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
From Santiago… to Santiago
The final destination of the Camino de Santiago is, of course, Santiago de Compostela, the historic city in Galicia, where the remains of the apostle Saint James were supposedly discovered in the 9th century. But did you know that Santiago de Compostela is far from...
Cycling the Camino with Yolanda
Today, I’m sharing highlights from my recent chat on the podcast with Yolanda, a Spanish teacher from Valencia. Yolanda told me about her experience cycling the Camino de Santiago way back in 1993. Yolandas's Camino Yolanda completed the Camino Francés in 1993! Back...
Koalas in Galicia
There are koalas in the Galician eucalyptus forests. Yes, you read that right—koalas in Galicia! For quite some time now there were rumors and occasional sightings, but now experts from the University of Santiago have confirmed their presence after months of research....
Fish, birds and the Camino
New podcast! I was not meant to publish a new episode this week, but there's something going on today in many Spanish towns that I thought was worth explaining. It has to do with the Carnival, or with the end of it, to be precise. In most cases it involves fish. We do...
What is the Camino de Santiago
After 100 blog posts, I thought it was time to try other things. I've been toying with the idea of starting a podcast for months. And now, finally, the Spanish for the Camino podcast is here. Unlike the blog, podcast episodes will be in Spanish. The idea with the...
Walking & talking on the Camino
I did it again. I walked the Camino with another group of strangers. Sort of. Let me explain. In 2019 I walked the Camino Inglés with another Spanish teacher and a group of total strangers who wanted to improve their Spanish. The truth is, I hadn’t even met the...
Finding food on the Camino
How often did you have trouble finding food on the Camino? This is a complaint that comes up on a regular basis in Camino groups. It usually has to do with one of these 2 scenarios: Pilgrims are trying to get cena (dinner), but restaurants are closed and no one is...
Walking through Galicia
Once you start walking through Galicia, you'll start seeing several new architectural elements, some of them quite frequently. They're not exclusive to Galicia. But they are more common here. In this post I'm goign to tell you a little bit about 3 of them. Two of them...
Camino Portugués: Tui-Porriño
Camino Portugués: Tui-Porriño | Last week I got an early birthday present: a new pair of zapatillas de senderismo (hiking shoes). So, I decided to test them the next day... by walking a stage of the Camino Portugués: Tui-Porriño. That's one of the advantages of living...