Are you looking to experience the Camino but don’t have a month to walk the full route of the Camino Frances?
Then why not try our Camino Highlights Tour! This specially designed tour takes in the best of what the Camino Frances has to offer over just two weeks! Get real bang for your buck on this whistle-stop tour of the Camino Frances, stopping in the most historic and renowned towns and cities of the Camino Frances.
The Camino Highlights tour takes you walking on some of the best and most iconic sections of the Camino Frances and to top it all off you still walk the last 100km, so you will qualify for your Pilgrim Certificate on arrival in Santiago de Compostela!
Where will you visit on the Highlights of the Camino tour?
St-Jean-Pied-de-Port and the Pyrenees
There is only one place to start your highlight tour on the Camino and that is of course Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France.
This iconic town of the Camino has been welcoming pilgrims for centuries.
From here you will follow Napoleon’s route up over the Pyrenees and cross the border from France into Spain, arriving into the town of Roncesvalles. Continuing on your Camino journey you will make your way to Pamplona, taking in some of the best views of the Pyrenees and Navarra region along the way.
Pamplona and the La Rioja region
Logrono and Leon
From Logrono we travel across the Meseta to Leon, the capital of Castilla y Leon. Here we will stop for some sightseeing.
Visit the beautiful Cathedral of Leon, or wander around the San Martin neighbourhood and be mesmerised by the wonderful architecture from over the years.
Whilst there you will also have time for lunch in one of the many excellent cafes or restaurants. Be sure to sample some of the local dishes. For meat lovers, try options such as Morcilla de León (black pudding), maragato (a stew made from multiple kinds of meat and cabbage) or Botillo del Bierzo (a type of sausage made from offal). For those who prefer fish, the Trout Soup is a very typical dish of the Leonese.
After your free time and lunch, we will continue our journey across the mountains of Leon into the region of Galicia.
Walk the Last 100km of the Camino Frances: Sarria to Santiago
No highlight trip of the Camino Frances would be complete without walking the last 100km from Sarria to Santiago.
Quickly make new friends and share stories of your travels so far with pilgrims from all over the world. Traversing the Galician countryside your excitement will build as you get ever closer to the end goal, the city of Santiago de Compostela. Be sure on your last day of walking to take time at the Mount of Gozo to visit the iconic Pilgrim Statues and get your very first glimpse of the Cathedral de Santiago. As you will have walked the last 100km you will be entitled to your Pilgrim Certificate on arrival in the city. What a beautiful memento this will make of this wondrous journey on the Camino de Santiago, along with all the new happy memories you will have made along the way.
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