This story appears in the May 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. During the summers of 2012 and 2013, I walked more than a thousand miles on the Camino de Santiago. Also called the Way of ...

Sitting on the cold ground outside a church, I felt the world spinning out of control. My body and mind had reached their breaking point. The backpack lying in the road seemed to mock me, daring me to ...

The Camino is an ancient pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain and traces back over a thousand years ...

The pilgrimage known as the Camino de Santiago for over a thousand years has drawn people from across the globe eager to take ...

One of the most famous spiritual journeys in the world touched the heart and the soul of a man who has dedicated his life to ...

The Camino de Santiago is much more than just a tourist journey or a pilgrimage route; it is a life-changing experience that ...