but the early start allows me a leisurely drive to the pretty town of Barcelos with its medieval bridge and ruined ducal palace — an important stop for pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago.

Take a flight high above the historic routes of the Camino de Santiago, gliding over the vibrant cities of Lyon, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Pamplona, Burgos, León, and Bilbao, leading to the sacred Santiago ...

In Spain, a record-breaking number of pilgrims have attempted the Camino de Santiago (or the Way of St. James), turning the once contemplative pilgrimage or secular hike into a popular tourist ...

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For many of us, the first thing we do when planning a trip abroad is to look up the place on Lonely Planet – or buy one of the company’s guide books. The publisher has been running since 1973 ...

On this active program, hike the most interesting sections of the Camino de Santiago, known as the Way of St. James to ...

The Galician capital may be best known for a certain walking trail, but it’s the soulful, delectable seafood that makes this ...

Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler has revealed four locations to which he will not return any time soon. In a blog titled “I’m Not Going There Anymore”, the 78-year-old adventurer puts the world’s ...

The historic links between Guinness' St. James’s Gate in Dublin and the Catholic pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, in ...

Since co-founding Lonely Planet with his wife Maureen in 1973, Tony has charted more terrain than most of us could dream of, from dusty backroads to buzzing capitals but after five decades of ...