Every year when we walk the Camino in April or May, we run into lots of Spanish schools walking the Camino together. As a former teacher in Spain, I was reminded of this when one of my students sent me a picture of themselves walking the Camino with my old school. Walking the Camino as a school is a great idea!

Students have a lot of fun, they motivate each other along the way and they’re able to disengage from the stress and pressure of the day to day.

We get asked this question a lot! And for good reason, as the Camino itself can be remote and not easy to “get off” of in the middle of a stage. But that being said, the Camino is accessible for all ages and all fitness levels. The last 100 km of the French Camino are by far the easiest, as you’re not crossing the Pyrenees and the uphills and distances are manageable.

I recently received a call from a family that wanted some advice on walking the Camino de Santiago this summer. They had booked their flights into Spain and were going to start walking from St. Jean Pied de Port, walk a few days, then take a train down to Sarria and walk the last 100km. They had read from guide books and forums that it is easy to find overnight accommodations upon arriving at the major towns, even if it is in a crowded albergue (hostel), and they wanted to confirm that this was the case.