In September 2025, we’re heading to northern Spain. During our 16-day pilgrimage, we’ll be walking, painting with watercolors, and soaking up Galicia’s beauty and rich history on the way to Santiago de Compostela, which is a UNESCO World Heritage city.
The Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of St. James (The Way), is a network of medieval pilgrimage routes that originated in the 9th century. The Camino’s origins are rooted in a legend about St. James the Apostle’s tomb in Santiago de Compostela.
Our route on the Artsy Way is in Galicia, Spain. Galicia is an autonomous community in northwest Spain (rather like a state in the U.S.). The people here have retained their Galician language and hospitality, welcoming pilgrims from all over the world.
We walk the last 60 miles of the Camino de Santiago French Route. We walk through forests of chestnut, oak, and eucalyptus trees, historic villages and towns, and rural farmland.
The Artsy Way is unique because we take our time, have options to shorten the walks, and have seven lay-over days for watercolor instruction and personal rejuvenation.
We chose this part of the Camino Francés/French Route for the wonderful small cafés and boutique lodging. We have planned Creative Layover Days mixed in with our Walking Days, so we can relax and obsorb the pilgrimage experience, practice and learn watercolor, and create our travel journals.
We can’t wait for you to join us on the Artsy Way!
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