So we recommend a little caution especially in case of making the trip in the rainy season, which can make it a little more expensive to finish certain stages. Remember that this is one of the longest CaminosAnd to tell the truth perhaps one of those that accumulates greater slopes. Vilalba from there you will be able to make the final stretch of the route that you see on the map to complete the to complete the 100 kms necessary and thus obtain the Compostela. It’s believed that in the cathedral of Santiago, the body of the apostle Saint James was buried.
If you don’t have enough time to do such a long Camino del Norte, nothing happens, our recommendation is that you set as a starting point the town of Lugo, in the province of Lugo. The Camino de Santiago or the Way of Saint James is a pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, a city in Galicia (Spain). The Camino del Norte is considered the second most difficult pilgrim route, after the Camino Primitivo. Santander o Ribadesella can be a good starting point along the Cantabrian coast, and from Ribadeo you will enter Galician lands leaving aside the coast. Profile map of the Camino del Norte to Santiago. The next place from where we recommend to start your Camino is Bilbao a good starting point on your map.
If you want to do the northern Way complete, you must start from Irun near the border with France.