Camino de Santiago

2012 Spanish Steps Tours and Dates.

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2012 Spanish Steps Tours and Retreats

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The Via Francigena - Siena to Roma - Italy - 15 days
October 1-15 (sold out) October 10-24 (sold out)
NEW: October 28-November 11 (almost full)
Camino Long Walk - Spain - 14 days
Roncesvalles to Santiago de Compostela
May 1-May 14 // September 10-23
Camino del Norte - Spain - 13 days
Bilbao to Santiago de Compostela
June 10-22 // September 3-15 (sold out)
Complete Camino - Spain - 35 days
Roncesvalles to Santiago de Compostela
October 1- November 4
The Camino - 100 Kilometer Trek -Spain - 6 days

March 18 – 23 // April 1 – 6 // April 8 – 13 // May 20 – 25

May 27-June 1 // June 24 – 29 // Sept 2- 7 // Sept 9- 14 (sold out)

Sept 16 – 21 (sold out) // Oct 14 -19 // Oct 30-Nov 4

Camino Primitivo - Spain - 12 days

Oviedo (Asturias) to Lugo (Galicia)
July 4-15 12 days
Chemin de Saint Jacques - Part II - France - 14 days
Figeac to Condom
April 27 – May 10 (sold out)
Chemin de Saint Jacques - Part III France y Spain 14 days
Condom to Roncesvalles
May 12-25 (sold out)
Castles, Cassoulet and CATHARS - France 8 days
Carcasonne - Southern France
May 28-June 4
Asturian Adventures - Northern Spain    8-days
The Quirós Valley - Asturias - Fuentes de Lucía

June 16-23 // Sept 22-29

YOGA in Asturias -Spain - 8 days
Northern Spain - Yoga & Hiking
The Quirós Valley - Asturias - Fuentes de Lucía
May 26-June 2 // June 2-9 // July 7-14 // Aug 11-18

Aug 18-25 // Sept 1-8 // Sept 8-15 // Sept 15-22

Art in Asturias - 8 days
Pastel and Painting Workshops with Mary Padgett
The Quirós Valley - Asturias - Fuentes de Lucía
June 9-16
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The Camino Your Way!
You pick the date and let us take care of the details.

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Family Holidays in Asturias
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France - Le Chemin de Saint Jacques 2011

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Le Chemin de Saint Jacques~Part 1
Le Puy en Velay to Figeac

April 24-May 7, 2011

250 kilometers of beautifully marked footpaths through a rural part of south-central France.
On this 14-day walking holiday, starting in Le Puy en Velay at the headwaters of the Loire, we follow an ancient Roman Road and the Way of St. James (the GR 65) to the town of Figeac on the Cele River. En route, we spend the night in Conques, a pilgrimage site, where stands a magnificent Romanesque abbey and the relics of Saint Foy, a Christian martyr and patron saint of prisoners. This site once attracted thousands of pilgrims on their journey to Santiago de Compostela, located 1400 kilometers away in the northwest corner of the Iberian peninsula.
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YOGA & Hiking in SPAIN

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Grab hiking boots, your yoga mat and a good novel and join us on this unique journey in the mountains of Asturias, in Northern Spain!

Each day will begin with a yoga class, followed by hearty breakfast prepared by your hosts Juan Carlos and Judy. Pack your small daypack and away we go! We will follow local hiking trails along established footpaths, ancient trade routes, through narrow canyons, and into the lake district of Somiedo National Park. Plan to hike approximately 10 to 15 kilometers per day.
* Yoga classes will be offered every morning before breakfast and in the evenings after our hike.

Aug 6-13, 2011, with instructor Jessie Chapman
Sept 3-10, 2011, with instructor Jessie Chapman
Sept 10-17, with instructor Jessie Chapman
Oct 8-15, 2011, with instructor Jessie Chapman

Our basecamp for this 8-day journey is Fuentes de Lucia. http://www.fuentesdelucia.es/

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Patagonia bound - Adventures in Argentina 2011

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Spanish Steps is venturing south into the Andes of Patagonia ~ Argentina.

On this 10-day journey, we’ll be based near the lovely resort town of San Carlos de Bariloche settled in the early 1900s by European pioneers, and made famous for its wool production and mouth watering chocolates. We’ll embark on daily hiking trips into the surrounding mountains that share the frontier with Chile; follow trails along the shores of pristine lakes and rivers; ride horses with gauchos on an authentic estancia; watch the giant condors soaring overhead....

