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The Camino: The Interactive eBook Edition

We are pleased to announced that Verdera Media (publishers of An Italian Odyssey) have just released an interactive multi touch ebook designed specifically for the iPad or iPad mini.

‘The Camino’ is a personal account and visual photographic journal of walking Europe’s most popular pilgrimage trail in Spain, written by a two-time veteran of the Camino and a middle-aged independent traveller who has walked a total of four different pilgrimage trails in Europe.

This interactive multi touch eBook shares the author’s personal experiences that are unique to this type of walking adventure, along with the social and community elements that define the Camino.

To assist you with your preparations, the book includes an interactive online map of the route taken by the author, and relevant information on a variety of subjects, such as accommodation, food, what to take, signage, and history. At the end of this eBook is a brief list of resources and websites for additional information. 

‘The Camino’ is a useful innovative resource for people who are considering walking the Camino for the first time, and for those who have walked it before, and want to relive their own personal Camino adventure.

To download a copy of The Camino, please click on the Apple iBookstore icon below

touristico pilgrims

This is something you typically see on the camino Frances route. A group of "touristico pilgrims" pose for the camera.

We actually met them the day before when they sauntered over to albergue in Cea from their Casa Rural they were staying at in order to get a stello or stamp for their pilgrim passport. We saw them again in Oseria wearing fresh clothes and clean shoes carrying children sized day packs.

Not sure where they went to next but best guess was to the tourist bus waiting nearby.

MONASTERIO CISTERCIENSE DE SANTA MARIA DE OSEIRA

Spent last night in the albergue at the MONASTERIO CISTERCIENSE DE SANTA MARIA DE OSEIRA. It is situated in the tiny hamlet of Oseira about 9 km north of Cea. The albergue was very basic with cold to cool showers and no heat, so everybody had 2-3 blankets on top of their sleeping bags trying to stay warm during the night.

Termas Outariz - Ourense

We spent a couple of extra days in Ourense checking out some of the termes this city is famous for.

Today we went to Termas Outariz (termasoutariz.com/) which proved the better of the two termes.

Well worth the walk out there but we took the little tourist train back to the city centre.