Camino de Santiago Guide

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Larrasoaña

Municipal (52, 9€, April to December) Albergue de peregrinos de Larrasoaña, turn left at the church and continue to the main square. Kitchen. In two buildings a short distance apart. Run by the local community. Tel 626 718 417 Open 13:00. Closed Wednesdays.

Private (40, 16€, March to October) Albergue San Nicolás, turn right at the church, it's just past the shop on Calle Sorandi. Kitchen, laundry facilities. Evening meal. Breakfast. Good reports. Website alberguesannicolas.com Tel 619 559 225 Open 12:00

Colourful shop with Camino staples, turn right at the church on to Calle San Nicolás, and continue for 200m.

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The Camino de Santiago app for Android and iPhone

The Camino de Santiago Guide is also available as an app. It contains all the great information as this online guide plus:

- offline, zoomable maps which show you your exact location

- more background and historic information about the places you'll walk through

Tap HERE to see the app in your phone's app store.

The guide in printed format

In addition to what you see here the full guide also contains:

Interactive, zoomable, offline maps of the whole Camino with your precise location shown

Lots of information about historic sites along the Camino's route

Camino legends and a description of the fascinating history of the Camino and the places it passes through

Recommendations of great places to eat and unmissable local specialities

Translations of place names of villages and towns

The dates of local festivals, the famous Spanish fiestas

You can get the full guide as a PDF document to download by making a donation to this website (see the bottom of this page).

If you'd like to see what it looks like you can download a samples from here the first 20 pages of the Walking Guide to the Camino de Santiago

For your donation you'll also get a PDF copy of Camino de Santiago Practical Preparation and Background, the definitive guide to preparing for the Camino. It's got loads of information about:

Packing: what to bring and (all importantly) what not to bring

Health and safety: how to avoid, or if necessary, deal with blisters, bedbugs, heatstroke and other hazards

What to expect on “the Way”: What's a typical Camino day?

Communicating: with useful words and phrases in Spanish?

History of the Camino and of Spain: what was the Camino like in the middle ages?

To download a sample of the first 20 pages of Camino de Santiago Practical Preparation and Background, just click here!

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Your donation will help ensure that this guide to the Camino de Santiago continues to be updated every year and continues to be made freely available to pilgrims.

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