Buen Camino de Santiago App

Buen Camino SL

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About this app

Who are we?
We at Editorial Buen Camino have spent over 20 years creating guides for pilgrims (2004–2025). These guides are written and updated daily by pilgrim and journalist Carlos Mencos – winner of the Aymeric Picaud International Award for raising awareness of the Way of St James – together with his team.

The most used Camino app:
With over a million downloads on different platforms, this is the most used Way of St James app. It currently features 45 guides for as many routes.

What does it include?
Map with the route and all potential detours, both for walking and for cycling.
Profile of the terrain.
Customizable stage planner.
Real-time alerts about incidents along the Way.
Thousands of geolocalised points: accommodations, services, monuments, warnings...
Detailed information about each location.
Real-time weather forecasts.
Direct contact with the author via WhatsApp or email.
Available in 9 languages.

How much does it cost?
We know you’re on a pilgrimage. You decide how much to pay, and can even choose not to pay, depending on your situation.

How does it work?
Here’s a practical video-manual:
https://youtu.be/9AKuft23O8c?si=4g9q8fq6PD_6KB_m

Languages available:
Spanish, English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Korean and Simplified Chinese.

Routes included:
French Route (passing through O Cebreiro and Sarria before reaching Santiago)
Central Portuguese Route from Porto (passing through Valença/Tui before reaching Santiago)
Coastal Portuguese Route (passing through Caminha and Vigo before reaching Santiago)
Portuguese Route from Lisbon to Porto
Primitive Route
English Route from A Coruña
English Route from Ferrol
Winter Route
Sea Route from Arousa and the River Ulla
Extension to Muxía and Fisterra
Baztán Route
La Calzada Route
Vía de Bayona Route
Inland Basque Route
Forgotten Route
Lebaniego Route
Vadiniense Route
San Salvador Route
Silver Route
Sanabrés Route
Madrid Route
La Lana Route
Soria Route
Manchego Route
Catalan Route
Catalan Route via San Juan de la Peña
Jacobean Ebro Route
Levante Route
South-East Route
Mozarabic Route from Granada
Mozarabic Route from Malaga
Mozarabic Route from Cordoba
Mozarabic Route from Jaén
Mozarabic Route from Almería
Huelva Route
Vía Augusta Route
Le Puy-en-Velay Route
Arles Route
Tours Route
Vezelay Route
Piamonte Route
Lighthouse Route

And also:
Ignatian Route
El Cid Route

Ratings and reviews

Downloading the French Route doesnt seem to be possible for some people, including me and a couple of people ive met along tbe way. It loads 97% of the way and then stalls. Edit: I changed from a 1 to 5 star rating after I figured out how to download the maps. For some reason I couldn't download it the multiple times I tried in France or Spain, but randomly decided to turn on my VPN and spoof that I was back home in the USA. For some reason that worked.

Just used this on the camino inglés and it was absolutely essential. I knew where I was at all times, including in that dicey forest alternative route! The pictures that you can pop up that show exactly where to go when the path might be confusing are such a great feature. Also a lot of info about where to eat and places to stay. This is the only app to get.

This is a great app. It's packed with lots of information and features a customization of routes in planning a Camino. Be sure to change to your preferred language in the Settings menu of the app because its default texts are mostly written in Spanish. And please donate to support further development and updates of the app.

What’s new

Bugs fixed and various other improvements