A Susan Hyatt Retreat
Camino de Santiago
April 15–25, 2027
The French Way • León to Santiago de Compostela
WALK THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO WITH SUSAN HYATT
Camino de Santiago
April 15–25, 2027
10 days. Ancient trails. World class food and wine. The kind of experience that returns your power to you…step by step.
This is my third time walking the Camino. And every single time, it has cracked me open in ways I didn’t see coming. Not because it’s hard …. although it is, in the best way. But because when you strip everything down to just your body, the path, and the people beside you, something shifts. You stop performing your life and start actually living it.
Now I want to share that with you.
I’m leading a small group along the Camino Francés -
which is the most iconic pilgrimage route in the world… from the historic city of León to Santiago de Compostela. This is a door to door, white glove experience. You show up. We handle the rest.
It’s the sound of your boots on a dirt path at 8 a.m. when the mist is still hanging over the fields and you can hear your own breathing and nothing else.
What You’ll Experience:
People ask me what the Camino is like and I never know where to start. Because it’s not one thing. It’s a thousand tiny, gorgeous, gut punch moments strung together across the Spanish countryside.
It’s rounding a corner in León’s Gothic cathedral and watching 1,800 square meters of stained glass set the entire room on fire with color.
It’s sitting down at a table with people you met three days ago and sharing a three course pilgrim’s meal.
It’s walking through the Barrio Húmedo in León, one of the best tapas neighborhoods in all of Spain, tasting local Prieto Picudo wine and bites of tortilla española while the evening light turns everything golden.
It’s standing at the Cruz de Ferro (the Iron Cross) at the highest point on the entire Camino, 1,504 meters above sea level, and placing a stone you carried from home at the base of the cross.
It’s the moment you see the towers of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela from the top of Monte do Gozo, the Mount of Joy, named for the tears of happiness pilgrims have cried at that view for a thousand years.
It’s toasting your arrival in the city with a glass of crisp, cold Albariño wine and a plate of fresh seafood on Rúa do Franco, surrounded by your people, knowing you just did something extraordinary.
The Food.
My God, the Food.
What Actually Happens to You on the Camino
Here’s what nobody tells you. The Camino isn’t really about the walking.
It’s about who you become when you walk. When your phone isn’t buzzing and when your calendar isn’t dictating your every move. When the only question you need to answer is: can I take one more step?
Some of the most powerful moments on my previous Caminos happened between the landmarks. A conversation with a stranger from another country who somehow understood exactly what I was going through. A stretch of silence that finally let a thought I’d been avoiding catch up to me. The realization, mid step, mid breath that I am stronger than I thought, and that I have been playing smaller than necessary.
The Camino gives you back to yourself. Every woman I’ve walked with has said some version of the same thing: I didn’t know how much I needed this until I was on the path.
Door to Door, White Glove Service
This isn’t a “figure it out yourself” backpacking trip. This is a fully supported, thoughtfully curated experience. You show up in Madrid. We take care of everything else.
We’ll walk the most beautiful and meaningful stages of the Camino each day, with some transportation between sections so you experience the highlights without needing a month off. Your luggage is handled. Your accommodations are arranged. The route is planned. You just walk, eat, drink, connect, and transform.
This is the kind of trip where you can be fully present because someone else is sweating the logistics.
Trip at a Glance
Route: The Camino Francés (French Way), from León to Santiago de Compostela
Fly in: Madrid (MAD)
Fly out: Santiago de Compostela (SCQ)
Experience: Daily walking on select stages with transportation between sections, incredible food and wine, group connection, and personal transformation
Led by: Susan Hyatt (this is my 3rd Camino — I know the way)