As a vegetarian intending to walk the Camino Frances in 2016 I found it difficult to find information specific to vegetarians on The Way of St James. So I decided to create this site to share my experiences in the hope other vegetarians will find it useful. Since then my wife and I have completed our second Camino and are happy to report it’s getting easier for vegetarians to eat while walking the Camino.
My intention for this site is to show how to eat a healthy, whole food vegetarian or vegan diet while walking the Camino. Cooking our own meals or eating at vegetarian albergues or restaurants. Letting you know what is generally available to be a self sufficient veggie on the Camino de Santiago – here is my list of veggie places to eat on the Camino!
My wife and I live in Sydney, Australia and we walked the Camino Frances from September to October 2016 and again from Brittany in France to Fisterra in Spain in 2019.
Check out our YouTube playlists of our walk through France and Spain in 2019!
A Kinder Way 
Really enjoyed your talk at Mt Vic. Looked for you after as I wanted to ask about the blue blister preventing things you mentioned. [ If you could let me know the name thanks.] Coincidence but my wife & I were saying just last night let’s think about becoming vegetarians. Thanks again for an inspiring talk. John Abbott
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Hi John, thanks! You should try Quorn as a meat substitute. You can find it at Coles and Wollies in the freezer.
The blister prevention patches are called ENGO patches. http://goengo.com/shop/
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Thanks for writing this blog. What a great resource. I’m a vegetarian (from Sydney too) and will be walking the Camino Frances in September and October 2017 so your blog is of much interest to me. You can be sure no post will go unread.
Best wishes
Virginia
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Thanks Virginia. Good luck and enjoy your Camino!
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Fantastic blog. Thank you. I am vegan and will be walking the Camino from 1 September into October this year (2017) – same time of year as you last year. I am also from Sydney.
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Great your doing it as a vegan Nikki! Take some oats or other light to carry breakfast. Mostly it was cheese bocadillo or croissant at a cafe for veggie breakfast so as a vegan you’ll need to make your own. Mostly fresh bread is available too. Have a great Camino!
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thanks. i will definitely carry some oats and also spices as you suggested.
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Hi there. I have wanted to walk the Camino for some time now, and this coming year might be my first chance (teens sufficiently independent so I can travel without them). I am a vegan, but also I want to travel with a group ideally, rather than completely fend for myself – especially as I can probably only go for 10-12 days’ max this time. Do you happen to know of any groups that walk the Camino with a vegan-friendly bias? I am 50, and would love to be with a mixed group of like-minded individuals. For me, walking the Camino, and travel in general, is about connecting with people as much as the location and experience. Thanks for any tips! Sue (in Wales, UK)
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Hi Sue, I don’t know of any organised veggie groups but you are sure to meet a lot of friendly people when you walk the Camino. You could try the Camino forum to connect with other vegans
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/
Or just go and you’ll find the vegetarians in the albergue kitchens!
We’ll be in St Jean Pied de Port by mid Aug otherwise!
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I completely missed the reference to your blog! I’ve watched the series of YouTube videos a few times, great details, love them. I have found your details on vegetarian food etc helpful too.
Is it possible for you to share the route you took in France or where it is available as I am nearing that section when I can restart my camino from home, I’ve done 255 miles through the UK and have a few days to get to Plymouth when I can restart
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Hi Tim, sorry I missed your comment. If you are still in Brittany then this post may be useful https://akinderway.wordpress.com/2019/07/09/how-we-navigated-across-brittany/
It was quite tricky navigating in France because each region has its own society looking after the route and they have different websites and maps. There isn’t one reference for the entire way that we could find. Good luck and I wish you well on your journey.
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There is a new albergue/cafe in Boadilla del Camino called Juntos. It is owned by Arno Neeleman and Carola Hoogeveen. Their phone number is +34 683 181 175. Their email is juntos-albergue.com or info@juntos-albergue.com. The address is Calle 7, Boadilla del Camino, España.
The food choices looked really delicious!
Also, in Fisterra, there is a new Cafe/Restaurant called Madrid/Berlin that serves delicious vegetarian/vegan dishes. Their address is: Rua Real 34/36. 15155 Fisterra. Telephone # +34 639 37 02 65.
Thank you for your,wonderful site.
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