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With the news that the Camino Ninja app is again available to pilgrims and will be updated regularly going forward, the time is maybe ripe to look at some of the most helpful and beloved Camino apps, websites and resources. Here is our list of the top 10 apps to consider when doing the Camino, in no particular order. 1. Camino Ninja After the passing of its creator in July 2022, the Camino Ninja app was not available on the app store or play store for a while, but it is back and has been updated (and will reportedly continue to be going forward, according to Peter Eich who has taken it over from its late creator Andy Jensen). It is now again available from both the Apple istore and the Google Playstore.It is free and offers offline information about accomodation and routes along...

Completo. Completo. Completo. The most dreaded word in a pilgrim's experience, except maybe for... blisters. That sinking feeling when all the albergues are full and you don't know where you will sleep tonight. This was the reality for numbers of pilgrims in May this year, when the Camino reached unprecedented numbers (see the full story with statistics here). When the Not so amazing bed race is a reality on the route it has several effects. It causes pilgrims to debate pre-booking their accommodation, losing some of the fluidity and freedom of the pilgrimage in the process. The old adage "the Camino provides" and the beauty of letting your journey unfold day to day organically then comes into stark competition with the reality of recent years' surge in popularity that makes this...

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Top 10 apps for the Camino

To book or not to book – that is the question…