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Camino de Santiago by bicycle – by Bicigrino.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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Routes, planning, physical preparation, luggage and the best time to experience the Camino with fluidity, safety and scenery.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Cycling<\/strong> the Camino de Santiago<\/strong> is one of the most complete ways to live the Jacobean experience:
you go further, you see more and you keep the spirit of the Camino, but with a different logic. The bike needs
continuity<\/strong>, cyclable terrain<\/strong> and sensible planning to enjoy each stage.<\/p>\n

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The Camino de Santiago by bicycle<\/strong> is a way to travel the Jacobean routes adapting the stages, roads and logistics
to the use of bicycles, combining sections of tracks, secondary roads and marked trails to reach Santiago de Compostela.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Spain in a few kilometers: cultural diversity by pedals<\/h2>\n

Spain, although a relatively compact country, concentrates very different realities. The Camino crosses territories with very different cultural identities
and landscapes, and this is noticeable every day. For example, the journey can start in the Basque Country<\/strong> and end in
Galicia<\/strong>, two worlds with their own character, different architecture, different rhythms and, in the final stretch, a language -Galician-
with obvious echoes of Portuguese.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Which route of the Camino de Santiago to choose by bicycle<\/h2>\n

There are several routes to Santiago: French Way<\/strong>, Aragonese Way<\/strong>, Portuguese Way<\/strong>,
Camino del Norte<\/strong> or V\u00eda de la Plata<\/strong>, among others. The best known is the French Way<\/strong>, with
approximately 748 km, and in Puente la Reina<\/strong> converge historical routes that from there share a common course towards Compostela. <\/p>\n

The daily routine is simple and, at the same time, changing: getting up early, pedaling before the heat, stopping where you feel like it, eating well and choosing a good rest.
The Camino is not a uniform line: it alternates dirt tracks, trails, secondary roads and urban sections. Even so, the signage
(yellow arrows, cairns and panels) makes it difficult to get lost. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Santiago de Compostela: the end of the Camino by bicycle<\/h2>\n

Santiago de Compostela, capital of Galicia, is a destination with a life of its own: university city, dynamic and always crossed by pilgrims.
Everything converges in the Plaza del Obradoiro<\/strong>, where the Cathedral, the City Hall and the old Hospital of the Catholic Monarchs stand.<\/p>\n

The finish line can be exciting or simply close a cycle; in any case, the real value is not only in the finish line, but in what was experienced during the
route: effort, landscape and encounters.<\/p>\n

The Portuguese Way by bicycle<\/h2>\n

Portugal has a deep historical relationship with the Jacobean pilgrimage. The Portuguese Way by bicycle<\/strong> offers a very attractive balance
between heritage, landscape and hospitality. Routes such as Porto – Braga – Ponte de Lima – Valen\u00e7a<\/strong> have been consolidated as classic
axes, with multiple variants that converge and reinforce the route to Galicia. <\/p>\n

Pilgrimage: much more than sport<\/h2>\n

The Camino has a religious origin, but it is also a cultural and human experience: art, architecture, landscapes, solidarity, coexistence and
self-improvement. This set of values has turned the route into a great European meeting place. <\/p>\n

Before cycling the Camino de Santiago<\/h2>\n

Doing the Camino by bike is not “difficult” because it is impossible, but because it requires common sense: there are many kilometers, with stretches of dirt,
slopes and consecutive days on the bike. Planning well makes the difference. <\/p>\n

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