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Walking in Europe: Camino Frances & Ingles Routes
November 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
$10.00
The Camino Frances: This is the busiest Camino route in Spain with almost 400,000 people completing the route every year. The route was made popular by the movie “The Way” and starts in St Jean Pied De Port in France and crosses Spain to Santiago 870 KM away. This presentation will deal with the route, services available, accommodation. It will also provide participants with some of the sites that you could encounter along the way.
The Ingles Route (The English Way): This presentation will discuss the dual Camino that starts here in Victoria Canada and to be completed in Spain. The route starts here at Christ Church cathedral and then goes to Tonellis or Central Saanich United Church and then on to Sidney for a total of 32 km. The Camino is completed in Spain on the shortest path. The route starts at A Coruna and proceeds another 74 km to Santiago to complete the minimum 100 km walk required to get a Compostela. This presentation will cover the logistics of the dual walk and provide you with details of what you will encounter here in Victoria and in Spain.