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Take in the fresh air on the Camino de Santiago

Explore Europe's oldest, busiest, and most well-known route without lacing your boots

What is the Camino de Santiago?

15 Things You May Not Know About the Camino

Find your route into Galicia

A network of pilgrim's ways

Travel with the senses

The path can be seen, smelled, heard, felt and experienced at every step

EXPERIENCE THE PATH

Phenomena to Reconnect Travelers with Their Five Senses

Follow a trail through sights, sounds, smells, and more

ENJOY THE LANDSCAPES

Strokes of Nature

Discover ten natural sites along the ten routes to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia

How now brown cow

Cows are an unmissable part of the scenery

The Land of a Million Cows

Un millón de vacas (One Million Cows) is the title of an early collection of stories by one of the great Galician authors, Manuel Rivas

Step through the seasons

The seasonal considerations for your Camino

Walking in All Weathers

As the climate and landscape change throughout the year, travelers will find the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela quite different depending on when they do it

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Nearby paradise

Beautiful landscapes are just a stone's throw away

The Miño River

Nature, legends, history, and the present

The Atlantic Islands

Cíes, Ons, Sálvora, and Cortegada and their incredibly valuable ecosystems

Os Ancares And O Courel

The last mountains along the Way

Endless flora

The trees, plants, and flowers of St James Way

Galician Trees

Discover seven trees in St James Way: Oak, chestnut, cork oak, beech, ash, yew, and holly

Gardens to Discover on the Camino

Botanical treasures full of surprises

Take a full tour in 360°

Incredible locations in Galicia

ExploreSantiago Cathedral
ExploreTower of Hércules
ExploreEthnographic Complex of O Cebreiro
ExploreSanta Eulalia de Bóveda Roman Temple
ExploreLugo Cathedral
ExploreIria Flavia Church
ExploreRoman Walls of Lugo
ExploreVilar de Donas Church
ExploreTui Cathedral
ExploreMonastery Sobrado dos Monxes
ExploreMondoñedo Cathedral
ExploreOrense Cathedral

Get back to nature in the Alcarria

See 22 towns and villages and learn more about the life and literature of Camilo José Cela

10 Days in The Spanish Countryside

Reliving the legendary story written by the Nobel Prize

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Smell the sea breeze

In 1519, five ships left Seville in search of the first western route to the Spices Islands...

The First Journey Around The World

Unravelling the complicated history, science and consequences of the first ever expedition around the world

The art of mapping

See how the journey changed the existing understanding of the world

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