{"product_id":"walking-guide-to-the-via-de-la-plata-and-the-camino-sanabres","title":"Walking Guide to the Vía de la Plata and the Camino Sanabrés","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated in November 2025 the 2026 edition of the Vía de la Plata guide is now available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guide contains the following information:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePilgrim hostels\u003c\/strong\u003e and other accommodation on or close to the Camino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eServices\u003c\/strong\u003e in the towns and villages (shops, restaurants, pharmacies, banks, etc.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoute descriptions\u003c\/strong\u003e and exact distances and ascents \/ descents (including for variants)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverview and urban maps\u003c\/strong\u003e, distance charts for at-a-glance planning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude profiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e on the important historical sites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis guide presents the \u003cstrong\u003eessential information\u003c\/strong\u003e in a clear, concise, no nonsense manner. It describes the route which starts in \u003cstrong\u003eSeville\u003c\/strong\u003e and follows the \u003cstrong\u003eVía de la Plata\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eCamino Sanabrés\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eSantiago de Compostela\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Via de la Plata is a unique Camino and different in several important ways from other more popular Caminos. Walking distances are longer, the track is often remote, accommodation and other facilities are often few and far between, on its southern section summers are hotter than on Caminos further to the north and, depending on the time of year you're walking, there may be very few pilgrims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt 1000km it is also longer than any of the better known Caminos.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the last twenty years this Camino has become more popular as an alternative to the more established Caminos for people looking for solitude and a more authentic Camino experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause this is a challenging Camino it's important that the information in the guide be up-to-date and accurate and that the walking notes and advice about potential difficulties be written by someone who knows this Camino well and has extensive experience of walking it in all seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy name is Gerald Kelly and I'm the author of this guide. I started writing this guide after walking the Vía from Seville to Santiago via Astorga in February 2009, and finished the first edition after returning to walk the Camino Sanabrés in 2012 (when it rained non-stop for two weeks!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreparing for my walk I had been unable to find any reliable information in English about these routes. I managed with information I found on a Spanish website and printouts of Google maps of the towns with the route sketched on them. However, if I hadn't known some Spanish I would have been completely at a loss and probably wouldn't have even attempted this Camino. Based on this experience I decided to try to make information more widely available in English, firstly as a download from my website and later as a printed book from Amazon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a \"community guide\", its content is updated and adapted based on feedback and advice from people with experience of this Camino, as well as my own Camino adventures.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI stay in touch with the Camino through walking it regularly and participating in the discussion online. The Vía de la Plata Facebook Group I founded six years ago as a resource for current and future pilgrims now has more than 6000 members. You can join the conversation at: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/viadelaplatapilgrimsgroup\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore information and advice about walking the Vía can be found here: https:\/\/www.viadelaplataguide.net\/pages\/frequently-asked-questions-about-walking-the-via-de-la-plata\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuen Camino!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerald Kelly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46718533435602,"sku":"d7dd6f11-4059-30f7-8412-a8340c7aced5","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_17bcce22-8eb7-443b-b7da-edadca7a2b34.jpg?v=1771964875","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/walking-guide-to-the-via-de-la-plata-and-the-camino-sanabres","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}