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    Hiking shoes or sandals?

    I recommend wearing really good, well-fitting boots--especially for the Route Napoleon but also for the rough terrain in other areas. When we walked the Camino Frances (which we did in stages), I wore boots for four of the five stages, and I felt that they really worked for me. I wore Brooks...
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    Socks & "sock liners"

    I used Aquaphor, silk sock liners, and various types of wool socks, with hiking boots. No blisters. Decided to ditch the sock liners--got blisters. Of course, there were plenty of other variables, but that was my experience.
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    My first Camino - clothing & footwear when done walking for the day

    Looks like you have plenty of good advice, but I will add my two cents as well. We walked the Camino Frances in stages over a period of six years. So we walked in a variety of conditions. What worked best for me (both for dinner and church services) was a hiking dress, cotton scarf, and pair of...
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    Waterproof Jacket

    My Mountain Hardwear jacket kept me dry and comfortable while walking through the remnants of a tropical storm near Portomarin so that was not only torrential rain but lots of wind! I wish I could say that my pants and boots had performed as well! My husband's Columbia jacket failed miserably...
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    Trekking poles

    For each of our Camino treks, I bought a pole in Spain and left it at our final destination (if I managed not to lose it before then). In one instance, I was able to find a used pole in a shop in Castrojeriz. (I had foolishly assumed I wouldn't need one walking the Meseta.) As some people have...
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    shoes for narrow feet

    I know the problem! I have very narrow, flat feet. In athletic shoes, I wear (in U.S. sizes) a 7 1/2 AA. And that is usually still wide on me. I looked all over for boots or trail runners that would work. The only ones narrow enough for me were Italian made--and they were absurdly expensive...

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