Spain 12 Day French Way (Leon – Sarria)

12 DAY FRENCH WAY (SELF GUIDED)

LEON – SARRIA

The French Way is the most famous Camino route to Santiago. It runs from the eastern side of the Pyrenees at SJPP to Santiago de Compostela in the Northwest of Spain, extending to a distance of 780km.

This 12 day walking experience takes you over the fifth section of the French Way from the beautiful city of Leon, court and burial place for the Kings of Leon to the town of Sarria in Galicia, where the majority of modern day pilgrims start their Camino journey to Santiago.

You will be leave the city of Leon westwards towards the towns of Astorga, an old Roman city with fascinating architecture including the Gaudí designed Palace. Continue along a flat route of country roads and walking paths to Ponferrada and Villafranca del Bierzo. Leave the Castilla and León region and the high plains of El Camino and to enter Galicia, the northwestern region, with its Celtic history and hilly landscapes. Climb up to O Cebreiro, an old Celtic village at 1,300m, where pilgrims customarily place a stone at the ‘cruceiro’, or stone cross, for good luck. Descend to Triacastela and on to the final town; Sarria.

This trip is ideal for people who walked the previous four sections of the Camino from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Leon and wish to continue to Santiago de Compostela, as they complete the entire Camino in stages over a number of years.

As part of this trip, you will stay 11 nights in Rural Guesthouses with private bathroom ensuite and up to  3 star hotels with breakfast and luggage transport between your accommodation. Around-the-clock emergency assistance is also included which adds confidence to the detailed walking notes which covers landmarks, distances and things to see over the course of your walk.