A handcrafted journal — Camino de Santiago
The Camino Journal
Your creative and spiritual pilgrimage.
A handcrafted sketchbook for travelers, artists and seekers — made by hand, in a small numbered edition, by an artist in Galicia.
Your phone stores.
Paper remembers.
What usually gets lost
The Camino gives you more than it lets you keep.
Your app records the distance. Your phone records the view. Neither records the man who walked beside you for an hour and told you why he left his job — or the exact moment you stopped counting kilometres.
- Conversations
- Small decisions
- Names you meant to remember
- What the albergue actually smelled like
Most of a Camino disappears quietly, somewhere between one stop and the next. The Camino Journal is a place to stop some of it from disappearing.
The object
A notebook, made like a small book.
Hard cover with fabric texture, designed by Antía Sánchez. Hand-stitched, so it opens flat while you write or draw. A limited, numbered edition — not a diary with a Camino sticker on it.
Colophon
- Size
- A5 (14.8 × 21 cm)
- Cover
- Hard cover, fabric texture
- Pages
- 96 pages, black and white interior
- Paper
- 120 gsm recycled eco paper — for graphite, ink or watercolour
- Binding
- Hand-stitched, opens flat
- Weight
- 240 g
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Limited and numbered
- Printed in
- Galicia, Spain
Inside the journal
More than blank pages.
This journal follows the inner rhythm of the pilgrimage — three chapters that mirror the creative and spiritual path. Between them: pages to draw, write, and simply be.
- I
Origin
Where intention is born.
- II
Journey
Where movement becomes awareness.
- III
Arrival
Where stillness opens the heart.
On the left page, a space to write — thoughts, sensations, fragments of the road. On the right, a space to draw, trace, or map what you see. A subtle line runs through both: your hand follows the landscape, your words follow your breath.
A first look
Inside the journal
Cover detail
Opening spread
Paper, up close
Hands, writing
With your pre-order
What you'll get.
4 videos by the artist
Antía guides you through Origin, Journey and Arrival, to help you use the journal — plus a video walkthrough of the pages themselves.
30 creative prompts
Placed to invite reflection, drawing or writing, without interrupting your own rhythm.
Journey timeline & personal spreads
Pages to trace your route — dates, places, distances — or simply left open, to draw, write, or collage.
Bonus: 15 unmissable spots on the Camino
A small guide from Antía's own walk, to enrich yours.
How it works — or doesn't have to
There's no right way to fill it.
- Write a paragraph.
- Or one sentence.
- Draw the church you can't remember the name of.
- Glue in a bus ticket.
- Write down what someone told you at breakfast.
- Note where you slept.
- Don't write anything for three days.
- Come back to it on day four.
The Camino Journal doesn't ask for a diary entry a day. It just needs to be there when something's worth keeping.
Why paper, still
Not against technology. Just a different kind of attention.
Your phone can hold four thousand photos of the Camino without asking anything of you. A notebook can't. Every page here exists because you decided, in that moment, something was worth the time it takes to write it down.
“Every page of the journal is a pause between the Camino and yourself.”
— Antía
Created by
Antía Sánchez
Artist and founder of Antía Sánchez Studio — Casataller, Vigo.
The Camino Journal is part of an independent artistic practice — designed, tested and made in a small, careful, numbered edition rather than mass-produced. Buying one directly supports that practice, page by page.
Pre-order
The Camino Journal
First Edition
Pre-order price: €67 · Regular price: €88
Pre-order nowEstimated shipping: October 15, 2026
Questions
Before you order.
What's inside The Camino Journal?
Three chapters — Origin, Journey, Arrival — with 30 creative prompts woven through, plus pages left open to write, draw, or collage.
Is it designed for one specific route?
No — the three chapters follow the inner rhythm of any Camino route, not turn-by-turn directions for one path in particular.
What language is it in?
English.
How much does it weigh?
240 g.
Will it fit easily in a backpack?
Yes — it's A5 (14.8 × 21 cm), made to travel light.
Where is it printed?
In Galicia, Spain — a limited, numbered edition, hand-stitched rather than mass-produced.
When will I receive my order?
Pre-orders are estimated to ship October 15, 2026.
Is it a good gift?
Yes — many people buy one for someone who's about to start walking.
