Experienced outdoor enthusiasts, David and his wife Anna have hiked the 800km Camino Frances and 90km Camino Finisterre twice in order to write this detailed, pilgrim-friendly guide.
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They say your journey starts once you decide to take one! To help you get excited and prepared for your Fresco Tour, we’ve developed a list of some of our favorite books and we’ve thrown in a few films too.
Experienced outdoor enthusiasts, David and his wife Anna have hiked the 800km Camino Frances and 90km Camino Finisterre twice in order to write this detailed, pilgrim-friendly guide.
A terrific modern introduction to the Basque Country…succeeds in showing us the complexities of the Basque struggle for identity.
Source: The Irish Times
A fascinating step-by-step guide to the cultural history of the Road for pilgrims, hikers, and armchair travelers alike.
Source: Amazon.com
Another great map of the area where we will be walking the Camino de Santiago.
An excellent map of the area where we will be walking on the Camino de Santiago.
Passionate, evocative and beautifully written, Spain is a companion to the country: its people, its history – and its character.
Source: Amazon.com
Massive, beautiful… Unquestionably some of the best writing on Spain… The best that Mr. Michener has ever done on any subject… Stunning… Memorable.
Source: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Hooper . . . not only knows where Spain has been in recent decades and centuries, but he also has an impressively authoritative view of where exactly it is today and where it is headed.
Source: The Washington Post
By far the best introduction for students in English to Spain’s history and culture…
Source: Paul Smith, Professor Emeritus, Department of Spanish, U.C.L.A.
[A] provocative and vividly written book that is part history, part political and social commentary, and part love letter. This book should be in all public and academic library collections on Spanish history and culture.
Source: Library Journal
This book describes the humor, heartbreak and adventure of Rupp’s 47-day, 450-mile trek along the famous Spanish pilgrimage route Camino de Santiago. Photographs and a map of the route invites readers to travel along the dusty track as the pilgrims did 450 years before.
Source: Amazon.com
A Fresco Tours pick for one of the great Galician writers! Rosalia de Castro was a remarkable woman, whose poetry immediately seized the hearts of the Gallegos and continues to influence writers today with its combination of sadness and
Source: saudade
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