The Camino Ingles and Ruta do Mar

Book excerpt: A guidebook to walking the Camino Inglés and Ruta do Mar pilgrimage routes through northern Spain. The 116km (72 mile) Camino Inglés between Ferrol in Galicia and Santiago de Compostela takes around 1 week to complete and is suitable for any walker, whilst the Ruta do Mar from Ribadeo provides a more challenging 190km (118 mile) coastal link between the Camino del Norte and the Camino Inglés. The Camino Inglés is described in 5 stages and the Rua do Mar in 7 stages, each between 16 and 36km (10–22 miles) in length. The book also includes an overview of a continuation route from Santiago to 'the end of the world' at Finisterre on the Atlantic coast and an alternate Camino Inglés start in A Coruña. 1:100,000 mapping plus larger scale urban maps for key locations GPX files available to download Advice on planning, preparation and pilgrim passports Refreshment and pilgrimage lodging information given for each route stage