Travel Experts on Five Continents
The St. James of Compostela website is a joint enterprise by tour operators that specialise in active holidays, all well known for their experience, their professionalism and the service guarantees they offer in their home countries and regions.
Together, they have an unbeatable savoir-faire in the field of walking and hiking holidays, cycling holidays or even just relaxed stays in charming accommodation.
The site is also available in several languages that you can reach from the bottom of the page.
On this site you will discover a complete range of holidays along the "Camino de Santiago", self-guided with luggage transportation or in accompanied groups, sometimes made up of a mixture of nationalities, a great opportunity to practise other languages (although English will be the language of choice).
When asking for information from any part of this site, or when making a secure reservation, you will be automatically directed to the tour operator responsible for your region. Now let us introduce you to them – by clicking on the name of the agency you will be able to find out about the company in charge of your next holiday along 'el camino'
In the UK, Ireland, North America, South Africa, the Middle East and Japan, your contacts are Ann & Christopher Knowles at World Walks, based in the charming town of Cheltenham in the south-west of England. They are also specialists in the beautiful Cotswolds, on the edge of Shakespeare country, and organise walking holidays for an international clientele.
For Norway and the other Scandinavian countries, your contact is
Erik Anderson and his friendly team, founder of
Merlot Reiser ,based in Oslo. Erik specialises in cycling holidays, particularly in the south of Europe; and so the Merlot Reiser cycles are sure to be seen on the road to Compostela.
For Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, your contact is Outdoor Travel and Martyn Paterson who will be in charge of your pilgrimage to Santiago. Nobody in Australia knows the trails and paths of France better than Martyn, especially those that lead to fine food.
For France, and all francophone countries (including our 'cousins' in Quebec), your contacts are Alexandra Clusella-Picas et Philippe Picas, of Nouvel Itinéraire. Alexandra and Philippe specialise in the Pyrenees and in Spain. They also manage hotel reservations and luggage transportation along the Via Podiensis and the Camino Frances.
For what concerns Italy, you will be put in touch with VERDE NATURA, the tour operator directed by Rossella Daolio and Luigi Parmeggiani. Since 1985 they have been working and specializing with cycle tourism and trekking in Europe. Rossella and Luigi are also experts and connoisseurs of the most beautiful Italian regions, where they organize treks and bike tours for international costumers.
Please following the following links according to your chosen language.
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