2011 Trip dates: Jan 9-18, Feb 6-15, Feb 20-Mar 1

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The Pilgrim Office in Santiago needs help... 2010 ~ VOLUNTEER

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MESSAGE FROM THE PILGRIM'S OFFICE IN SANTIAGO

In this upcoming Holy Year we will need all the help that we can get to attend and assist pilgrims, particularly in the summer months, June, July, August and September. And we will accept all those volunteers that wish to contribute in providing a humane and Christian welcome to the expected pilgrims. You may give our e-mail to those interested so that they can tell us when, and for how long, they will be available to help us. We are very sorry that we do not have the means to pay for their accommodation, but we could pay for their meals if D. Jenaro can manage it."If you are able to volunteer you can send an e-mail to Eduardo Perez at peregrinos@archicompostela.org .

Tell him your country of origin, the language, or languages, that you speak, and any particular abilities that may be of significant help to the pilgrims that will be arriving in Santiago next year.It goes without saying that a knowledge of Spanish would be of much value. You can, of course, write in English if you wish. There are several people in the Pilgrims' office who know the language quite well. Don Jenaro is a priest who is in charge of the Pilgrims' office; he was a teacher at the Pontifical University in Rome until he reached retirement age. He possesses immense erudition and infinite humility and kindness, and has a way of making things happen and I'm sure that he will take wonderful care of the volunteers.

Camino de Santiago

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Camino de Santiago
Julie K. Photos

El Cebriero

The lovely Pazo Sedor

Santiago de Compostela

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Camino del Norte - The Sandy Trail to Santiago - 2009

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CAMINO del NORTE

Bilbao to Santiago de Compostela

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Camino del Norte ~ Walking to Santiago

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We love the Camino del Norte route for the diversity it offers the pilgrims.

Following alternative routes along the coast, we can enjoy glorious views of the sea and a great assortment of seafoods.

My Father in Law - Manolo Fuentes

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Manolo Fuentes passed away August 5, 2009 in Valladolid in Spain.

He will be missed by all.

Eating our way through FRANCE -

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One does not walk a Camino to lose weight. One walks to eat.

Bon Appetit Mis Amis....

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Step into Nature - Asturias at it's finest!

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France - The Camino in France

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Chemin de Saint Jacques 2010

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More images of Part 3 ~ 2009, Moissac to Roncesvalles - FRANCE Le Chemin de Saint Jacques.
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Yet another Camino map

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This map shows the four principle routes that come down from France. In 1995 I walked from Le Puy en Velay to Santiago. This trek took nearly 2 1/2 months. Spanish Steps will be offering the first part of this route on April 25-May 8, 2010. Visit http://www.spanishsteps.com

Click on the map to enlarge it.

La Belle France - Chemin de Saint Jacques 2009

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Vanessa and I led a small group down the muddy road to Santiago this past April and May, completing the Chemin in France for those trooperes that started this route with me in 2003. This year we'll start once again with Part 1 on April 25 in Le Puy. Join us!

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Camino de Santiago map

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Another map of the Camino de Santiago. http://www.spanishsteps.com/

Camino de Santiago - older images from Spain

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I am going through some old photo files and adding them to this blog page.
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The Road to Santiago - Thirst

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There is no shortage of good wine while walking on the pilgrimage road.
Enjoy!
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More from the Road - Camino de Santiago

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I've always been a map person. If you come to my house for dinner, suddenly maps appear and off we go to some other place in time......

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The 1994 Pilgrimage across Spain

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This was the final day of my first walk across Spain. I set out from Jaca, a small mountain town on the Camino de Santiago in the Pyrenees, which drops down from Samport on the border of France. I actually kayaked two days along the Rio Aragon with my friend Cuqui - lucky me, a kayaking peregina. On the Camino between Jaca and Puente la Riena where all roads meet, I encountered "O" pilgrims. There were some very lonely stretches of road, lots of wheat fields with one thin footpath lightly trodden. Once in Puente, 20 K south of Pamplona, the world of pilgrimage opened up. Me and my family of 10 from around the world slowly walked to Santiago together, inch by inch, step by step, west into the setting sun. 32 days later and nearly 500 miles, we touched down in front of the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. This was only the end of the beginning for me. http://www.spanishsteps.com

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Camino de Santiago

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Hola Peregrinos,

I would like to invite you to share your images and Camino stories on this blog.

Please include your favorite images of your walk in Spain.

Visit me on Facebook - Spanish Steps - of course.

I'm still at spanishsteps2006@yahoo.com

Saludos from Spain.

Judy C
(La Jefa)
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