El Camino de Santiago

I have just had a qusetion asking me which is the nearest airport to "El Camino de Santiago". As I didn't know anything about it I had to check out my facts.

The nearest airport is actually Santiago de Compostela which is served by Ryanair. But it depends on which part of the journey you want to cover.

I was curious to find out more about "El Camino de Santiago" and found that its is and found that it is the route of a religious pilgrimage.

I took this quote from this website:

"The Spanish part of El Camino de Santiago runs some 800 km (500 miles) from the Roncesvalles pass through Puente la Reina, La Rioja, Burgos, Leon and finally crossing Galicia to Santiago. While not everyone has the time and energy to repeat Andrea Kirby's feat, the Road to Santiago is a fantastic tourist venue for hikers and walkers. The Road crosses some of the country's most spectacular landscapes, and is dotted with beautiful Romanesque and Plateresque churches, chapels, and monasteries - the above photo shows the cloisters at the Silos monastery near Burgos where monks still sing Gregorian chants (they even made a record).

You can also find out more about the walk here at www.caminosantiago.com and if you fancy doing the journey on horseback: www.elcaminocaballo.com