Walking 500 Miles Across Spain | Our 46-Day Camino Francés

What does it really feel like to walk the Camino Francés for 46 days — slowly, carrying your own pack across nearly 500 miles of Spain? This is our complete Camino de Santiago documentary, from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela, walking inn-to-inn through the Pyrenees, the Meseta, and into Galicia. In 2025, we returned to the Camino Francés and chose a slower pace — 46 consecutive days with no rest days, averaging about 10.5 miles (16 km) per day. We pre-booked private rooms, stayed in albergues, country inns, paradores, and even a truck stop, and experienced the Camino in three phases: Body, Mind, and Soul. This film includes: • Crossing the Pyrenees (Valcarlos Route) • Roncesvalles, Pamplona, Puente de la Reina, Logroño & Burgos • The Meseta to León and Astorga • Cruz de Ferro and O Cebreiro • Samos Monastery • The Sarria starting point • Monte do Gozo and arrival in Santiago • Pilgrim Mass and the Botafumeiro If you're planning your first Camino de Santiago, considering a second walk, or researching long-distance inn-to-inn hiking in Spain, this video shows what a full 46-day Camino really looks like, the miles, the history, the small villages, the Roman roads, medieval bridges, and the emotional experience of walking across Spain. Buen Camino. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:34 Body • Mind • Soul 02:16 Pyrenees: Valcarlos to Roncesvalles 05:07 Basque hills to Pamplona 07:53 Alto del Perdón + Puente la Reina 08:41 Rioja: wine fountain to Logroño 11:51 Atapuerca + Burgos Cathedral 17.28 Meseta begins: Rabé to Castrojeriz 21:16 Mostelares sunrise + halfway marker at Sahagun 28:11 León + the tough walk out 30:39 Hospital de Órbigo + Astorga 34:35 Cruz de Ferro + Ponferrada 38:01 Bierzo + O Cebreiro Mass 42:13 Galicia: Samos + Sarria shift 45:52 Final stages Sarria to O Pedrouzo 49:55 Monte do Gozo → Santiago + Botafumeiro Resources: Camino maps and stages: Wise Pilgrim: https://wisepilgrim.com/en 3D route animation: Relive: https://www.relive.com/) Bob and Lynn's 2025 Camino Frances Itinerary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... #CaminoFrances #CaminodeSantiago #CaminoDocumentary #SantiagodeCompostela #SaintJeanPieddePort #LongDistanceHiking #InnToInnHiking #HikingOver60