Camino Francés: St-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela 2017/2018

Camino Francés: St-Jean-Pied-de-Port – Santiago de Compostela, the main pilgrim route in northern Spain across Burgos and León, in the 2018 edition of the guide published by the Confraternity of Saint James. The guide provides very detailed information about accommodation along the route, with prices, contact details, availability of meals, etc. Also included is advice on obtaining provisions for the more remote sections of the trail.

The guide gives advice on possible variants, whether for cyclists or to avoid roads with motorized traffic, has comments drawing attention to important points along the route, plus notes about selected main locations and their places of interest. There are no maps apart from a basic street plan of Santiago’s historic centre.

The Confraternity of St James is a non-denominational registered charity founded in 1983 to promote the pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela and to foster research about them in Britain. In addition to publishing pocket guides to the routes it also runs two refuges for pilgrims (at Rabanal del Camino on the Camino Francés and Miraz on the Camino del Norte) as well as provides assistance to elderly, frail or disable people who might otherwise be unable to undertake the pilgrimage.