Discover GEEO’s recommended books to read before you travel to Spain for the Camino de Santiago. Our book club is a way for travelers to learn through literature about the places they’ll visit.
These are some of our favorites about the Camino, so if you’re heading there, take a look (the GEEO book club is not a required element of our programs, just a bit of added fun)! We hope you will enjoy the books we have selected and they will enhance your experience.
You should be able to find most of our selections through the links below and in your local library system as well. Do you have any feedback on our selections or suggestions for additions? Contact us and let us know!
Recommended books to read before traveling the Camino de Santiago:
Fiction:
- Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion & Anne Buist (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
Nonfiction:
- On Pilgrimage by Jennifer Lash (Amazon)
- Pilgrim Tips & Packing List Camino de Santiago: What you need to know beforehand, what you need to take, and what you can leave at home. (Amazon)
For those looking for more suggestions, here are some other books you may want to consider:
- A Million Steps by Kurt Koonz (Amazon)
- Steps Out of Time, One Woman’s Journey on the Camino by Katharine B. Soper (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago by Tim Moore (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain’s Camino de Santiago by Jane Christmas (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
GEEO utilizes both Bookshop.org and Amazon Associates links for the above-suggested books. If you purchase a book through one of the links above, you’re supporting us as a nonprofit and helping more teachers travel through GEEO!