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July 29, 2026
A long stage, again and again over bridges that lead through swamps and river mouths. We make a short stop in San Vincente. Finally, we leave Cantabria and reach Asturias. We stay overnight at the Donativo hostel in Comillas.
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July 28, 2026
We are starting for the first time as a group of three and take our first break at the hostel in Caborredondo. Douglas knows the hospitalera Giulia there, who runs a Donativo hostel in her house. Douglas forgot his clothesline here a few years ago while on a pilgrimage and has announced that he will
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July 27, 2026
A rainy stage, which is also not very beautiful scenically. On asphalt roads. But you have to get through it.
Santillana del Mar is a historic town that attracts crowds of tourists. We are staying at "El convento", a really beautiful hostel behind venerable walls. We are meeting Douglas here, who is starting
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July 26, 2026
The stage from Santander to Boo is short, but not particularly beautiful. We freshen it up a bit and leave the Camino for the sea after Santa Cruz. Here we walk small trails along the cliff and can even cool our soles in the sea. So it turns out to be a very beautiful stage after all.
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July 25, 2026
At night it cools down significantly and it rains in the morning. While we try to enjoy the standard hostel breakfast (baguette, butter, jam, cookies), the sky clears up and we seize the moment. We walk to Galizano to have a proper breakfast in a café there: tortilla, orange juice, coffee. Then a beautiful
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July 24, 2026
Actually, from Laredo you cross by ferry to Santoña to continue the Camino from there. However, we find out at the hostel that the first ferry doesn't leave until 9 am. That's too late for us, as we would miss the pleasantly cool morning hours. We therefore take the bus to Santoña and start from there
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July 23, 2026
A varied and beautiful stage. On my last tour here, I could simply cross the bay at Islares at low tide to get to Laredo. And save several kilometers. Today it's unfortunately not possible, as our host from the hostel already explained the evening before. Therefore, we are taking a big detour today
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July 22, 2026
In the guesthouse in Santullán, in the evening, a Spanish, grandfatherly senior pilgrim takes me to task: I should definitely go to the doctor with my cough. The next day in Castro Urdiales. Because first comes health, second health, and third also health. And only fourth comes the Camino. This wisdom
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July 21, 2026
From Portugalete, the path leads over several kilometers of asphalt to La Arena beach. In the next town, Pobeña, it then leads up along the cliff coast, offering great views. We decide not to stay overnight in the touristy Castro Urdiales, but to stay in Santullán beforehand.
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July 20, 2026
Only late do we leave our apartment, have breakfast Pinxos and toast to the Camino at the Guggenheim Museum. From there we follow the shorter variant along the river to Portugalete. Flat, short and easy. We pass old shipyards and steelworks, this too is the Camino. In the end, we reach the Puente de
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July 20, 2026
I coughed a lot during the night and slept little. The way to Bilbao is mostly flat, only at the end it goes up steeply again. We consider starting and taking a bus for the end. However, I feel much better on the way and end up walking the whole way. We have booked an apartment in Bilbao and can sleep in.
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July 18, 2026
After a short breakfast at the monastery walls, we set off. It is pleasantly cool. I've had a bad cold since the beginning of the Camino and the hills of the Basque Country are taking their toll. Short stop in Guernica. We would have liked to stay here, but there is no pilgrim hostel. The hostel in Pozueta
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July 17, 2026
The path now leads away from the coast for the time being and "torments" us with its many small but fine ascents. But that Komoot declares them all as summits... well @Kulturobermeister.
We experience our first Tailmagic here on the Camino. In the middle of nowhere in the hilly landscape, residents of
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July 16, 2026
From Getaria we follow the path into beautiful Zumaia, where we enjoy a second breakfast with tortilla and coffee. Behind Zumaia we leave the official path to hike on a GR variant directly along the coast to Deba. This one is tough, but offers wonderful views. In Deba we are already exhausted, but still
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July 30, 2026
Perhaps the most beautiful tour so far on a wild stretch of coast with rugged rock formations and a hidden bay with underground access to the water. The destination Llanes is touristy, but we ate very well at the restaurant "Picos de Europa". Sasha has to travel home tomorrow, I still have a few days on the coastal path.
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