino Resources:

An updated list of the essentials of planning for your Camino de Santiago:

• How do you register at the Pilgrim Office before you arrive (click and scroll down)?
• Daily Costs on the Camino – How much does a Camino cost?
• Pilgrim Statistics 2019
• Pilgrim Statistics 2018
• Pilgrim Statistics 2017
• Pilgrim Statistics 2016
• More statistics from the Pilgrim’s office
• Struggling with the Post-Camino blues? Check out a free e-book, After the Camino! (Provided by Nadinewalks.com)
• Accommodation on the Camino Ingles & Celtic Camino
• Map of Albergues from St Jean Pied de Port to Galicia border
• Map of Albergues from O Cebreiro to Santiago de Compostela
• Map of Albergues from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre and Muxia

If there is something you would like me to write about, please email me at clearskiescamino@gmail.com and I will do my best to help you.

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