Camino Ninja Guides
The world's most complete Camino directory. 400+ routes, every path, one place.
From the capital to the main route: about 325 kilometers from Madrid over the Sierra de Guadarrama and Segovia to Sahagún, where the path joins the Camino Francés.
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The Camino Francés is the most famous route to Santiago de Compostela—stretching about 775 km from the Pyrenees across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela; it’s lively, well-maintained, and full of encounters.
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The Camino Inglés is the short route from Ferrol—about 115 km in four to five days through the lush Galician countryside to Santiago de Compostela—ideal for pilgrims who are short on time.
ReadThe second historic gateway to the Camino Inglés: from the old pilgrim port of A Coruña to Hospital de Bruma, where this branch joins the main route from Ferrol and continues together to Santiago.
ReadA circular pilgrim route around the Croatian Adriatic island of Krk: about 150 kilometers in seven daily stages from the town of Krk around the island and back to the Church of St. James in Kornić – part of the Camino Croatia.
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The Camino Primitivo is the oldest Way of St. James—about 310 km from Oviedo through the mountains of Asturias and Galicia to Santiago de Compostela; it is unspoiled, secluded, and offers magnificent scenery.
ReadThe Green Route of the Vía de la Plata: approximately 370 kilometers from Granja de Moreruela through the Sanabria Highlands and the spa town of Ourense to Santiago de Compostela.
ReadThe mountain bridge between two routes: about 121 kilometers from León over the Cantabrian Mountains to Oviedo – to the San Salvador cathedral and the start of the Camino Primitivo.
ReadStraight across Slovakia: about 651 kilometers from the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice over Levoča, Banská Štiavnica and Bratislava to Wolfsthal on the Austrian border – the Svätojakubská cesta, the country's first waymarked Way of St. James.
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