Permissions for storage and location are required for this app. The camino frances is the most wellknown path in the world, to a large extent because it is recognised on the unesco world heritage list. Its 800km of trail has inspired many artists, writers and filmmakers such as paulo coelho in his bestseller the pilgrimage and 2010s hollywood movie the way starring martin sheen. Camino frances the featured route when you get the app. It has been fully updated in late 2018 based on information i gathered while walking the camino in july august 2018. It lists more than 1,300 important waypoints with 1,360 photographs from saintjeanpieddeport to muxia such as accommodation, junctions, road crossings, churches, towns, and many others.
These also offer the most extensive infrastructure for pilgrims. You can use the drop down menu above or click on the interactive map. Nearly 20% of pilgrims traveled along this route in 2016. The guide focuses on the camino frances french way, the most popular route to santiago which. Camino frances the french way is by far the busiest route. Saintjeanpieddeport, aquitainelimousinpoitoucharentes, france. All the information of the albergues and the maps in just one place, and without the weight of a heavy guidebook. As one user says, i just finished the camino, and i used this app everyday. There is also a gps app for the camino free route til pamplona. Additionally, the camino frances is evolving and changing. This is the version of the route you may have seen in the hollywood movie the way or the more recent bbc documentary called the pilgrimage. Santiago also has shared the attraction of the hikers and walkers of all time but, besides, has created a route, has done a way.
Follow the camino frances pilgrimage, portuguese way, camino del norte and finisterre. If youve already done the popular camino frances, or fancy something more challenging, this is the original way of st james, the first major pilgrimage route to santiago, and you wont meet too many people. Often there can be a difference of 1 or 2 kilometers in a day walking the same route on the gps traces. The camino frances or the french way begins on the french side of the pyrenees, in saintjeanpieddeport. Camino del norte walking stages complete itinerary. Every marker in the itinerary its a end of stage counting up to 31. A practical guide to walking the pilgrims path from france to spain the book describes the 800 km route from st. Each page will provide you with information about stages, maps and photos to help you organize your pilgrimage by yourself. These are daily stage maps and elevations for the camino frances from st jean to santiago. This route travels through many historical towns and picturesque french villages, it offers the option to enjoy many cultural attractions, vineyards. This is the camino route featured in the famous movie the way starring martin sheen. You have also the possibility to ask for the assistance of a tour operator to guide you. Maps, gps, trail markings camino guidebooks village to. Peregrinatio compostellana, pilgrimage of compostela.
I am not tech savy, so please help me how to download the app maps. The entire camino frances route can be completed within. Trakking trails, stages and routes with walking time, elevation data and distance in km and miles. The camino frances is the most popular camino rote and you wll have sen it. A kmz file with track of all caminos in france not to confuse with the camino frances in spain 0.
Best free camino frances app with offline maps gps. Download gps files gpx stage tracks from the guidebook. Camino del norte is an 865km walk through northern spain. The route is fairly tough going and quite hilly, it is harder than the camino frances and at 736km is nearly as long. The camino frances or french way is well known from many films, books and documentaries. A gps unit can be especially useful in winter if snow obscures route markings. This is route popularized in the 2011 martin sheen film, the way.
Its possible to download map areas for offline use, but youre limited to a. The camino frances is the most well known and travelled pilgrimage route to santiago. Over 60% of the pilgrims choose the camino frances because it is the route where you can get the most of the pilgrim experience. It starts in france, takes you over the pyrenees, and continues through spain. The camino frances is the most traditional of all the pilgrim routes to santiago and the best known internationally. Eat in the best city for tapas in spain, and visit the fantastic cathedrals of burgos and leon. Walkers can choose camino frances routes taking 35 days, and three.
Enjoy the unique basque and asturian cuisines as you. Bryson guptills route and stops on the camino frances, the 800 km route from st. This interactive map is a companion to bryson guptills book camino frances. Follow the three easy steps above and allow yourself to enjoy the rhythm of your.
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