Camino News

A pilgrim reports on her experience attending the 2025 Annual Symposium for Pilgrimage Studies hosted by the Institute of Pilgrimage Studies on the William & Mary campus in Williamsburg, VA. Symposium sessions over a packed two days explored the changing meaning of pilgrimage, while also providing a chance to connect with fellow Camino and pilgrimage enthusiasts. She left the experience feeling well fed physically, mentally, and spiritually.

Whether you are starting a pilgrimage in Paris or just find yourself in the City of Light, consider a stop at the Tour Saint-Jacques, a stunning Camino-related monument now recognized as a starting point for the Camino de Santiago in France.

As part of its mission to promote spiritual pilgrimage along California’s Mission Trail, the nonprofit Camino de California organization has dedicated a Cruz de Ferro at the historic Mission San Miguel Arcángel in San Luis Obispo County. This replica of the iconic iron cross, located at the highest point on the Camino Francés, offers a symbolic place for reflection and unburdening to those traversing the re-established Camino Real route.

Pilgrims can officially start the Camino de Santiago in Florida. With their documented completion of the Camino de las Américas, they can receive 30 kilometers credit toward the minimum required 100 kilometers walked to qualify for a Compostela.

A pilgrim reports on her experience attending the 2024 Annual Symposium for Pilgrimage Studies hosted by the Institute of Pilgrimage Studies on the William & Mary campus in Williamsburg, VA. While the conference is designed for scholars, she says anyone interested in world pilgrimage and religious tourism is welcome.

A pilgrim provides a synopsis of his 70-mile trek on the lesser-traveled Via Turonensis from Paris to La Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres in France.

A 77-year-old woman is inspired to walk a lesser-known network of marked pilgrims trails leading to the basilica dedicated to St. Martin in Tours, France. When the weight of her pack became too much to bear, she found a creative way to carry on.

The Canadian Company of Pilgrims has launched a Mindful Pilgrim initiative focused around the themes of kindness, respect, openness, and curiosity, and meant to encourage people to consider with intention what it means to walk as a pilgrim.

A group of pilgrims get by with a little help from their amigos to experience the magic of the less-traveled Camino Baztan.

Professor and writer Maryjane Dunn, an American Pilgrims lifetime member, was awarded the 11th annual Aymeric Picaud International Prize, recognizing her length and breadth of work related to the Camino de Santiago.