{"id":1644,"date":"2021-12-22T13:32:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T12:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:51:21","slug":"camino-de-santiago-what-camino-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/camino-de-santiago-que-camino-hacer\/","title":{"rendered":"Camino de Santiago: Which way to go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #2b2b2b;color:#2b2b2b\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #2b2b2b;color:#2b2b2b\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/camino-de-santiago-que-camino-hacer\/#el_tramo_del_camino_de_santiago_mas_transitado\" >The busiest section of the Way of St James<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/camino-de-santiago-que-camino-hacer\/#camino_de_santiago_%c2%bfque_camino_hacer\" >Camino de Santiago: Which way to go?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1675773244780\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>If you have never done the Camino de Santiago<\/strong>It may be difficult to decide which one to do and for what reason.<\/p>\n<p>From my experience, after travelling more than 4,400 kilometres and even more after almost 5,000 pilgrims have shared the experience with Viajeros Canallas,\u00a0<strong>I would say without a doubt the French Way of St. James.<\/strong>. In our case we organise it in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/stages-french-path-from-sarria\/\">7 days \/ 6 nights with 5 stages<\/a>\u00a0and a total distance of 114 kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>Why this decision? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/camino-de-santiago-french\/\">The French Way<\/a> It passes through an area full of villages, spectacular forests and landscapes and places where you can enjoy the delicious gastronomy of inland Galicia.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, in my opinion, I have never had better bread, omelette, octopus, nor have I remembered such simple flavours as lettuce, tomato or potato in such an authentic way as in this area.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1675773244780\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Portomarin-Camino-de-Santiago-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-large\" alt=\"Camino de Santiago: Which way to go?\" title=\"Portomarin-Camino-de-Santiago\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Portomarin-Camino-de-Santiago-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Portomarin-Camino-de-Santiago-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Portomarin-Camino-de-Santiago-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Portomarin-Camino-de-Santiago-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Portomarin-Camino-de-Santiago.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-dt-location=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/camino-de-santiago-que-camino-hacer\/portomarin-camino-de-santiago\/\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1675773244780\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>At the same time, it is a road where there are no mountains and no great difficulties, although of course I am not going to deceive you:<\/p>\n<p>Galicia is up and down, it is full of slopes. But I repeat, it is not at all a complicated or mountainous terrain, so much so that we,\u00a0<strong>in Viajeros Canallas, so far we have received pilgrims from 5 years old the youngest and almost 80 years old the eldest.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In short, it is a path for everyone.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"el_tramo_del_camino_de_santiago_mas_transitado\"><\/span><b>The busiest section of the Way of St James<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On the other hand,\u00a0<strong>the French Way is the most conc<\/strong><strong>urrido by far<\/strong>. One of the greatest pleasures of this adventure is the contact with the many pilgrims from all over the world that you will meet.<\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt, it is a very enriching experience. And if there's one thing I really value if it's your first walk, it's, as I said, walking through such beautiful landscapes and lush forests and yet having so many services.<\/p>\n<p>The French Way in this area\u00a0<strong>is full of towns, villages, bars, pharmacies, health centres, supermarkets and restaurants.<\/strong>This makes it a path within everyone's reach.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1675773244780\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>If you've already made your decision, now it's time to start training, and here's some advice on how to do it.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post with 5 tips<\/a>\u00a0of our expert to prepare you for the Camino de Santiago. A unique experience awaits you.<\/p>\n<p>If, on the other hand, you have already done the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/stages-of-the-portuguese-path-from-tui\/\">French Way<\/a> or you feel like trying another type of Camino, although we will publish a post later on talking about the Portuguese Way and the Primitive Way, I will tell you to let your heart lead you.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, the important thing is to enjoy it and the simple fact of\u00a0<strong>to carry out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/do-the-camino-de-santiago-in-a-group\/\">Camino de Santiago in group<\/a> is already a great experience in itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to try it. I fell in love with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viajeroscanallas.es\/en\/other-ways-of-doing-the-camino-de-santiago\/\">Camino de Santiago<\/a>I have never felt more alive, laughed and cried more than in this experience. Don't dream your life, live your dreams.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1675773244780\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\n\u2714\ufe0f If you want to see the video of the founder of Viajeros Canallas, Alberto Lence, about which road to choose, we leave it here below \u2714\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wpb_heading wpb_video_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"camino_de_santiago_%c2%bfque_camino_hacer\"><\/span>Camino de Santiago: Which way to go?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Camino de Santiago: Which way to go?\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/659262110?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have never done the Camino de Santiago, it may be difficult to decide which one to do and for what reason. 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