Many now spend as much as six weeks on the road, carrying their backpacks just for the fun of it. "I want to find peace within myself and make sure that everything goes all right in my life," she said.įor religious pilgrims like Gabriela Broda the way is a spiritual journey but for many modern pilgrims the camino is just another way to prove their fitness. The 31 year old said it was her first pilgrimage. Gabriela Broda, from Poland says she chose the Original Way because she wanted to make sure of always finding a bed to sleep in at night. Although today the Northern and French ways are more popular, the Camino primitivo is again attracting pilgrims because it is not as crowded and the hostels rarely full. Jean- Pied-du-Port in France to Roncesvalles in Spain then through Burgos and Leon. The most popular is the French Way or Camino Frances (800 kilometers) from St. Other popular roads to Santiago are the Northern Way or Camino del Norte (825 kilometers) that starts in the Basque city of Irun and pretty much follows the coast until Ribadeo when it swings south. He was one of the founders of the first basilica built over the tomb of the apostle. That first pilgrim was King Alfons II of Asturias. Today the road he took is known as the Camino primitivo or the Original Way and is 370 kilometers (230 miles) long. That certainly was the case with the very first pilgrim to set off from the city of Oviedo in the 9th century. In fact some people say the way begins at your front door. There are many ways to Santiago de Compostela.
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