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
Life as an expat in Spain
Many pilgrims who walk the Camino de Santiago end up falling in love with the country and dream of starting a new life here. Some actually do. But as my guest in the podcast reminds us, moving to Spain In this episode of the Spanish for the Camino podcast, I speak...
Travel and language learning with Lindsay
What if your travels could inspire you to learn a new language? That’s exactly how Lindsay approaches language learning. In the latest episode of the Spanish for the Camino podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Lindsay Dow, creator of Lindsay Does Languages,...
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...
Camino Portugués: Padrón-Milladoiro
A new domingo (Sunday), a new stage of the Camino Portugués: Padrón-Milladoiro. Again, I walked with a large group organised by the Asociación de Amigos del Camino Portugués. We could have walked to Santiago. In fact, most people do that. But the...
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
Updated February 2026. Imagine you are on the Camino Francés… or on the Camino del Norte, or the Primitivo or even on the Vía de la Plata. It doesn’t really matter. The thing is, you are walking across Spain. Maybe you’ve prepared before your trip and learned a...