Updates
Updated 2026 editions of our full guides to the Camino Francés and Camino Portugués are now available.
We continue to inhabit a world where change seems to be the only constant. The number of pilgrims on the caminos continues to increase dramatically each year, encouraging investment in new infrastructure and the opening of new albergues and other services. However, the current economic climate continues to impact businesses and in places pilgrim infrastructure and albergues that took decades to put in place are struggling to survive.
In this constantly changing situation we beg your patience and understanding for any updates that may come to us after the books have gone to print. We also trust that despite the inevitability of change the information in our guides will be more than ample to guide you gracefully to Santiago. Along the way you will meet fellow wanderers and the locals who call this land home. But above all you may meet your Self – and that may make all the difference.
eBooks
Updated 2026 eBook editions of our full guides to the Camino Francés and Camino Portugués are now available. These can be purchased on Kindle, Apple Books and Kobo as well as directly from Bradt Travel Guides.
Santiago City List
You can download the latest Santiago city plan and accommodation information here.
Camino Francés
The popularity of the Camino Francés continues to grow, with record breaking pilgrim numbers recorded again last year. While the latest edition of our guide contains detailed updates throughout, this route is now well established and waymarking so clear that you should not have trouble navigating it, even with an older edition of our guide. If you are travelling with an older guide, however, you may appreciate the increased information on the alternative routes along stage 26 available to download here.
Details of a quieter alternative (complimentario) route, on stage 29 out of Sarria are also available to download here.
Sarria – Santiago: For those walking only the final stages of the Camino Francés, a fully updated edition of our Sarria to Santiago guide will be available soon.
Camino Portugués
Our guide continues to feature the Camino Central, Camino da Costa, Senda Litoral and Variante Espiritual.
Waymarking along all route variants is now clear and plentiful, meaning any route changes are easy to navigate on the ground, even with an older version of our guide. However, if you are traveling with an older edition, it may be helpful to download the most up to date maps for the following stages:
Coastal: 20a
Camino Finisterre
The only camino to depart from Santiago continues to be available as a full guide, including options to walk on to Muxia and to walk the route as a circuit.
Please note that the historic practice of burning mementos in the fire pit at Finisterre is no longer permitted. While the fire pit remains on Cabo Fisterra, please heed the official notices banning all fires, this is particularly important in light of the recent wildfires in Spain.
Camino Inglés
A new fully updated guide to the Camino Inglés is now available, featuring the routes from both Ferrol and A Coruña to Santiago.
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This page was last updated on 9 September 2026