I just returned last night from spain after completing my camino ingles and camino finisterremuxia. Pilgrims who have walked the route are invited to help others by sending any comments or suggestions to. Pilgrims used to arrive by boat at the ports of ferrol or a coruna, and they would then continue their journey to santiago on foot. There are two starting points for the camino ingles, one from ferrol and one from a coruna. As we provide two transfers on this particular camino ingles itinerary this brings the total distance walked to just under 100km, meaning one wouldnt qualify for the certificate. A pilgrim guide to the camino ingles johnnie walker using this guide this guide is regularly updated between editions. I had downloaded both your ebooks in pdf and your gps tracks to my iphone. This route can be traced all the way to the 12th century when it served as the main access route to santiago for pilgrims coming from england, scotland, ireland and other nordic countries. Even though the camino ingles is the shortest of all the caminos, dont be fooled. I wanted to drop a note and let you know that i dont think i could have done the camino without your guidebooks and gps tracks. Camino ingles is a lot less travelled than other historical routes like the camino frances. The jacobean pilgrimage enjoyed widespread fame throughout medieval europe. Peregrinatio compostellana, pilgrimage of compostela. A pilgrim guide to the camino ingles john walker the confraternity of saint james in the united kingdom the confraternity of saint james in the uk is the largest and oldest english speaking association of pilgrims.
This route is growing in popularity, every year more and more pilgrims choose this camino, but its still far from being as busy and crowded as the camino frances. You may have heard of the camino, called variously, st. Pilgrims from countries as far away as scandinavia, england, scotland and ireland would have sailed to the northern coast of galicia to reach the tomb of st james. The camino ingles was the route traditionally taken by pilgrims from northern europe, britain, and ireland on their way to santiago and it was also an important trading route. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Written by gail delahunt last updated on 21st august 2019 by. Its considered that the english way was established as a route in the 12th century. Its considered that the english way was established as a route.
Aug 04, 2007 camino ingles 27 july 1 august 2007 spend 5 days exploring northern spain with its sea views, wonderful scenery and the coolness of forest glades. Over 7,000 people choose the camino ingles every year. I have created a section on the forum where camino businesses that need some help during the virus situation can be seen. Camino ingles 27 july 1 august 2007 spend 5 days exploring northern spain with its sea views, wonderful scenery and the coolness of forest glades.
The pilgrimages from scandinavia and the british isles began in the xiith century. This provides more tranquillity and time for reflection for the introspective pilgrim. The camino ingles or english camino has two traditional starting points. Neda, pontedeume, mino, betanzos, presedo, bruma y santiago. Whether you get on a boat in dartmouth, plymouth, bristol, southampton, london or newcastle, or whether you simply take a plane from wherever you are to start walking in ferrol 122k or in a coruna 74k, the english way is an experience in itself full of history and you dont even have to be british to appreciate that.
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