Larsen was completing the 500-mile walking journey from the edge of France to the edge of Spain, better known as the Camino de Santiago, or The Way of St. James in English.

To walk the most popular leg of the Camino, the last 100 km from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela, pilgrims should fly into Madrid and take a bus or train to their starting point, Sarria.

Hikers around the world are rediscovering Spain's Camino de Santiago, Medieval Europe's version of the thru-hike. A veteran of the pilgrimage shares his tips for getting your boots on the path.

In 2023, nearly half a million people walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain. About 40 percent of those walked for purely religious reasons, according to statistics released by the pilgrims’ office.

The Camino de Santiago reached its modern-day record in 2022, with more than 438,000 pilgrims walking to what many believe to be the final resting place of the apostle Saint James.

When I found myself on (a section of) the 120 kilometre Camino de Levante in Spain’s Region de Murcia, I was forced to reflect on some of my life choices.

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.

FILE - A pilgrim walks during a stage of "Camino de Santiago" or St. James Way near to Santo Domingo de La Calzada, northern Spain, May 31, 2022. In 2023, nearly half a million people walked the ...

They say that your “camino” starts long before you set foot in Spain. And for me this saying really held water. A couch potato who these days prefers to be holed up at home, I was forced to ...

Few know about the vastly more-meditative, nearby Camino dos Faros, or Lighthouse Way, along the wild and deserted Finisterre coast that's known as "the end of the earth".