Sources

Below is a list of my sources:


Books:
A Pilgrim's Guide to Camino de Santiago by John Brierley
Codex Calixtinus by Aymeric Picaud
Camino de Santiago by Andy Symington
Off the Road by Jack Hitt
Your Camino By Sylvai Nilsen
Camino de Santiago - Practical Preparation by Gerald Kelly
Camino de Santiago - History & Culture by Gerald Kelly


Web Sites:
https://www.caminoadventures.com/
http://santiago-compostela.net/
https://caminoways.com
http://w2.vatican.va/
http://francistapon.com/Travels/Spain-Trails/10-Reasons-Why-El-Camino-Santiago-Sucks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dqOI87nSU0&t=1806s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzStS_NSs-s&list=PLRgREWf4NFWZEd86aVEpQ7B3YxXPhUEf-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blK3IF51B0M


Personal:
My own personal experience on the trail
Stories from other pilgrims
Church history courses @ Theological Seminary

Camino Basics

 Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

The Way of Saint James
The Camino aka "Camino de Santiago"  aka "The Way of Saint James" is a christian pilgrimage to visit the relics of the patron saint of Spain,  St. James.  The relics are located in a cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.  Santiago de Compostela is a city in the north west of Spain.

This pilgrimage was prominent in western European in the early middle ages.  Pilgrimages mostly (but not completely) stopped at the time of the Reformation and started up again in the early 19th century.

"Camino" like its English equivalent "way" has a multiple meanings. Its a physical path but it also represents a inner journey and a mode of behavior.


Who can go
The Camino comes from the Catholic tradition, but anyone can go.

"..not only to Catholics but pagans too, Jews, heretics, idlers and vagabonds..."


FYI I am not Catholic. Glad to see vagabond made the list.