General Recommendations to Make Santiago´s Pilgrimage

Before starting the pilgrimage it is convenient to undergo a medical examination and train by walking or pedalling along longer distances on successive days

Other recommendations:

If you are travellling at night, do not forget to use reflectors.

Always walk on the left side of the road.

Avoid to form groups or crowds.

Follow the recommendations made by the Organization, Spanish Civil Guard, Police and Red Cross.

The Emergency Units of the Red Cross carry out an important medical service. They should be called only in cases of urgent need. For injuries or accidents that could be suffered during the journey, you can consult with the members of the organization available for that purpose.

Try to keep refuges and campings clean and be respectful and kind with inhabitants. Value and appreciate the effort of the self-sacrificing people that run the refuges.

In cases of weariness due to high temperatures: take the person to a fresh place and give him a large amount of liquid (in a litre of water, dissolve half a teaspoon of bicarbonate and a teaspoon of salt). If strong cramps appear, add more salt.

Prevention of blisters and scratchs: they are usually caused by inappropriate or ill-fit socks; long or ill-cut nails; new or ill-fit shoes; seams, interior seams or deformations of the shoes. You should avoid all these.

Prevention of stiffness and muscular sores: they are generally caused by lack of training, excessive efforts,sudden changes of rhythm, stops in humid places...

It is essential to carry a 1st aid kit including bandages, gauzes and sticking plaster to bandage accidental ankle twists; antiseptics and disinfectants for blisters; medicines to cure mycosis (fungi); and anti-inflammatories. 

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