giorgio
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF(2000), Puy (03), VDLP(04), Arles(05), Paris/London(06), Norte(07),Vezelay(09), Levante(10),Madrid(13),CF(15),CF(16)
We're just back from CDM, so better send you some notes while i still have all the details ...
-to Fuencarral the metro line is number 10
-in Tres Cantos the Camino passes basically 2,5 km out of the town which is absolutely cold and unappealing as it is a new town 20 years old..
-in Colmenar only place hotel Chiscon 44 single 60 double
-Manzanares only accomodation is Hotel Parque Real 42 single 57 double with breakfast (nothing to be remembered !). possible bus to mataelpino
-Navacerrada vacation place somehow expensive. If you don't need to get something,bypass it and stay on carretera,you'll avoid a real steep climb to get out of town and back on the carretera
-had no means to check it ,but had a feeling that carretera to Cercedilla is a much shorter way than the path marked by Yellow arrows after navacerrada .
-Cercedilla Yout hostel 20 euros per person, hostal Aribel Longinos 40 euros double, good value for money ,close to town and train station
-didn't test it but have heard that Valsain has albergue Officina turismo tel 921470018
-Segovia hostal Juan Bravo good value for money 40 double
-Valseca, didn't test it but inhabitant told me that new beds have been put in the albergue
-Nava accomodation in brand new Centro Social ,excellent
-Villeguillo albergue 10 beds pretty good,no covers ,no kitchen gear,only microwave, no provision, can get meal in cafe' but cafe' closed on tuesday possible taxi service Rafael 633780378
-Alcazaren new albergue very good get keys at Information Office
-Ponte Duero fantastic albergue with hospitaleiro , not to be missed. bus every hour to Valladolid
-Cigunuela ,very good new albergue, good place to eat in front of church
-Penaflor, the two steep ups and downs are quite hard with wet weather, if wet simply take carretera ,two km shorter and flat and,most important , not muddy.
-Medina Very beautiful, stay with the nuns very nice accomodation.Church of Santa Cruz now a Museum of Semana santa,worth visiting. recommend restaurant el Sequillo
-alternative route . 8 km along canal, then 3 km to Tamariz, no provisions. 10 km to Cuenca
from canal to cuenca all tarmac
-Villalon, very nice albergue with hospitaleiro
-to santervas 15km(8 to Fontihouelo,7 to Santervas) nice albergue, meal arranged by Centro Social
CDM is a great pick for a short walk as matrid to Sahagun it's about 300 km. Will certainly do it again. Only downside is the bit to Madrid-Segovia where you have no pilgrim accomodation.
Buen Camino to all !!!
Giorgio and Elisa
-to Fuencarral the metro line is number 10
-in Tres Cantos the Camino passes basically 2,5 km out of the town which is absolutely cold and unappealing as it is a new town 20 years old..
-in Colmenar only place hotel Chiscon 44 single 60 double
-Manzanares only accomodation is Hotel Parque Real 42 single 57 double with breakfast (nothing to be remembered !). possible bus to mataelpino
-Navacerrada vacation place somehow expensive. If you don't need to get something,bypass it and stay on carretera,you'll avoid a real steep climb to get out of town and back on the carretera
-had no means to check it ,but had a feeling that carretera to Cercedilla is a much shorter way than the path marked by Yellow arrows after navacerrada .
-Cercedilla Yout hostel 20 euros per person, hostal Aribel Longinos 40 euros double, good value for money ,close to town and train station
-didn't test it but have heard that Valsain has albergue Officina turismo tel 921470018
-Segovia hostal Juan Bravo good value for money 40 double
-Valseca, didn't test it but inhabitant told me that new beds have been put in the albergue
-Nava accomodation in brand new Centro Social ,excellent
-Villeguillo albergue 10 beds pretty good,no covers ,no kitchen gear,only microwave, no provision, can get meal in cafe' but cafe' closed on tuesday possible taxi service Rafael 633780378
-Alcazaren new albergue very good get keys at Information Office
-Ponte Duero fantastic albergue with hospitaleiro , not to be missed. bus every hour to Valladolid
-Cigunuela ,very good new albergue, good place to eat in front of church
-Penaflor, the two steep ups and downs are quite hard with wet weather, if wet simply take carretera ,two km shorter and flat and,most important , not muddy.
-Medina Very beautiful, stay with the nuns very nice accomodation.Church of Santa Cruz now a Museum of Semana santa,worth visiting. recommend restaurant el Sequillo
-alternative route . 8 km along canal, then 3 km to Tamariz, no provisions. 10 km to Cuenca
from canal to cuenca all tarmac
-Villalon, very nice albergue with hospitaleiro
-to santervas 15km(8 to Fontihouelo,7 to Santervas) nice albergue, meal arranged by Centro Social
CDM is a great pick for a short walk as matrid to Sahagun it's about 300 km. Will certainly do it again. Only downside is the bit to Madrid-Segovia where you have no pilgrim accomodation.
Buen Camino to all !!!
Giorgio and Elisa
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