Pilgrimages — every road, both maps: the terrain and what happens to you while you walk it

The most walked pilgrimage in the world. From Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port across the Pyrenees, through the vineyards of Navarra, the meseta of Castilla, and into Galicia. 790 kilometers of terrain that strips away everything you thought you needed.

784 kilometers along the Bay of Biscay, from the French border to Santiago. The oldest of the Caminos — walked when the inland was Moorish and the Cantabrian coast was the safer road. The sea is your companion for most of it.

263 kilometers from Oviedo to Santiago. The original Camino — the route walked by King Alfonso II in 814, the year after the apostle's tomb was found. Every other Camino descends from this one.

243 kilometers north from Porto to Santiago. The gentler Camino — easier terrain, southern light, Portuguese pastéis in the morning and Galician empanadas by night. The second most walked of all the Caminos.

112 kilometers from Ferrol to Santiago. Walked since the medieval period by English, Irish, Scandinavian, and Flemish pilgrims who arrived by ship because walking from their homes was impossible. The shortest of the major Caminos, and the one for people who cannot take a month off.

A 1,200-kilometer circle around Japan's smallest main island, connecting 88 sacred temples. You walk with Kukai — the monk who walked this path in 774 AD. The island walks with you.

An ancient network of pilgrimage trails through the sacred mountains of the Kii Peninsula. Where Shinto and Buddhism fused into something older than either. One of only two pilgrimage routes in the world with UNESCO World Heritage status.