TRAVEL
288 Pages, 4.6 x 6.77
Formats: Trade Paper
Trade Paper, $27.95 (US $27.95) (CA $37.95)
Publication Date: August 2019
ISBN 9781786310149
Rights: US & CA
Cicerone Press Limited (Aug 2019)
A guidebook to walking the Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo through northern Spain, popular variants of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage or Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela. Suitable for most abilities, the 820km (510 mile) Camino del Norte takes around 5 weeks to complete, whereas the shorter 355km (221 mile) Camino Primitivo requires about a fortnight.
The Camino del Norte is described in 32 stages and the Camino Primitivo in 12 stages, each between 15 and 39km (9–24 miles) in length. The Camino del Norte roughly follows the coast from Irun visiting San Sebastian, Bilbao and Santander, whilst the Camino Primitivo takes an inland route from Villaviciosa via Oviedo and Lugo. An extension to Finisterre and link routes to connect the Norte and Primitivo are also described.
Dave Whitson is a high school History teacher in Portland, Oregon. He made his first pilgrimage in 2002 on the Camino Francés. He has walked roughly 10,000 kilometers on pilgrim roads in Europe. Laura Perazzoli leads student pilgrimage trips on the Camino Francés, the Camino del Norte and the Via Francigena. She lives in Seattle, Washington.