
Camino Frances
Navarra → Galicia, Spain
Spain · Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Santiago de Compostela
Distance
784 km
Stages
32
Difficulty
easy
Best months
Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
About
Nine hundred sixty-eight kilometers of history, culture, and sweat. The Camino Frances unfurls from Puente la Reina to Santiago de Compostela, a journey marked by medieval bridges, ancient churches, and the scent of fresh bread baking in village bakeries.
With 32 stages and an elevation gain of 11,195 meters, this spiritual route demands resilience, and rewards it with landscapes, from rolling vineyards to the flat plains of Castile. Each step carries echoes of those who walked before, a modern exploration of self through the ages.
Stages
32 stages
Stage 1Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Roncesvalles
challengingDistance25 kmAscent1477 mDescent724 m
Stage 2Roncesvalles → Zubiri
moderateDistance22 kmAscent467 mDescent882 m
Stage 3Zubiri → Pamplona
moderateDistance21 kmAscent427 mDescent508 m
Stage 4Pamplona → Puente la Reina
moderateDistance23 kmAscent486 mDescent589 m
Stage 5Puente la Reina → Estella
moderateDistance23 kmAscent539 mDescent458 m
Stage 6Estella → Los Arcos
moderateDistance22 kmAscent486 mDescent467 m
Stage 7Los Arcos → Logroño
challengingDistance28 kmAscent495 mDescent557 m
Stage 8Logroño → Nájera
challengingDistance28 kmAscent465 mDescent361 m
Stage 9Distance21 kmAscent474 mDescent320 m
Stage 10Distance23 kmAscent377 mDescent251 m
Stage 11Belorado → San Juan de Ortega
moderateDistance23 kmAscent479 mDescent243 m
Stage 12San Juan de Ortega → Burgos
moderateDistance24 kmAscent200 mDescent343 m
Stage 13Burgos → Hontanas
challengingDistance32 kmAscent373 mDescent362 m
Stage 14Hontanas → Boadilla del Camino
challengingDistance28 kmAscent323 mDescent409 m
Stage 15Boadilla del Camino → Carrión de los Condes
challengingDistance26 kmAscent164 mDescent116 m
Stage 16Distance25 kmAscent153 mDescent107 m
Stage 17Distance24 kmAscent207 mDescent238 m
Stage 18Distance26 kmAscent91 mDescent142 m
Stage 19Mansilla de las Mulas → León
moderateDistance19 kmAscent189 mDescent144 m
Stage 20León → Villadangos del Páramo
moderateDistance20 kmAscent244 mDescent191 m
Stage 21Villadangos del Páramo → Astorga
challengingDistance28 kmAscent254 mDescent280 m
Stage 22Astorga → Rabanal del Camino
moderateDistance20 kmAscent355 mDescent67 m
Stage 23Rabanal del Camino → Ponferrada
challengingDistance33 kmAscent666 mDescent1296 m
Stage 24Distance25 kmAscent329 mDescent357 m
Stage 25Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro
challengingDistance31 kmAscent1559 mDescent747 m
Stage 26O Cebreiro → Triacastela
moderateDistance24 kmAscent411 mDescent1128 m
Stage 27Triacastela → Sarria
challengingDistance28 kmAscent594 mDescent764 m
Stage 28Sarria → Portomarín
moderateDistance22 kmAscent492 mDescent572 m
Stage 29Portomarín → Palas de Rei
moderateDistance25 kmAscent581 mDescent367 m
Stage 30Palas de Rei → Arzúa
challengingDistance28 kmAscent576 mDescent749 m
Stage 31Arzúa → O Pedrouzo
moderateDistance19 kmAscent409 mDescent512 m
Stage 32Distance20 kmAscent403 mDescent430 m
Points of interest
- Abadía de Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación
Abadía de Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación. Abbey, in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares
Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares. Monastery in baroque style, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Monastery of Santa Clara, Carrión de los Condes
Monastery of Santa Clara, Carrión de los Condes. Monastery, in Carrión de los Condes, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Roman thermae in Asturica Augusta
- Curnonium
- San Martiño Pinario monastery
San Martiño Pinario monastery. 10th-century monastery in Renaissance style, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering 22000.0 km².
- Monastery of San Francisco do Val de Deus
Monastery of San Francisco do Val de Deus. Monastery in Neoclassical style, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Conxo
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