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Correct 430 euros circa...but normally it WILL swing for free because today is the festivity of the Apostolo saint Jacobus el Major !!! Happy festivity to all pilgrims!! as he is our patron saint !!! Pls don't forget to pray near his tomb under the statue in the cathedral :-that is more...
Well...After my 2 Covid Shots i did the Francigena from Home to Rome ;-) Panorama shot from the top of Mt Valoria 1224m. The Cisa Pass 1041m is just below this mountain ...well worth the detour/option from the Francigena route.
For the mass readings i use "Ibreviary" ...set it to "holy land" and select your language ...you can then download the whole week when you are using wifi... then you will be able to select the day of mass you need offline...great app.
I have a google phone app ( also on PC in link-->called Re-openEU this app permits you to see the requirements for EU citizens (but a "rest of the world" is select-able too) .
You can select in "Travel Plan" your origin and route, according to your country of departure and an important...
The problem is not going... but coming back home... possibly having to quarantine and covid testing due to the new Delta variant in a rapidly evolving situation...i just read that 33 people in a plane from Majorca-to Santiago were found positive to Delta and they are now in quarantine in...
Thank you for your precious information :-) ...Will try to walk to one of those proposed in the near future!... I would like to get my second covid shot first then try the Francigena ...starting from my doorstep...Trecate to Rome ...this is one of my dreams right now...
That is the question...Indian, African, Brazilian, and cross breeds... still can make you sick ...and end your Camino...even if you have 2 doses... but you will be able to better cope with the infection if you get it...Santiago protects his pilgrims... but we must give him a hand in doing so...
Eremita of St.Nicolàs de Puentefitero...great palace to stay...Italian confraternity of st Jacopo (James) of Compostella...candle light dinner ...followed by the ceremony of the washing of the feet by the hospltalieros in official ceremonial pilgrim's dress.
In Italy:- in order to enter other regions in Italy with a red lock down condition from another colored region a 48 hr test result OR a double covid vaccination document OR a document with analysis that proves you have survived a covid infection must be available in case of a police control.
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