This page is still under construction. please come back later for an expanded version. I have put this page here now because I know there are links here that can be useful to you today as I continue to build and expand it.

Here are some links we have followed from time to time in our search for information on various walking and pilgrimage routes. I have grouped them by topic. Where a site refers to more than one topic, sometimes I have been industrious and put it under more than one heading and other times I have only one entry under the main content of the site. So do not assume that entries under one topic necessarily only refer to that specific topic. When a site is in a language other than English or it is available in two or more languages, I have tried to identify it by placing the languages in brackets ([...]) after the site title.

If you find a particularly interesting or useful site you think others would find helpful and we do not have it listed here, contact us. We'd be happy to include interesting new links at our next update.

Santiago routes

The Confraternity of Saint James - The Confraternity of Saint James is a British society established to support any and all who want information on or to walk the Way of St. James. The site has a lot of information and books for sale in addition to a huge links page with all manner of information.
American Pilgrims on the Camino - The "American Pilgrims on the Camino is a non-profit organization whose objective is to facilitate communication within the community of North American pilgrims, particularly those in the United States. American Pilgrims continually seeks meaningful ways to support the Camino de Santiago de Compostela." They also provide guidance for Caminos outside the Camino Francais. They have annual gatherings and support the Camino with both money and volunteer hospitaleros.
Roncesvalles [Spanish] - a site with many writings about Roncesvalles and the Camino and Medieval history. The site has a huge links page, called Xacowebs, with links to all manner of Camino sites in several languages. If you cannot find some little tidbit elsewhere, you might find it here.
Pilgerstatistik [Pilgrim Statistics] [German]- This German site has a number of statistics on the pilgrims that come into Santiago each year, like, how many came on foot and how many on bicycle. Even without knowing German, you can garner a lot of information here. Just remember that Pferd is horse and Fahrrad is bicycle and you should have it. Use the arrows on the bottom to go from list to list.
ama-walker-walker - the stories of a walker from South Africa who has walked many European pilgrimages.
Deutschen St. Jakobus-Gesellschaft [German] - The German Jakobsweg [Camino de Santiago] Society.
Jakobusweg in Bayerisch Schwaben [German] - this site describes Jakobsweg routes in Bavaria, Germany.
Routes of St. James in Switzerland [English, French, German] - This site gives a lot of details about the Way of St. James in Switzerland. True to Swiss tradition it is well designed and chuck full on good information about other walking routes also.

Rome routes

The Association Internationale Via Francigena (AIVF)- this society supports and promotes the Via Francigena that leads from Canterbury, England to Rome.
Via Francigena EUROVIA - EUROVIA is "an association that is revitalising the pilgrimage culture in Europe." We saw it's markers all along the Via Francigina in 2007. The association issues pilgrim identity cards for the via Francigena , publishes descriptions of way, maps, books, DVD's, picture volumes and other publications about health effects (more than sport...).
Pilgrimage Publications says, "We are two very ordinary people who have elected to quit the world of business and begin to live out our dreams as pilgrim riders. We hope that this site will: keep and extend the contacts we have made help others to undertake similar adventures encourage maintenance of the pathways that make our journeys possible. We have no formal religious beliefs, but we share a wanderlust and a need to know about and contribute to the world we occupy." Among there publications, their Lightfoot Guide to the Via Francigena was just published in 2008. The online sample pages read very well. It looks like it is be a good English guide to the VF. Check our my review of this book on our Reviews page.

Jerusalem routes

Walking to Jerusalem: a pilgrimage for peace - The story of two men's pilgrimage from London to Jerusalem in 2005-2006.

Miscellaneous links

Trek Across Europe - Ian Bambury's page outlining his walk from Istanbul to Santiago. It includes an invitation to join him and others.
ama-walker-walker - the stories of a walker from South Africa who has walked many European pilgrimages.
Pilgrimage - The Catholic Encyclopedia's entry on Pilgrimage.
Peace Walker Society - The Peace Walker Society is a group of concerned, committed citizens who recognize that Peace is a process, an exquisite journey of enriching our lives and giving back to the planet we live on.

Maps

El Camino Santiago - caminos on Google Earth - This site has Google earth map inserts for several of the Camino de Santiago routes and the Via Francigena along with various other maps. I really like them for their detail.
Via Appia - nice aerial pictures with route overlay.
Map of the Camino Francais on our site

Mainly links

The sites in this list are mainly links or they have a significant part of their site devoted to links.

Roncesvalles [Spanish] - a site with many writings about Roncesvalles and the Camino and Medieval history. The site has a huge links page, called Xacowebs, with links to all manner of Camino sites in several languages. If you cannot find some little tidbit elsewhere, you might find it here.
Links to Camino de Santiago sites.
Links - a comprehensive list of sources of all manner of information from the Confraternity of Saint James.