Thank you Viajero.

It does make you want to walk The Camino and at the very least revisit parts of Northern Spain. We are not religious at all, but it is wonderful that a film can explore the various aspects of human condition with beauty and grace. It is a film not only for people who have walked the Camino or love Spain, it is film for people with an adult sensibility.

I just saw it today and really enjoyed it. It does make me want to, at least, see some of the areas. I'm too old to walk it now. But, sign me up for a copy of your wife's book, Adu

Loved “The Way.” I have not done the camino but have visited the area. To see the pilgrims approach the cathedral after such a long journey is very moving, even for an onlooker. My one observation was that there were few scenes depicting the rainy, miserable weather in the film that is so much a part of life in the Costa Verde.

Highly recommend seeing “The Way”….

Carol Jean,

You're never too old to see beautiful Galicia, hope you get a chance to do that!

In this movie, towards the end after Martin Sheen's character has been detained by police, the group spends a splurge night in an historical, luxury hotel. Any one know the name and location of this hotel?

Probably the Parador.

Himajin,

It's the Parador in León, the Hostal San Marcos. It was originally a Monastery built in the 16th century , it replaced another older monastery.

The Camino de Santiago passes exactly by the front facade of this beautiful parador before crossing the adjacent Puente San Marcos (bridge). Used to be a pilgrims hospital and albergue.

I missed it at the theater and just found out it's going to be available in the States on DVD Feb 21

Regarding the scenes here are the details of what was shot where:
http://www.silver-screen-spain.com/i...sk=view&id=302

As some may know, there is a religious movement called Camino, a Protestant version of the Catholic Cursillo. This is a weekend spiritual renewal with talks and sharing and then follow up groups. I think it came from Spain by means of some American military (maybe through Mexico?) the purpose being to revive the faith in lapsed Catholics. With Cursillo and also Camino the men must attend first and then their wives.
Bill in Boston

Watched it last night on Fios' On Demand. Good movie!

Thank you, belatedly, for the replies on the movie locations. Himajin.

Bill

They are completely different things.

Can those that know the Bridge in the scene where Martin Sheen's backpack falls into the river please tell me where this bridge is on the Camino? Thank You very much.

The area should have been along the route between Logroño and Burgos, where they spent several days filming.

Helen, if you had read the thread through you would have seen a link I gave way back in Feb 2012. From that link you can see the bridge is not actually on any pilgrims route.
http://www.silver-screen-spain.com/i...4-the-way-2010
The website states <i>"The need for abundant, fast running water sent the film crew to this medieval bridge just below the Itolz Reservoir, where the last summer waters were being released for agricultural purposes.</i>
It is spelt incorrectly and should be Itoiz in the Provincia de Navarra.

Location here: https://goo.gl/maps/jok9J

Then it appears the scene was shot near the village of Aoiz, just east of Pamplona, near the reservoir, but the followup scenes where shot elsewhere. Aoiz is just off the NA-150 on the way to Lumbier.

That is what I said

I recognized a lot of the locations while doing the Camino and thought the bridge (the rucksack falls over) was from another Camino route (Via de la Plata, Portuges, Primitivo, etc...). not on the French Way. The closest I could pinpoint was maybe Puente La Reina, but the surroundings did not look nowhere near as in the movie.

Gosh, Spain is so incredibly beautiful!!