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Having walked the Camino de Santiago five times, Judy knows every inch of the way. Her first experience was in 1994 from the heights of the Spanish Pyrenees. The following year, a 1,000-mile walk from Le Puy en Velay, France into Spain along the Camino Frances led her to Santiago de Compostela. In 1996, she began her pilgrimage in French Pyrenees. In 2002, Judy walked the Camino solo through Spain two times, following both the inland route and the less-traveled El Camino del Norte, which follows 300-miles of beautiful coast. To date, Judy has led 55 groups of pilgrims to the steps of the cathedral in Santiago. Judy studied the Spanish language in Barcelona, Spain; Sevilla, Spain; and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. While Spanish is her second language, Judy is also familiar with a number of other Romance languages, including Italian. Having visited more than 25 countries around the globe, Judy has found Spain to be the most exciting. When Judy isn't whipping up gourmet meals for her Aspen clientele or leading her pilgrims to Santiago, she can be found hiking the high mountain routes of Aspen or walking the back roads of Europe. Her prior experiences on the Camino de Santiago and trekking in Tuscany led her to the idea of forming this company with her walking partner Juan Carlos Fuentes-Pura of Valladolid, Spain.
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When not guiding for Judy, she's out exploring other routes or enjoying her free time surfing the waves of the northern Cantabrian coast.
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Lorraine is a native Californian, who now makes her home in Aspen. Her expertise in language instruction spans over 12 years and two continents. She has lived and worked in Spain, teaching executives English in Malaga, Madrid and Valencia. She has taught English in California, and intensive Spanish courses in Costa Rica and Baja California. She is currently a full-time assistance professor at the community college teaching English as a second language and Spanish.
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Roberto Rodriguez has been teaching Yoga and Chi Kung since 1992 in the small Castilian city of Valladolid, located in central Spain. He has studied with the likes of Godfrey Devereux, David Swenson, John Scott and Belén de los Ángeles. His personal yoga practice is Ashtanga, however he works with students of all levels accommodating their individual practices and needs, focusing on alignment and breath.
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Joanne describes her yoga philosophy as the integration of mind, body, and spirit -practiced on and off the mat. It is not just a stretch, but a lifestyle. She has a nurturing and gentle approach which encourages her students' freedom of choosing their level of individuality and intensity. Her workshops are a transformative experience.
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If you want to get fit, get rid of some stress and maybe even learn a little Spanish in a magnificent mountain setting, then Bootcamp is for you! We will start each day with an enlivening Pilates session followed by stretching exercises to prepare us for a mini outdoor circuit class. After a break for a healthy lunch we will take to the hills for a walk along the numerous stunning trails in the local area. We will return back for a relaxing stretch based Pilates class before enjoying our evening meal. Plan to hike approximately 10 to 15 miles per day and practice 1-2 hours of Pilates in the yoga studio of Fuentes de Lucia. Seven breakfasts and seven other meals are included in the tour price. No previous Pilates experience is required and exercises will be adapted to all levels. |
Judy Colaneri,
owner of Spanish Steps and Roman Roads, is also a culinary
trained chef in the ski mountain town of Aspen, Colorado. She spends eight months of the year working in Europe, personally
guiding adventurous travelers through her favorite part of
the world. Her love of exploration and hiking, joined with
her passion for language and the culinary arts, will make
your trip a walking-gourmet odyssey. 
Juan Carlos Fuentes met Judy on the Camino in 1994 while on his second pilgrimage to Santiago. He has since walked the Camino eight times, including several holy year pilgrimages, and has been sharing his expertise and knowledge about his home country with pilgrims from all over the world since the beginning of Spanish Steps. When not guiding on the Camino, both Juan Carlos and Judy can be found hosting people at their newly restored farmhouse in Asturias, 
Vanessa Illanes hails from the USA, but has spent the past 28 summers in Galicia, the home of her family. She's an avid hiker and loves to read. 
Lorriane
Miller works with Spanish Steps teaching our Camino
“WALK AND TALK” participants the Spanish language while in
route. Lorraine believes that learning a new language opens
the mind to new people and places so she makes this an exciting
and fun experience while instilling in her student the desire
to become life-long language learners. Her classroom, whether
with or without walls, is a non-threatening enriching environment
to acquire a second language through interaction, interplay,
and intercambio. Intercambio is Lorraine's unique way of bringing
two languages and two cultures together to learn from each
other. In Lorraine's class everybody is both a teacher and
a student. 
Leo
San Sebastian was born in the mountains of the Basque
country and made his home in Jaca, Spain, the heart of the Pyrenees, 25 years ago where he spends the winters
on backcountry skis taking intrepid adventurers into the high
country or teaching skiing on one of the nearby peaks. He
has guided several groups along the GR-11, a long-distant
trail spanning the entire length of the Pyrenees from the
Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean (a 48-day endeavor).
He has taken numerous groups trekking in Nepal, Morocco, Tanzania,
Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Pakistan, India, and in the French
Alps. In Chile, the Alps and in Aspen, Colorado, Leo taught
skiing. He is an international certified mountain guide (UIAGM) and a professional ski instructor (ISIA). Spanish
is his first language but is fluent in English, French and
Basque. When he is not off on some exotic journey, Leo and
his wife Azucena are busy teaching their four year old daughter
Irene to ski.
Joanne DeVito is a certified yoga instructor and has been teaching Kripalu Hatha Yoga
for twelve years. She had led yoga trips abroad for eight years - including
such destinations as: Tuscany, Amalfi Coast, St. Lucia, Costa Rica, and
Tortola. 
Susan has been a yoga student since 1992, a teacher since 1997 and has owned her owned Asana Yoga Studio in Golden, Colorado since October of 2002. Most recently she has taught workshops in Spain and Mexico and has future projects in Italy and Argentina. Susan primarily teaches in the Vinyasa style but her students love her ability to adapt her classes to their specific needs. Her classes have been characterized as "full of vitality". Susan believes the focus of her classes are about being able to draw your attention away from the outside world and into yourself as you explore the boundaries of your ability while respecting your limitations. 
Virginio Corsi accidentally came across the
Camino de Santiago in 1997, while studying in Spain. He gathered a small
group of friends and together embarked on the journey of a lifetime to
Santiago de Compostela.
Kate Goad trained in Pilates in her native England at The Pilates Institute in London.
After a lifelong enthusiasm for all outdoor pursuits she took up Pilates
and has been teaching and developing her mat-based classes in both the
UK and Spain for the last 7 years. She has taught all levels, ages and
abilities and enjoys adapting and designing exercise programs to meet
all needs. Currently living in a beautiful mountain village in Asturias
she divides her time between teaching Pilates in Spanish and English and
running community based fitness classes from Spinning to exercise for
older people in isolated mountain villages. She also works as a guide
on the Camino for Spanish Steps which combines her love of the outdoors,
Spain and meeting new people. When not teaching she can be found running
in the hills, cooking food from her vegetable garden or catching up on
village news with her neighbors!
Spanish StepsBox 8653Aspen CO 81612 USAwww.spanishsteps.com Toll Free USA – 1 877 787 WALK
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