In anticipation of our recent trip to walk the Camino da Costa in Portugal and Spain, I wondered what made it so special, drawing pilgrims of all ages from around the world since its inception in ...

Texas History “Walking the Steps of My Ancestors”: How Indigenous Texans Are Rethinking the Camino Real The 2,580-mile national historic trail will soon tell a more inclusive story.

Many pilgrims on the more than a dozen Camino trails across France, Spain, and Portugal, walk as far as 500 miles, coming to Santiago by way of the most popular French route.

Today, as a national historic trail, El Camino Real de los Tejas is relatively new, designated by Congress only 20 years ago to help protect and preserve it. ...

From Japan’s sacred forest paths to Turkey’s coastal ruins, these ancient pilgrim trails offer walking journeys rich in ...

I was very apprehensive about the trip. I was just your regular weekend hiker and I wasn’t sure if I would survive walking for 30 days. I was going on El Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St ...

Hunger pangs hit differently around mile 13. I learned that the hard way while hiking the Camino de Santiago this September, a popular but arduous pilgrimage culminating in Spain’s Cathedral of ...

The Camino de Santiago is more than just one 500-mile route through Spain. Here’s why you should consider hiking the German section of trails.