Blog | In Search of Santiago

For our Camino, we decided to stay two nights in Madrid. This was to allow us to get over our jet lag, and also to see one of the great cities in Spain. We were very luck with our selection of hotel, because it was right in the middle of the old sector of Madrid. This meant that we could very easily walk to all of the main sights around Madrid. So we were able to visit the Royal Palace, and the Mercado de San Miguel, which is a famous tapas market.

26th of April – Madrid in Videos

Pre Camino …. Madrid Checking out Madrid Plaza Mayor Madrid Tapas in Madrid Madrid...

27th of April – From Madrid to the Camino

To reach our Camino start point from Madrid, we decided to take the train. This proved to be a very pleasant journey on quite a fast train that at times hit 200 kilometres an hour. And we had a lovely view of the country side, and just north of Madrid are some beautiful snow-capped mountains.

28th of April – Camino Day 1 from Sarria

Day 1 of our Camino proper started from Sarria. Sarria is a very common starting place for those who want to talk the minimum distance of 100 kilometres in order to qualify for the Compostela.