Santiago de Compostela Travel Forum

hi there,
i and my boyfriend would like to go try a little bit of the road of Santiago this December..y would like to see santiago de compostela.would it be rare to go there since i am a muslim and he a buddist? how would they treat us ? any chance of free accomodation or food?
we will probably go first to Madrid ..but what route do you recommend to at least get the spirit of pilgrimage? Perhaps we we could go until a corunia y from there after walking a bit we can reach compostela,what do you say?
Lastly would it be freezing cold in December?
thank you

Not being religious we would not have a real clue on how you'd be treated. But must Christians are tolerant of other beliefs, just like we assume you are. So don’t be worried on that score.
There is free accommodation along the route. The sleeping spaces get taken up early in the day. It seems that sometimes the only thing a walker wants is their space to sleep free for the night! We don’t know of any free accommodation in SdC.
To get into the sprit of the pilgrimage you should really start at the French border. Some people walk from further a field and others less. The north of Spain is cold. The mountains, where the route goes over will also be very very cold, especially at night. The warmest time is obviously in the summer. But then the route and SdC is swarming with walkers so it looses something of its magic.

Hello,

Try posting on www.santiago-today.com where you can get all kinds of Pilgrim and route advice.

Good luck, Santiago is a very friendly, beautiful city so you shouldn't have any problems whatever your faith.

Best wishes

Spacehopper