Tiring but beautiful first day. Lots of sea views and charming seaside towns. We stayed in the San Sebastian albergue, which is a schoolhouse which has bunks in summer. Beautiful beach town. We are exploring the sites before continuing to Orio or Zarautz. We are surprised at how many other pilgrims are on the trail. […]
So what is this Camino de Santiago we are going to be walking? Perhaps it is more apt to ask, what are the Caminos of Santiago? Camino is a Spanish word, meaning “path,” “trail,” or, more generally “way.” Santiago is the Spanish term for Saint James, the disciple of Jesus. The name of the trail […]
Hello! Welcome to Hiking the Camino! We are David Landis and Anna Dintaman, an American married couple who have been exploring and creating resources for pilgrimage hiking routes in the Middle East and Mediterranean for the last five years. We have both always loved hiking and the great outdoors, from working at summer camps […]