Spanish for the Camino
Do you need Spanish for the Camino de Santiago in Spain?
Spanish for the Camino helps future pilgrims learn practical Spanish for their journey on the Camino de Santiago.
Whether you want to ask for directions, order food, or connect with locals, in the blog you’ll find easy-to-follow tips, essential vocabulary, and cultural insights to help you walk with confidence.
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Spanish for the Camino: the blog
No pilgrims!
Do locals along the Camino welcome pilgrims? Mostly, yes. But that could change if things continue the way they're going. The Spanish for the Camino podcast is back after the summer break. My plan was to start this new season with something light. I was going to tell...
The cathedral rooftop
We're going on a tour today. In Santiago. A tour of the cathedral rooftop. I'd been wanting to take this tour for a while. I was finally able to do it a couple of months ago and I was not disappointed. It was fantastic and I highly recommend it. About the...
The Camino with no Spanish
"Do I need to learn Spanish to walk the Camino de Santiago?" This is a question that many have when planning their first Camino. It's a question you often see in Camino-related groups. The answers in those groups range from "no need, a smile is enough" to "the more...
El Carnaval
Updated February 2026 Carnival in Spain There are many different festivals and celebrations in Spain, both national and regional, and even local. Back in December I wrote about la Navidad (Christmas). Febrero (February) is the month of el Carnaval (Carnival)....
Vegan or vegetarian on the Camino
Updated February 2026 Vegan or vegetarian on the Camino de Santiago: how to find food Future pilgrims ask all the time about the availability of vegetarian or vegan dishes along the Camino de Santiago. They worry that it will be hard for them to find suitable food....
Menú del día
Updated February 2026 If you’re walking the Camino de Santiago, you probably have many questions about food along the Camino. After all, la comida (food) is a central part of the pilgrimage experience... and life in general! In this blog post, you'll find the...
¿Dónde vas a comer?
¿Dónde vas a comer? | There are several options if you're eating out in Spain. In this post I explain mealtimes and how the menú del día, offered by many restaurants, works. But restaurantes are not the only place where you can eat, and menú del día or menú del...
Shopping on the Camino
Shopping on the Camino | Last month I wrote a series of posts about the things you should and should not pack for your Camino de Santiago. In the last one, "Your packing advice", I tried to summarise all the suggestions I got from experienced pilgrims. One of my...
¡Feliz Navidad!
What is Christmas like on the Camino? Can you walk during Christmas time? The winter months are typically a quieter period on the Camino de Santiago. There are few pilgrims walking and many albergues are closed. However, some people prefer to walk around this time of...