Buen Camino de Santiago App
Buen Camino de Santiago App
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Buen Camino de Santiago App

Walk with confidence using 20 years of pilgrim expertise. Access detailed maps, real-time alerts, and personalized stage planning for a safe and authentic journey.

Key Figures

Downloads

434K+

User Rating

4.7/5

Total Ratings

17K+

Publisher

Buen Camino SL

Category

Travel

Locales

10

Latest Version

4.3.1

Size

73.7 MB

First Released

Apr 18, 2014
Features

Navigate Your Journey with Expert Guidance

Join over a million pilgrims using the most trusted companion for the Way of St. James. Expertly crafted guides, real-time alerts, and personalized planning to ensure your path to Santiago is safe and meaningful.

Award-Winning Expert Knowledge

Access daily-updated content from Carlos Mencos, a world-renowned Camino journalist, ensuring you find the most authentic hostels and hidden historical gems.

Real-Time Alerts & Precision Maps

Walk with confidence using detailed GPS maps and live notifications regarding trail incidents, weather changes, and safe detours for both hikers and cyclists.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Buen Camino de Santiago App

What is the Buen Camino de Santiago App?

The Buen Camino de Santiago App is the most used Way of St James app, with over a million downloads. It provides guides created and updated daily by pilgrim and journalist Carlos Mencos and his team.

Does the Buen Camino de Santiago App include maps?

Yes, the Buen Camino de Santiago App includes a map with the route and all potential detours for both walking and cycling. The maps are detailed to prevent users from getting lost.

How much does the Buen Camino de Santiago App cost?

The Buen Camino de Santiago App allows users to decide how much to pay, even offering the option not to pay, depending on their personal situation as pilgrims.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Buen Camino de Santiago App - A map showing multiple colorful pilgrimage routes across Spain, Portugal, and France in the Buen Camino app.

A map showing multiple colorful pilgrimage routes across Spain, Portugal, and France in the Buen Camino app.

Buen Camino de Santiago App - Satellite map view of the Camino de Santiago route with points of interest markers on a mobile phone screen.

Satellite map view of the Camino de Santiago route with points of interest markers on a mobile phone screen.

Buen Camino de Santiago App - Screenshot of the Buen Camino app showing a terrain elevation profile with route locations and current position marker

Screenshot of the Buen Camino app showing a terrain elevation profile with route locations and current position marker

Buen Camino de Santiago App - A screenshot of the Buen Camino app showing a real-time safety alert and navigation instructions to stay on the original track.

A screenshot of the Buen Camino app showing a real-time safety alert and navigation instructions to stay on the original track.

Buen Camino de Santiago App - Buen Camino app screen showing locality information alerts and accommodation booking options

Buen Camino app screen showing locality information alerts and accommodation booking options

Buen Camino de Santiago App - Interface of the Buen Camino app stage planner showing distance and elevation for a route from Roncesvalles to Zubiri.

Interface of the Buen Camino app stage planner showing distance and elevation for a route from Roncesvalles to Zubiri.

Buen Camino de Santiago App - Settings screen of the Buen Camino app showing options for language dark mode distance in miles and a biking toggle.

Settings screen of the Buen Camino app showing options for language dark mode distance in miles and a biking toggle.

Buen Camino de Santiago App - Detailed information for Roncesvalles Pilgrims Hostel in the Buen Camino app showing prices and services

Detailed information for Roncesvalles Pilgrims Hostel in the Buen Camino app showing prices and services

Buen Camino de Santiago App - Rating screen for a pilgrims hostel in the Buen Camino app showing categories like value location and cleanliness

Rating screen for a pilgrims hostel in the Buen Camino app showing categories like value location and cleanliness

Buen Camino de Santiago App - Smartphone screen displaying a direct chat with the expert author for Camino de Santiago travel support

Smartphone screen displaying a direct chat with the expert author for Camino de Santiago travel support

Description

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/icp96ZHXQAU?si=QZAJXZFiN708KDyS 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 North Route (Camino del Norte) Primitive Route (Camino Primitivo) English Route from A Coruña English Route from Ferrol Winter Route (Camino de Invierno) 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 Olvidado Route Lebaniego Route Vadiniense Route San Salvador Route Vía de la Plata 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 Faros Route And also: Ignatian Route El Cid Route

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This page is not an official page of the app or its developer, but an independent editorial publication created for informational and commentary purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, neither the app nor its developer is affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, authorized by, or otherwise officially connected with MWM, Apple, Google Play, the app publisher, or the app's developer, and nothing on this page implies that the app was developed using MWM's services. Any trademarks, logos, screenshots, and other content remain the property of their respective owners.