Another documentary from WIA of Spain, a nice impression of the villages of views, churches and food along the Camino Primitivo. Nice, but too bad it only covers the route in Asturia, so this impression ends at Grandas de Salime.
Where in Asturias
(7:16)
WIA also published a documentary on the Camino del Norte.
from Nouly (3 months of Walking, El Camino in Winter).
Nouly's own words:
"In the winter of 03/04 I walked to Santiago de Compostela. It took me two weeks to cross Switzerland from east to west. Crossing France from Geneva to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port took 6 weeks and was quite hard: It was cold and often rainy, there are few hours of daylight and it can be difficult to find accommodation. On the other hand everyone in France was very supportive and you form a special bond with the few pilgrims you meet. Crossing northern Spain from mid January to mid February was bliss. There's no real off season for the Camino from Pamplona to Santiago, people who do the camino in winter might be a bit quirkier though - which is all the more interesting. Still freezing cold at times with some snow, but you never spend an evening neither alone nor in a crowded place. Any time of year and wherever you start from: just START WALKING!"
Documentary from Rick Steves' Europe on the Camino.
Published in 2010
(24:57)
From his website:
"These spots are listed in the order you’d reach them as you traversed the Camino de Santiago from east to west, toward Santiago de Compostela.
▲ St-Jean-Pied-de-Port Tranquil French mountain village clustered along a babbling stream — the perfect springboard for the Camino.
Roncesvalles Middle-of-nowhere spot where Camino walkers catch their collective breath after the exhausting first leg over the Pyrenees.
▲▲ Pamplona Thriving Basque town (a.k.a. Iruña) with atmospheric narrow lanes, fine churches, and world-famous Running of the Bulls.
▲ Puente la Reina Classic Camino pilgrim town with a perfectly picturesque bridge.
Irache Monastery Legendary “wine fountain” lifting pilgrims’ spirits in the middle of nowhere.
▲ La Rioja A detour from the Camino (near the skippable city of Logroño) into pastoral wine country, worthwhile for oenophiles and those intrigued by charming wine towns (Laguardia) and contemporary architecture (with wineries by Gehry and Calatrava).
Santo Domingo de la Calzada Dusty village with fun legends and pilgrim amenities.
▲ Burgos Sprawling but walkable city centered on its glorious Gothic cathedral, with loads of quirky touches.
▲▲ León Bustling city with grand Gothic cathedral (crammed with Spain’s best stained glass), fresco-slathered Romanesque chapel (in the San Isidro Museum), and lively tapas-bar scene.
▲ Astorga Pleasant town graced with Antoni Gaudí’s visit-worthy Bishop’s Palace.
Villafranca del Bierzo Sleepy pilgrim town perched on rugged hills at the edge of Galicia.
▲▲ O Cebreiro Quintessential Galician mountain village, with stone palloza hobbit houses, a pre-Romanesque church, and oodles of pilgrim ambience.
▲ Lugo Atmospheric Galician city just off the Camino, lassoed by stout, mossy walls.
▲▲ Santiago de Compostela Destination of all those pilgrims, with an invigorating cityscape and a dramatic cathedral that’s not a letdown, even after a 500-mile walk."
