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  1. K

    Injuries, Fatalities Since May

    My take away from this is positive. According to all the statistics quoted in this thread doing the Camino is Good for you! You are much less likely to die on the Camino than off it. The numbers speak for themselves. Why? Fresh air, simple food, daily exercise, mental peace? And it is the...
  2. sillydoll

    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    ...ruling, offer any pilgrim who visits the Pilgrim Office in Santiago a Compostela Certificate, as is done at most other Christian shrines like Lourdes, Jerusalem, Bethlehem etc., (you can Google for samples of these certificates). To satisy the long-haul pilgrims they could re-introduce the...
  3. Paulo Arantes

    Injuries, Fatalities Since May

    Estimado Charles, la tasa de mortalidad que utilicé no fue la tasa general del país. Lo restringí a los españoles de 50 a 65 años precisamente porque se acercan más a lo que tenemos con las estadísticas de quienes hacen el Camino de Santiago y lo restringí a los españoles porque son la...
  4. kiwi-couple

    Snake identification

    We saw many many snakes when walking the Chemin du Piémont Pyrénéen from Lourdes in September last year, and a couple more on the Baztan. All but one quickly disappeared, that one we had to walk around much to.my horror. Coming from snake-free New Zealand I was extremely wary!
  5. C

    Injuries, Fatalities Since May

    ...en que sorprendentemente fallecen MUY POCOS peregrinos. Y con Duncan que aquellos que les preocupe este tema, mejor que su destino fuese LOURDES ;) Computer translation: It is not possible to compare the general mortality rate of a country (in Spain it would be around 9.5 deaths per 1,000...
  6. D

    Injuries, Fatalities Since May

    I'm beginning to think that for some pilgrims they might consider their destination more appropriately to be Lourdes........
  7. Flog

    Stages from Oloron-Sainte-Marie

    ...your way, I hope you can recover enough to enjoy the last part of it. After Monreal, will you continue to Puenta la Reina or stop at Tiebas? Lourdes looks after the albergue there, she is very kind and enthusiastic and it's a lovely clean, well kept place, stocked with food and alcohol...
  8. JabbaPapa

    Jubilee Year of Hope 2025

    ...those in Assisi, Loreto, Pompeii, Padua, and Santiago de Compostela (as well as Marian shrines more generally, so by default also Fátima and Lourdes as well as some Sanctuaries in the Americas and elsewhere, perhaps most notably apart from those two, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City and...
  9. BlackRocker57

    Maybe a little late with my planning for le Puy...

    and never too early to reserve accommodations on the Voie du Puy-en-Velay but, that said, July is much quieter on this path and the numbers drop off hugely so less competition for beds ...
  10. C

    Maybe a little late with my planning for le Puy...

    ...a Canadian journalist. https://solocamino.com You may wish to consider a more modest introduction to French pilgrim routes by walking from Lourdes to SJPD (8 days). The key message you must take away is that you will need to be far more self sufficient carrying food & water when walking in...
  11. Richard DeMerchant

    Camino Aragonês notes and observations April '24

    Thank you for your post. I am hoping to do the route in July and it is good to get an update. I heard about some of the washouts. Buen Camino
  12. JabbaPapa

    wanting to get back on the trail, but knee issues

    ...helped motivate the effort of it. I used knee braces with metal support, and they really helped -- my knees suddenly got a lot better at Lourdes when I started out from there on my 2014, so that they ended up in my backpack, and I've not used them since, but that's not necessarily something...
  13. Pafayac

    Transit to Bordeaux from Canada, and a note about the St. André Cathedral in Bordeaux

    Yes they would, provided that you find some people to stamp your credential.
  14. D

    Transit to Bordeaux from Canada, and a note about the St. André Cathedral in Bordeaux

    My I have a "side question" in this thread! I am pleasantly surprised to learn that one can collect stamp in the Cathedral St. Andre in Bordeaux. Would some Cathedrals in Paris, Lourdes, Marseilles and Lyon also stamp credentials? Many thanks!
  15. Flog

    Camino Aragonês notes and observations April '24

    ...address some of the recent concerns, comments and questions regarding this route, and I hope some might find it useful. I flew from Dublin to Lourdes on the 18th of April, took the train to Pau and started walking from there. A few days on the Camino Arles through Lescar, Oloron, Sarrance and...
  16. M

    Rain during Lourdes -> SJPDP

    Hello everyone, The time approaches for the 7 day walk from Lourdes to SJPDP. We will start next tuesday. However, at this moment the weather forecast isn't encouraging -> rain every day for a week We're having second thoughts because it might be complicated to walk every day while it rains...
  17. Rita Flower

    SJPP accommodation

    Thank you. I guess you had to pay for the Lourdes excursion. How much was it? When you say ‘ just outside SJPP - how many km’s? 🙏😃
  18. Scott Fraser

    Need something to do before Camino

    You probably need two overnights in Lourdes which gives you a full day to poke around. It’s an interesting town.
  19. Purple Backpack

    Need something to do before Camino

    I’m looking at Lourdes, have always been interested in seeing it. But I wasn’t sure if a day and half is enough time.
  20. G

    SJPP accommodation

    ...grocery store, etc., and she even stages pictures of you walking out of SJPP as you begin your Camino. She gave me a history of the Basques. Also, I prearranged with her and she took me to Lourdes for the day. Here is her contact information: Melanie +33782485069 (WHATSAPP)...

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