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  1. Isabelpilgrim

    Alternative to Pamplona for overnight

    I've heard good things about la Perla Negra, but stayed up the hill from there.
  2. Isabelpilgrim

    Alternative to Pamplona for overnight

    Zalbadika is nice, so is Trinidad de Arre, though I'm unclear if you can book ahead. I have found that places in between major stops tend to have space, but no guarantee. In recent years, Ive been in several albergues with just a few people, if not just me.
  3. Isabelpilgrim

    First Camino - Nervous and with questions about the start

    Welcome to the Camino! Definitely follow any advice from the Pilgrim's office in SJPP. Regarding Easter, it kinda depends where you are on the route. It has tended to be busier the closer you get to Santiago, and if there are processions there can be more people in town and in the albergues...
  4. Isabelpilgrim

    "normal" daily routine

    I tried those in Portugal, can't remember if they were roasted.
  5. Isabelpilgrim

    Is the Camino too crowded now?

    Most of my contact this year was with a largish tour group. I enjoyed having someone to talk to, some days I had no conversations at all.
  6. Isabelpilgrim

    Is the Camino too crowded now?

    I walked this past August and September, part was the Primitivo, so really not crowded, I was alone most of the time, and walked into Santiago de Compostela completely alone from Monte de Gozo, even though a lot of albergues were full. I think you can walk around the crowds if you want. I try to...
  7. Isabelpilgrim

    Descent into Portomarin

    I only made it down because a man suddenly appeared behind me and held my arm to guide me.
  8. Isabelpilgrim

    Descent into Portomarin

    Take the road to the right, or the bike route, when it splits. The main route in the middle is a washout, it's like going through a canyon shoot toward the end. Starts out as anice enough trail. The route to the right is steep,but at least it's a road.
  9. Isabelpilgrim

    Pamplona during San Fermines, pros and cons?

    I can't remember exact dates, but there were a bunch of festivals late Aug-Sept all along the Camino, especially in Navarre. I kept ending up at them as I was walking. Obanos, Puente de la Reina, Cizur Menor, etc. Some of the guidebooks list festival dates.
  10. Isabelpilgrim

    Burgos accomodation

    Oh, the Burgos was Hostel Abadia, and the place in Tardajos was Albergue Turistica La Fabrica. I think I found them through the Wise Pilgrim guidebook app.
  11. Isabelpilgrim

    Burgos accomodation

    I've stayed in the hostel above the bus station, it was alright. Can you book it through a hostel website? I just walked in, but wasn't there on a holiday. Have also stayed just outside of the city, on the way west, booked at booking.com, it was nice, breakfast at 7, though, next door to a bar...
  12. Isabelpilgrim

    House on the camino Frances (Leon) for sale

    It's a major stage before Leon. I was last there during Holy Week, it was packed.
  13. Isabelpilgrim

    Easter "wave" on Camino Francés?

    I was on the Meseta,. Between Boadilla and Astoria in 2017 for Semana Santa, I must've timed it right. I got into Leon early on Good Friday, and got a bed, but later in the day the city was packed. I was late getting to Carrion de Los Condes on Palm Sunday, I got one of the last beds in the...
  14. Isabelpilgrim

    Easter "wave" on Camino Francés?

    I've walked 2x over Semana Santa, once to Santiago, and once on the Meseta. It slows down after Easter, by comparison, bigger villages and cities will likely have processions leading up to Easter, which is something I found worth experiencing, if not as elaborate as in Southern Spain. Can get...
  15. Isabelpilgrim

    Hotel recommendations in larger cities

    Last summer I used the Wise Pilgrim app for the Frances, the accomodations link would connect to booking.com which would list more properties for city that you could search by price, also there were some you could go directly to hotel's website. With the exception of Santiago most places were...
  16. Isabelpilgrim

    To book or not to book albergues

    Autocorrect strikes again! Casa Rurals, Trabadelo.
  17. Isabelpilgrim

    To book or not to book albergues

    I'm not quite in Sarria. Walked from Cacabelos to Ambasmestas today, surprising amount of albergue we're closed, I think some temporarily. I haven't seen a lot of peregrinos today, but the bar + albergue in Pereje we're closed, and I think only two albergue we're open in Transdelo. There are...
  18. Isabelpilgrim

    Differences in the walking experience - pre vs post Covid?

    Thank you. It's quite chilly today, big change from a week ago.
  19. Isabelpilgrim

    Differences in the walking experience - pre vs post Covid?

    I was considering the Invierno this morning but didn't have the brainenergy to figure out where it was, so am in Cacabelos instead.
  20. Isabelpilgrim

    Differences in the walking experience - pre vs post Covid?

    I'm walking now, met people who still mostly show up and find beds. I've been about hal and half, reserving vs not. I reserved first couple of nights, because of the heat. Did have one place full, but someone asked the hospitalero to drive me to next village (one of the ridiculously hot days)...

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