An intimate, funny, and poignant travel memoir following New York Times bestselling author and actor Andrew McCarthy as he walks the Camino de Santiago with his son Sam.
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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.
An intimate, funny, and poignant travel memoir following New York Times bestselling author and actor Andrew McCarthy as he walks the Camino de Santiago with his son Sam.
We are proud to finally present the first edition of our Camino Recipe Book. Inside you will find 37 easy-to-prepare recipes for a delicious al fresco picnic lunch.
This is a recipe book with a twofold objective. On the one hand, we wanted to share some of our signature salad recipes with you, many of which you have already eaten on your Camino with us. On the other hand, we wanted to offer a collection of picnic salads that are easy to prepare and serve. We are very aware of the challenges preparing picnics entail as we are frequently racing the clock to have everything ready for lunch. That’s why we like to keep things fresh, simple and tasty!
This is a guidebook that will help you understand and appreciate Spanish idiosyncrasy. It provides insider insight and information about the Camino: where you are walking, why you are looking at things, what you are eating and how to make the most of your experience.
A documentary profile of six pilgrims taking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage through Spain.
From the unexpected and, often times, amusing experiences along ‘The Way,’ Tom (Martin Sheen) begins to learn what it means to be a citizen of the world again. Through his unresolved relationship with his son, he discovers the difference between ‘the life we live and the life we choose.’”
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Source: Amazon.com
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.
If you enjoyed Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods, this feels like the natural sequel—a well-told comic misadventure with a history lesson woven in for good measure.
Source: Doug Lansky
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
Typical of MacLaine, this is a personal story with enormous adventure, a smattering of flashbacks, and a hefty serving of cosmic revelations.
Source: Gail Hudson
Overweight, overworked, and disenchanted, Kerkeling was an unlikely candidate to make the arduous pilgrimage across the Pyrenees to the Spanish shrine of St. James, a 1,200-year-old journey undertaken by nearly 100,000 people every year. But he decided to get off the couch and do it anyway.
Source: Amazon.com
An excellent map of the area where we will be walking on the Camino de Santiago.
Part adventure story, part guide to self-mastery, this compelling tale delivers a powerful brew of magic and insight.
Source: Amazon.com
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