The Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo

Map key
Overview map
Route summary tables
INTRODUCTION
The story of Saint James
The Northern Caminos: yesterday and today
Along the routes: different cultures
Choosing your camino
When to go
Preparation and planning
Being a pilgrim
Getting there and back
Equipment
Accommodation
Food
Postal services
Telephones and internet
Other local facilities
Waymarking, route-planning, and maps
Using this guide
THE CAMINO DEL NORTE
Prologue: The Voie Littorale Bayonne to Irun/Hondarribia
Stage 1 Irun to San Sebasti&##xe1;n
Stage 2 San Sebasti&##xe1;n to Zarautz
Stage 3 Zarautz to Deba
Stage 4 Deba to Markina-Xemein
Stage 5 Markina-Xemein to Gernika-Lumo
Stage 6 Gernika-Lumo to Bilbao
Stage 7 Bilbao to Pobena
Stage 8 Pobena to Castro-Urdiales
Stage 9 Castro-Urdiales to Laredo
Stage 10 Laredo to Gueemes
Stage 11 Gueemes to Santander
Stage 12 Santander to Santillana del Mar
Stage 13 Santillana del Mar to Comillas
Stage 14 Comillas to Colombres
Detour: The Camino Lebaniego Munorrodero to Santo Toribio de Li&##xe9;bana
Stage 15 Colombres to Llanes
Stage 16 Llanes to Pineres de Pria
Stage 17 Pineres de Pria to La Isla
Stage 18 La Isla to Villaviciosa
Detour: The Camino Covadonga Amandi (Villaviciosa) to Covadonga
Stage 19 Villaviciosa to Gijon
Stage 20 Gijon to Avil&##xe9;s
Stage 21 Avil&##xe9;s to Muros de Nalon
Stage 22 Muros de Nalon to Cadavedo
Stage 23 Cadavedo to Luarca
Stage 24 Luarca to La Caridad
Stage 25 La Caridad to Ribadeo
Stage 26 Ribadeo to Lourenz&##xe1;
Stage 27 Lourenz&##xe1; to Gont&##xe1;n/Abadin
Stage 28 Gont&##xe1;n/Abadin to Vilalba
Stage 29 Vilalba to Miraz
Stage 30 Miraz to Sobrado dos Monxes
Stage 31 Sobrado dos Monxes to Arzua
Stage 32 Arzua to Santiago de Compostela
THE CAMINO PRIMITIVO
Stage 1 Villaviciosa to Pola de Siero
Stage 2 Pola de Siero to Oviedo
Stage 3 Oviedo to Grado
Stage 4 Grado to Salas
Stage 5 Salas to Campiello
Stage 6 Campiello to Berducedo
Stage 7 Berducedo to Grandas de Salime
Stage 8 Grandas de Salime to A Fonsagrada
Stage 9 A Fonsagrada to Castroverde
Stage 10 Castroverde to Lugo
Stage 11 Lugo to As Seixas
Stage 12 As Seixas to Arzua
Primitivo-Norte Link via Oviedo: Oviedo to Avil&##xe9;s
Primitivo-Norte Link via Friol: Lugo to Sobrado dos Monxes
THE CAMINO FINISTERRE
Stage 1 Santiago de Compostela to Negreira
Stage 2 Negreira to Olveiroa
Stage 3 Olveiroa to Finisterre
Appendix A Useful sources of information
Appendix B English-Spanish-Euskera glossary
Appendix C Suggestions for further reading