If you’re hesitant, see what’s going on within yourself.But if you have to make compromises, it’s ok! You will have a great experience all the same! If you have obligations, do your best not to let them stop you.For practical purposes, it’s better to be well-informed about it before you go… Any Camino can be a good option but not all Camino can be done the same way! Each route is unique, with their own particularities. But other Caminos are just as fine for a first experience! If you feel like going on another route than those 2 for your first pilgrimage, it’s perfectly ok! Well yes, those 2 ways have advantages that can reassure first-time pilgrims. French speaking pilgrims advise the Le Puy route. English speaking pilgrims advise each other to prefer the Camino Francés for a first pilgrimage. Any Camino can be a perfect first Camino.Even if you have a “bad” experience! There’s always something to gain from a journey on the Camino □ Whatever your final choice is, you will experience something that’s really worth it. There is no such thing as a “wrong” or “bad” Camino.There are things about the Camino that are really beyond our comprehension… Same for yourself, actually! There are parts of you that are way beyond logic and reason, but still have meaning. Even if you only understand it a lot later, or not at all. If you feel one Camino in particular calls you, trust yourself! You can’t explain a mysterious calling for one route over another… Especially not with logic! In my humble opinion and from my experience, such attractions always have a reason to be.If you are one of the second type, here are some suggestions to help you find your Way: They’re afraid to make a mistake, to throw themselves into something that’s too much for them, to miss a Camino “must-do”, to mess it all up by choosing the “wrong” Camino… For example, because they want to start somewhere specific or because they’re attracted to one Camino in particular.īut more often than not, it’s not that simple… Many pilgrims are hesitant or have doubts. ![]() It’s no headache for some pilgrims: sometimes the right choice is obvious. Or maybe not…? Regardless, you certainly had to make a decision about your itinerary at some point! You may have been surprised one day by the number of Caminos de Santiago out there. So, this is how my Camino took shape… There’s quite a difference with what I first had in mind, don’t you think? □ I don’t really remember when or why I changed my mind, but it was completely worth it!įinally, when I discovered the Camino a Fisterra-Muxia and its beautiful meaning, it felt obvious to me right away that I would end my pilgrimage that way. It’s only sometimes along the way that I decided to take the Camino Primitivo. I had planned to continue the Norte along the coast, to catch up with the Camino Francés as late as possible. I was happy to discover another option with the Camino del Norte! But I still wanted to cross the Pyrénées by the stage Saint Jean Pied de Port-Roncesvalles, so I decided to push until Pamplona first, then reach the Norte at San Sebastian by bus (in the end I hitchhiked it… quite an adventure by itself!). In Spain, my first priority was to stay away from the overpopulated Camino Francés. ![]() This choice also influenced my path before Le Puy as it made it go through Cluny. So I chose to walk the Le Puy route instead, even if there would be a lot more people there. ![]() In France, Vézelay felt like a better option than Le Puy but it would have taken me too long to complete, considering the time I had. I was starting from Strasbourg, for sure.
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