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Expert advice on walking the Camino Ignaciano in northern Spain, following in the footsteps of Ignatius of Loyola through the Basque mountains and including Arantzazu, Laguardia, Logroño, Alfaro, Zaragoza, Montserrat and Manresa. Also includes practical information and details of the twenty-seven stages.
Sommario
Introduction
PART ONE: GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1 Background Information
Geography
Geology
Climate
Flora and fauna
History of the Jesuits
Language
Chapter 2 Practical Information
The Camino Ignaciano - a summary
The five Autonomous Communities of the Camino Ignaciano
When to walk the Camino Ignaciano
Highlights
Tourist information and tour operators
Red tape
Getting there and away
Public transport
Accommodation
Eating and drinking
Money
Budgeting
Communications
Public holidays and festivals
Travelling with kids
Maps and apps
Trail markings
Packing light for the Camino Ignaciano
Safety along the Camino Ignaciano
PART TWO: THE OFFICIAL STAGES OF THE CAMINO IGNACIANO
Gateway town: Loyola
Stage 1: Loyola-Zumarraga
Stage 2: Zumarraga-Arantzazu
Stage 3: Arantzazu-Araia
Stage 4: Araia-Alda
Stage 5: Alda-Genevilla
Stage 6: Genevilla-Laguardia
Stage 7: Laguardia-Navarrete
Stage 8: Navarrete-Logroño
Stage 9: Logroño-Alcanadre
Stage 10: Alcanadre-Calahorra
Stage 11: Calahorra-Alfaro
Stage 12: Alfaro-Tudela
Stage 13: Tudela-Gallur
Stage 14: Gallur-Alagón
Stage 15: Alagón-Zaragoza
Stage 16: Zaragoza-Fuentes de Ebro
Stage 17: Fuentes de Ebro-Venta de Santa Lucia
Stage 18: Venta de Santa Lucia-Bujaraloz
Stage 19: Bujaraloz-Candasnos
Stage 20: Candasnos-Fraga
Stage 21: Fraga-Lleida (Lerida
Stage 22: Lleida-El Palau d'Anglesola
Stage 23: El Palau d'Anglesola-Verdú
Stage 24: Verdú-Cervera
Stage 25: Cervera-Igualada
Stage 26: Igualada-Montserrat
Stage 27: Montserrat-Manresa
Appendix 1 Language
Appendix 2 Further Information
Index
Info autore
Murray Stewart has covered no fewer than four of the famous Camino de Santiago routes across France and Spain (over 3,000km in total), as well as following the steps of fellow Scot Robert Louis Stevenson and completing the Chemin Stevenson trail in the Cevennes mountains in France. He is also the author of Bradt's award-winning
Basque Country and Navarre.
Riassunto
Camino Ignaciano walking and travel guide - expert advice on walking the Camino Ignaciano in northern Spain, following in the footsteps of Ignatius of Loyola through the Basque mountains and including Arantzazu, Laguardia, Logroño, Alfaro, Zaragoza, Montserrat and Manresa. Also includes practical information and details of the twenty-seven stages.
Prefazione
. Published to tie in with the 500th anniversary of Ignatius of Loyola making this walk in 1522
. Published in a neat, easy-to-carry, portable format
. A unique title: a secular guide to a religious-themed walk
. Includes a mix of essential practicalities and route description
About Bradt Travel Guides
. Founded in 1974, Bradt is now the largest independent guidebook publisher in the UK with over 200 titles in print
. Serial winner of the Gold award for Best Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards
. Bradt guides are written by authors who really know their destinations. Many are resident there, or have been visiting regularly over a number of years
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