The feast of St. James is July 25. If you are thinking about walking to Compostela, you should know what most people get wrong before they start.
Most people, when they hear the word Camino, picture the same thing: a dusty track across northern Spain, a scallop shell on a backpack, a cathedral in the rain, and perhaps, Martin Sheen. They are thinking of the Camino Francés — the French Way — the 500-mile route from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port across the Pyrenees Mountains to Santiago de Compostela, which has become the default image of what a pilgrimage looks like.
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