A total of 70 residents of Adeje, aged between 30 and 82, will take part in the Camino de Santiago from 10 to 19 March 2026, organised by Adeje Town Hall through its Department of Health and Quality of Life and the Department of Senior Citizens, headed respectively by Esther Rivero Vargas and Carmen Lucía Rodríguez del Toro.
“Beyond the physical or cultural aspects, this initiative promotes healthy lifestyle habits, direct contact with the natural environment and, above all, has a strong emotional wellbeing and personal development component,” said Rivero Vargas. Rodríguez del Toro added that “through the Camino, fundamental values such as self-improvement, teamwork, shared living and respect for diversity are encouraged, consolidating a proposal that transforms those who experience it”.
The group taking part in the project will travel accompanied by two councillors and members of staff from the health and older people departments. They will also have support from travel agency staff and a support vehicle, to assist any walker in the group who may need help at any point.
The Camino de Santiago proposal forms part of a multi-year project that will culminate in 2027 and includes completion of the route in four stages, with the 2026 edition corresponding to the third stage. The initiative aims to encourage healthy lifestyle habits, cultural awareness and intergenerational coexistence, within an organised and safe experience.
This year the group will cover several sections of the Camino Francés, from Mansilla de las Mulas to O Cebreiro, completing eight stages. Previous trips have seen high levels of participation, with new people joining in each year, consolidating the continuity of the project and its positive reception.
The itinerary includes the following stages: Mansilla de las Mulas–León, León–Villadangos del Páramo, Villadangos del Páramo–Astorga, Astorga–Rabanal del Camino, Rabanal del Camino–Molinaseca, Molinaseca–Villafranca del Bierzo, Villafranca del Bierzo–Vega de Valcarce, and Vega de Valcarce–O Cebreiro.
The registration period, which opened on 26 June 2025 and closed on 9 February 2026, has seen all the places filled. Through this initiative, the Town Hall continues to promote activities that integrate physical wellbeing, culture and spaces for meeting and social interaction among the public.
Camino de Santiago
The Camino de Santiago project began in 2018, when a section of the Camino Francés was completed for the first time, from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela. In 2022, the same route was repeated due to high demand and the excellent response from participants.
In 2023, the initiative continued with the route from Tui, expanding the Jacobean experience from different points along the Camino. Given the growing interest, in 2024 a new and more ambitious phase began, with the aim of completing the entire Camino Francés from its starting point in France to Santiago de Compostela by 2027. This phase began with the section between Saint Jean Pied de Port (France) and Los Arcos (Navarra).
In 2025, in line with the commitment to complete a new section each year and to offer participants a transformative experience marked by personal discovery, cultural heritage and contact with nature, the group completed the second stage, between Logroño, capital of La Rioja, and Frómista, in the province of Palencia.
