![]() We were incredibly lucky with the amount of sunshine and blue skies we got, but you may well not be. The Primitivo is generally cooler and wetter than the other Camino routes, with fog and strong winds a factor in the mountains as well. Alternative transport options can be limited if you get tired or injured. Once you’re walking, though, you may not be near a road for a few hours. That said, there are (usually) taxis and (occasionally) buses that can take you between towns. Some days, especially if you take the Hospitales route, you don’t get a choice about it: it’s 25km from one village to the next, with no infrastructure of any sort between them. The views make it all worthwhile, but you may not believe that at the time.Ĭombine that with noticeably less accommodation than the other routes, and you’ll often end up having to either walk a sub-15km day or commit to double that. Much of the trail runs through the mountains and for a week and a half, if you’re not going steeply uphill, you’re going equally steeply down the other side. For me, at least, that makes them harder overall.Īny given day on the Primitivo, however, is likely to be more difficult than most days on the other routes. Assuming you start somewhere near the French border like most people do, the Frances and Norte routes are both well over twice as long and there’s a lot more road walking as well. The Camino Primitivo is regularly described as “the most difficult” of the northern Camino routes, but I don’t really agree. If you prefer pretty photos, or want a route summary, daily distances, or a detailed day-by-day description of the walk, check out the second section.įinal Thoughts Planning and Logistics How Hard is the Camino Primitivo? If you’re preparing for your own Camino Primitivo and want to know things like how hard it is, the easiest ways to get to and from the trail, where to stay, distances, costs, and what the food and drink options are like, and other logistical details, read the first part. It’s taken me about as long to write this guide to the Primitivo as it did to walk it, and I’ve broken it up into two main sections, covering planning and the walk itself. Looking for a challenging but beautiful two- week walk in Europe in fall/autumn, the Primitivo seemed to fit the bill perfectly. Having walked the Frances and Portuguese routes in previous years, it was time for a new challenge. At the time much of what is now Spain was under Moorish rule, with only the northern part still independent. That honour goes to the Camino Primitivo ( primitivo means original or first in Spanish), a trail that was first walked by the Spanish king Alfonso II in the ninth century. The Frances, while by far the most popular, isn’t the original route. There are many other Camino routes, however: you’ll find a dozen or more just in Spain, all finishing at the great cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. ![]() When people talk about “the Camino de Santiago,” in general they’re talking about the Camino Frances, a nearly-800km walking trail across northern Spain. ![]() The full privacy & disclosure policy is here. Articles on this site contain affiliate links, meaning I may be compensated if you buy a product or service after clicking them.
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