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There will be reduced numbers of trains this summer, but because of this new...
Hello,
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Hi, Buen Camino!
1. Nope, not mental in any way at all - getting up in the middle of the night and booking to go next day is not wildly uncommon. You can 'train' on Camino by starting with short days and building up - ignore the 'day stages' in...
Hi all, the lunch stop in Artieda was excellent, ok it was a climb up the hill but the views were worth the extra metres. Ruesta, I didn't book dinner or breakfast until checking in. Dinner was good served by very friendly staff, breakfast was...
Joramos,
It is lovely to hear you describing what working in the pilgrim office entails. It brings me so many happy memories, both from Rua de Vilar and the present office especially ' habitaion 6' upstairs.
However please don't call 80 'very...
Sorry about the age thing. I was merely imaging the age gaps among the pilgrims.
Actually, I met a 90+ year old Aussie grandma who walked the Frances in the Fall of 2022 with her granddaughter. She did a better pace than I did.
An 80+...
The Galicia Rail pass is available to anyone who completes the Camino and is awarded the completion certificate. It allows for 3 days of train travel and also discounts to other places you may want to visit.
Tourism of Galicia and RENFE offer...
It might be helpful to correct the dead link (www.renfe.es) in the first post with the live link to the up to date and comprehensive information about the Galicia Rail Pass 2024 in English, namely at...
Do not miss San Juan de la Pena.
As an architectural historian it was my professional privilege/ personal pleasure to visit many special places in this world, but the old monastery at San Juan de la Pena belongs in that unique category of...
Mid-April. Mid-week?
I’d not be bothered about booking ahead. Chances are that there’ll be seats on the bus. If not Bilbao is great city to spend a night if you have to and there’s plenty of inexpensive accommodations around the Intermodal
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