The Camino de Santiago is more than just one 500-mile route through Spain. Here’s why you should consider hiking the German ...

The pilgrimage known as the Camino de Santiago for over a thousand years has drawn people from across the globe eager to take ...

This story appears in the May 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. During the summers of 2012 and 2013, I walked more than a thousand miles on the Camino de Santiago. Also called the Way of ...

The Camino is an ancient pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain and traces back over a thousand years ...

Sitting on the cold ground outside a church, I felt the world spinning out of control. My body and mind had reached their breaking point. The backpack lying in the road seemed to mock me, daring me to ...

The Camino de Santiago is much more than just a tourist journey or a pilgrimage route; it is a life-changing experience that ...

The final stage is 159.9km long and has a tough category 3 climb with 20.8km to go followed by three gravel sections along the Camino de Santiago before the grand finale in Santiago de Compostela.