Why you should not walk the camino del norte or at least. There are also some parts that will be walked alongside busy roads, but mostly you will travel through beautiful. Camino del norte camino guidebooks village to village. Please allow 30 minutes to 6 hours time depending upon the size of the video. Its still new, but it has two sections that i hope all people planning trips on the norte, primitivo, and. Here follows an overview of the main routes of the modernday pilgrimage. Hi everyone, over the thanksgiving holiday, i finally had the time to do a project thats long been on my todo list. The camino del norte or the northern way is a route along the northern coast of spain, hence its name. It starts in the town of irun, near the french border and follows the atlantic coast through the basque country, cantabria, asturias and galicia.
My blog posts from the journey can be found by clicking here. Along this coastal camino, you will discover fascinating cities and fishing villages, swim in beautiful sandy beaches and taste delicious seafood. Otro dia de manana comenzo el tiempo a no dar buena senal, porque comenzo a llover, y el mar iba arreciando tanto, que aunque yo di licencia a la gente que saliese a tierra, como ellos vieron el tiempo que hacia y que la villa estaba de. Some who have walked this route claim it to be the most beautiful, with craggy mountain walks, lush vegetation, winding rivers, ancient roads and stone bridges, and breathtaking seaviews. The camino del norte is one of the oldest caminos, reaching its zenith in the 9th and 10th centuries as the muslim conquest of the iberian peninsula gained ground northward. When the southern regions were brought back to peace and it was no longer required to travel through this northern way, it lost a lot of popularity, however, the camino del norte is working on its return and is gaining popularity again. The local authorities try to restore many of the ancient routes, even those used in a limited period, in the interest of tourism. We walked the camino norte in 2009 from irun to aviles and yes it was a hard enough one.