Spanish for the Camino
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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
Things that don’t exist in Spain
If you've never been to Spain and believe everything you read online (especially in Camino groups) you might end up filling your backpack to the brim. Why? Because apparently, according to some of those posts, Spain doesn’t have anything. But is that really true? Can...
La Mochila de la Luz
In 2020, a group of pilgrims had an idea to bring a bit of light into the darkness that the pandemic brought on. Over a hundred thousand people died of covid in Spain alone. We spent months locked up in our homes, only allowed to go out to buy groceries or go to the...
Asturias and the Camino with Diego
Spanish teacher Diego Villanueva, from Fluent Spanish Express walked the Camino and he joined me in the podcast to talk about his experience and Asturias, the region he’s from. Diego embarked on the Camino Primitivo, the oldest route to Santiago, starting from his...
Camino Portugués: Caldas de Reis-Padrón
It's the turn of the Caldas-Padrón stage of the Camino Portugués today. And it's back to walking with the big group from the Asociación de Amigos del Camino Portugués. The number of people was roughly the same as when we walked Porriño-Redondela. A couple of new...
Camino Portugués: Pontevedra-Caldas de Reis
Camino Portugués: Pontevedra-Caldas de Reis | Back in October I walked from Porriño to Redondela, on the Camino Portugués with a large group organised by the Asociación de Amigos del Camino Portugués (details about that stage here). I skipped the next 2 domingos...
Camino Portugués: Porriño-Redondela
A few Sundays ago I walked a stage of the Camino Portugués: Porriño-Redondela. It's one of the perks of living on the Camino; you can walk anytime you like. No need to take time off work or do much planning. Just go. In fact, I didn't just walk...
Muxía
After making it to Santiago de Compostela, many pilgrims decide to continue on to the sea, to reflect, and to truly finish their Camino. Fisterra, the ‘end of the world’ is a popular destination. But there’s another powerful and mystical place a little further north:...
Galician language on the Camino
We're not going to learn Spanish today. Instead, I'm going to tell you about the Galician language. More specifically, I'm telling you about the Galician language you're more likely to see on the Camino de Santiago. Yes. I know this page is called Spanish for...
Pontevedra
As you may already know, soy de Pontevedra (I'm from Pontevedra). I grew up here, then lived abroad in Ireland for a few years and moved back here in 2014. Oh! And I love the place. There are so many things I'd love to tell you... but this post would go on forever....