Other sites on routes
When originally put on the web, there was little overview information of this sort at a national or international level available. Now, there are several other very relevant sites so, if you can't find what you're looking for here, try one of the following.
- for routes in Spain, the most comprehensive site is that of the Federation of Amigos del Camino de Santiago, though see also the growing collection of detailed guides on the Mundicamino site
- the equivalent to the Federation in France is the Fédération Française des Associations des Chemins de Saint Jacques de Compostelle, but there is not much information on routes on their site as yet. I'm not aware of any good overview sites for routes in France
- for routes in Germany, Manfred Zentgraf now produces an overview map Jakobswege und andere Pilgerwege in Deutschland und den Nachbarländern. See his site for much additional information on routes (also sells an excellent selection of Camino-related books and maps). See also Deutsche Jakobswege for nice overview mapping, Thekla Schrange & Aloys Schäfer's site, and Wolfgang Meyer's site. There is also a good overview of routes in SW Germany on the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Jakobusgesellschaften und -initiativen in Baden-Württemberg site
- in general, VTT Compostelle (cyclist-oriented, but much info of use to walkers too)
- there is a good collection of photos of the main routes in Spain on www.santiago-compostela.net
- though not specifically on routes, the Fondation David Parou Saint-Jacques site contains much of interest on the historical development of the routes and the modern Camino cult, particularly in France.
Other sites
- for asking questions and advice, there are many web forums around. One I contribute to is caminodesantiago.me
- Finally, for nostalgia - yes, the good old days - here's some advice written in 1978