León to Villadangos del Páramo · 20.6 km / 12.8 miles
The first day out of a city is never glamorous: industrial edges, long flat roads, the páramo stretching out ahead. But that is where the Camino starts to teach you to listen, to your feet, to the person beside you, and to the quiet you have not heard in years.
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force.”
Brenda Ueland
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Matthew 11:15
When was the last time someone really listened to you?
Walk the whole road with us
This is Day 1 of the Camino Eclipse Diaries: sixteen days and about 257 km / 160 miles on the Camino Francés from León to Santiago. A new day comes out every Thursday and Sunday on our YouTube channel, our Facebook Page and Instagram. Missed the start? Watch Day 0: a total eclipse over León.
Walk with us in 2027
Angela and I will host a small group from Porto to Santiago on the Camino Portugués, 4–20 April 2027, in a Holy Year. Only 14 places. Come to a free Zoom information evening on Wednesday 21 October at 7:00 pm Mountain (or 18 November, 16 December or 20 January). Read about the 2027 Camino Portugués.
Not ready to fly to Spain? Walk a Camino from home, free, in the Camino for Good app.
Buen Camino,
James M. Gehrke, MS, DMin, and Angela Gehrke, your hosts
