The Route
The route covers approximately 500 miles (800 kilometres) from St John Pied De Port in France to Santiago De Compostella, in Northwest Spain. The map shows each overnight stop with details and links in the table below.
The details of each day's journey are set out beloow.
Day | Date | Start | Finish | Estimated Distance km (miles) |
Actual Distance km (miles) |
Day 1 | Wed 20 September 2006 | St John Pied de Port | Pamplona | 65 (41) | 82 (51) |
Day 2 | Thur 21 September 2006 | Pamplona | Logrono | 100 (65) | 92 (61) |
Day 3 | Fri 22 September 2006 | Logrono | Burgos | 95 (59) | 130 (81) |
Day 4 | Sat 23 September 2006 | Burgos | Carrion De Les Condos | 83 (52) | 96 (60) |
Day 5 | Sun 24 September 2006 | Carrion De Les Condos | Leon | 95 (59) | 102 (63) |
Rest | Mon 25 September 2006 | ||||
Day 6 | Tue 26 September 2006 | Leon | Ponferrada | 105 (66) | 103 (64) |
Day 7 | Wed 27 September 2006 | Ponferradaa | Sarria | 80 (50) | 108 (67.3) |
Day 8 | Thur 28 September 2006 | Sarria | Santiago De Compostella | 127 (79) | 118 (73.7) |
The Actual diary of the journey is available with pictures, in the diary section or by clicking the day page link above.
Camino Curio
The Credencial
The "credencial" is the official passport for pilgrims who are officially completing the pilgrimage. They are obtained from the office of the Society of St James in St John Pied de Port. Most churches and many other locations along the route have official stamps and the pilgrims collect the stamps twice a day as proof the they have completd the route.
The absolute minimum requirement is to have done all of the last segment of about 100 miles. The completed pasport is used to obtain a pilgrim's certificate in Santiago.