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    Need help finding the closest bus stop to Camino Norte Path, from San Sebastián Airport

    I echo what the others have said above. As to the bus from the airport to Pasejes, you turn right out of the airport entrance and you pick it up about 700 meters away. See Google maps transit option, as I said above , for exact details. It will take you right to Pasejes. The trail goes...
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    Need help finding the closest bus stop to Camino Norte Path, from San Sebastián Airport

    San Sebastian Airport (as opposed to its bus station) is not in San Sebastian, but on the outskirts of Irun, the start of the Norte. From the airport entrance, you simply turn left and you can walk to the Norte path in 15 minutes. It's just over a kilometer from the airport. I've pasted in a...
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Thanks -- again -- for the tip. We were in Agrigento in 2016. Really looking forward to exploring it more this time, because we only spent one night in the town itself.
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    GR 65 route/trail changes in direction?

    Yes, I can tell you for sure that they re-route it, in particular to take it off the road. When we walked it in 2019, I had the kml tracks from the Dutch Confraternity, and even though they were supposed to be only a year or two old, many changes had been made. Ditto with the tracks shown on...
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Nick, Your pictures are exquisite. Thanks for posting them. Our last few days have been (mostly) terrific. We avoided the rain yesterday, but it was threatening, so we opted for the alternative you alerted us to out of Campofranco. But once past the deviation point, the signage was very...
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Definitely. Talked to a few who were doing just that -- taking the week off between the two holidays.
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    No, we're doing a few really leisurely stages. In Acquaviva Platani now -- only 10 k but (yet another) steep climb into town. Now chilling at the fantastic B&B Acquaviva, with no plan for the day other than to sit out on our little balcony and watch the world pass by in the cute little pizza...
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    Great Saint Bernard Pass Hospice

    Good point. I crossed in late-ish September, 2022, and there were maybe 10-15 people staying there altogether. Undoubtedly, it's more busy in high summer.
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    Great Saint Bernard Pass Hospice

    Great place to stay! Dorm rooms but very spacious, with no bunkbeds, and they won't crowd unrelated guests into a room, so you'll often have a room to yourself (I did). And you can even request one. Very hospitable. Communal dinner with the other guests. Food is far from gourmet, but by...
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Nick: A great big "Grazie". for all your terrific descriptions and helpful "practicalities.". (I always use "logistics" to sum up the nitty-gritty, but "practicalities" is surely a better word, so I'm going to steal it hereafter). Every morning before starting out I re-read your posts for a...
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Thanks, Nick (yet again) for the heads--ups and the fantastic descriptions. A good walk for us today to Prizzi. Even with the kick-ass ascents, it felt like a piece of cake after the mud into Corleone. Almost a dozen pilgrims tonight at dinner. And we also had great lunch companions at Casa...
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Sounds great! I'm not at the stage yet where the scenery has become monotonous, but variation is always welcome. These seem like pretty utilitarian towns so far (but interesting to me because they don't pretend otherwise) but I certainly won't reject a bel paese.
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Oddly enough, it never rained very hard while we were walking, but locals here in Corleone say it poured the entire night before. But I did notice on the MVF Facebook page that others had previously commented on this section. One person said she had to be hosed off by a friendly (and laughing)...
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Continuing from above: For the rest of this section, Nick's suggestions are spot on, and his descriptions can't be matched. Specifically: 1. His means of avoiding the long detour when you first encounter the SS38 is perfect. Saved us, two Germans, and 3 Italians more than a k. of useless...
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    Magna Via Francigena - April 2024

    Andy & Kate's Day 2: To Corleone: What a difference 3 days make! When Nick came through, (see post #9), the sun was beating down relentlessly, and there was no mention of difficult trail. But for us, rain and temps in the single digits turned one section of the the trail into a quagmire like...
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