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  1. Mark2012

    Train from Madrid to Oviedo - pre-book ticket?

    Thanks for the answers. Mixed reports, but it seems like there is nothing to lose by booking in advance!
  2. Mark2012

    Train from Madrid to Oviedo - pre-book ticket?

    Hello all, I'm going to be getting the train from Chamartin station, Madrid, to Oviedo this coming Sunday, May 29, and will start walking the Primitivo on May 30. So, it's an exciting time, knowing I'll be walking this next week! But it just dawned on me to wonder if it might be a good idea to...
  3. Mark2012

    Growth in pilgrim numbers on the Primitivo

    I've been thinking May or July for the Primitivo this year, ideally walking the Salvador first. I walked the Norte last year, starting on May 16. I stuck with the Norte at the option point where some turned left for the Primitivo. The crowds on the Norte at that time last year were very...
  4. Mark2012

    Primitivo - May or July?

    I was fortunate last year with the 'shock' of the Norte linking up with the Frances in Arzua. I had walked the Frances in 2012 & 2014, so I had a fair idea of what to expect. It was still a bit traumatic, though, to go from the relative solitude of the Norte to the early-summer traffic-jam of...
  5. Mark2012

    Primitivo - May or July?

    Despite being Irish, I don't mind the heat very much. In fact, last year on the Norte, I found myself wishing it was warmer quite a bit... particularly when sitting outside having the occasional evening beer! I hadn't packed for borderline chilly coastal conditions. This was mid-May to...
  6. Mark2012

    Primitivo - May or July?

    Yes, I can see how arriving at Melide might be a bit of a shock to the system. I walked the Norte last year, and reached Arzua in early June. It was quite different from that point!
  7. Mark2012

    Primitivo - May or July?

    Hello all, I hope to walk the Primitivo this summer - well, actually, the Salvador first, from Leon to Oviedo, and then on from there to Santiago. Anyway, I'm not yet clear on whether my own schedule will allow me to walk from around mid-May or from the start of July. In the end, I may be...

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