This first section of the Camino del Norte takes you from the city of San Sebastian to the city of Bilbao. San Sebastian makes a wonderful starting point for the Camino del Norte. Located on the Bay of Biscay in the mountainous Basque Country, San Sebastian is known for its beaches and waterfront promenade. Here you can enjoy world-renowned cuisine as well as the more informal dining experience of pintxos and wine pairings. This route will take you along the coast’s scenic beaches to Bilbao, the capital of Basque culture.

This second section connects two major cities in the north of Spain, Bilbao and Santander, and has you leave the Basque region for Cantabria. Bilbao is a wonderful mix of Basque traditions and contemporary architecture. Surrounded by green hills and right on the coast, there is much to see and do near the city. The first day of walking is predominantly through urban and industrial areas, before ascending to Portugalete. Passing through a forest, you will return on the same day to the coast and Castro Urdiales. A spectacular cliff walk will take you to the popular beach town of Laredo. A short, flat walk through Santoria’s marshland then takes you to Escalante – your last stop before Santander. Your final day on this section is via beaches where at the end of the day you have the option to take a traditional boat across the bay to the city centre of Santander.

The third section of the Camino Frances starts from Logrono in the heart of the famous Rioja region and finishes in mediaeval Burgos. This section is slightly flatter than the previous one; it crosses the province of Burgos, passing typical villages, vineyards and ruined castles. You will also pass between the Cantabrian and La Demanda mountain ranges, offering stunning views.

Starting from Burgos, the mediaeval city and hometown of ‘El Cid’, and finishing in Sahagun, a town renowned for its unique Romanesque churches, this Camino is certainly one of the most rewarding in terms of culture and natural surroundings. This walk can be physically demanding and requires a reasonable level of fitness. However, it’s a highly rewarding walk that includes numerous cultural highlights. Every day during the walk, you are guaranteed authentic accommodation and the best local food!

This first section of the Camino Portugues Coastal from Porto to Oia takes you along the sealine past beaches and spectacular ocean views on flat boardwalks. It honours historical figures, including the city’s native son and one of the patrons of Portuguese exploration, Henry the Navigator! Following the Camino de Santiago from Porto in Portugal​, you can start by exploring the compact historic city centre with its many cafes, ornate religious buildings and narrow shopping streets. Then walk out past Viana de Castelo and its surrounding beaches and forested hills on the road to Oia.

This Camino explores the first section of the Camino de Invierno or Winter Way from Ponferrada to Monforte de Lemos. The route begins in Ponferrada and finishes in Monforte de Lemos, traversing initially through the Birezo region of Leon you quickly cross into Galicia and the province of Ourense. Everyday, during your Camino walk, you're guaranteed a high level of comfort and gastronomy. The Camino de Santiago is clearly marked with the scallop shell, showing you the way. This walk can be physically demanding and requires a reasonable level of fitness. However, it's a highly rewarding route that includes numerous cultural highlights and a tremendous feeling of achievement when you receive your Compostela, your Latin certificate of completion, at the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage Certificate.

Starting from Sevilla, in the heart of the southern province of Andalucia, to Monesteria at the gateway of Extremadura, the ‘Scallop Shells’ lead us north towards Santiago. Heading out from the beautiful city of Sevilla, pilgrims will encounter relics of a past in which Iberian and Islamic culture mixed freely, creating a culture, architectural style, and lifestyle unique across all of Spain.

From Monesterio, the Camino stretches through the south of Extremadura, a region of dry and sparsely populated farmland. Walking through this dry land, with few opportunities to rest in the shade, can be seen as challenging. However, we have split most stages along this section into shorter days and the flat ground presents no particular difficulty, so it only requires an average level of fitness.

On this section, the Camino heads north, through Extremadura Province, a land of dry and gently hilly landscapes that sometimes seems to be inhabited by more cerdos ibericos (dark brown pigs typical of the region) than people. Indeed, there can be long gaps between villages, giving you time to enjoy open and quiet landscapes of crop fields and vines, cork oak forests, and wild flowers all year round.

The well-marked Camino runs through the heart of Extremadura all the way to Carcaboso. This is where we observe the most changes in the landscape, day after day. At the beginning, there is very little shade along the Silver Way but as the landscape becomes more undulating, woodland starts to appear. This is a welcome sight for most pilgrims!

We start this section in the very north of the province of Extremadura and soon we enter Castilla y Leon with its more mountainous landscapes. Here, the Camino combines all types of scenery, from meadows with grazing cattle to woodland to the imposing Duena Peak (an elevation of 1,140m), one of the highest points of this route. We finally arrive in Salamanca, famous for its Renaissance architecture and one of the country’s most lively cities.

As you head north west through Castilla y Leon, the landscape begins to change and switches from red earth farmlands to greener hills and woodland, inhabited by a wide range of wildlife. The major Rio Tera is also part of the landscape as the Camino comes across its banks on several occasions. We also walk through many typical rural villages, some of them mainly occupied by deserted stone houses and old churches.

Green and undulating landscapes, there is no doubt: you are in Galicia! The Way of Saint James crosses the south west edge of the Cordillera Cantabrica, through isolated villages and roaming cattle. It definitely offers some of the most stunning views of the whole Via de la Plata route!

Starting out surrounded by the Auvergne's green, dormant volcanoes, this first section of the Le Puy Camino runs through undulating landscapes. Passing over the Velay massif and the Gévaudan plateau, pilgrims stop in notable regional towns including Sauges before traversing light woodlands and hillside scrub before reaching Aumont-Aubrac, gateway to the mythic Aubrac high plateau.

On our second section of Via Podiensis, the Camino runs between Aumont-Aubrac and Conques. The area the Camino crosses is almost legendary on the Via Podiensis or Le Puy route as it goes through the austere high Aubrac plateau, an isolated landscape fairly unique in French topography home to green and dormant volcanoes. The second half of the walking holiday enters the livelier Lot valley, with the constant sight and sound of the river a relaxing companion.

From Conques to Cahors, this third section links two of the prettiest cities of the whole Le Puy route. Leaving the cobbled streets of Conques, the Camino runs through the gentle hills of the Aveyron region before continuing into Le Lot on the far side of the river. This gentle section of the Via Podiensis allows for ample exploration away from the daily hike. Walking along wall-lined tracks on the high plateaux, drinking coffee on shaded terraces in peaceful villages, sightseeing at UNESCO World Heritage sites, these are part of the daily experiences pilgrims can enjoy during this section.