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Trying to plan and I know some have said to stay in SJPP to get your bearings and supplies but I can't figure out how long. Overnight? 2 nights?
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I'm not sure that the town is a UNESCO site, but the Camino de Santiago is, so perhaps the marker is for the camino. Where is the castle?the town because it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a castle.
Sorru Kurt, but that is not what the sign you photographed says. It says the Ways of Saint James in France are UNESCO world heritage, and that some of their monuments listed as such were important Camino markers. It never says SJPP is registered as being a Unesco World Heritage site. In fact, it is 71monuments and 7 stretches of the chemins which are registered, not SJPP. https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemins_de_Compostelle_en_FranceSJPdP became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1998 which is most famous for the UNESCO Camino Gates (Pictures)...the sign was not easy to find and I knew what I was was looking for with a map...for the most panoramic view in town climb up the hill to Mendiguren Citadel so just follow the trail from town...also visit the Roman bridge Pont d’Eyheraberry or actually all of the old briges in town.
Trying to plan and I know some have said to stay in SJPP to get your bearings and supplies but I can't figure out how long. Overnight? 2 nights?
Trying to plan and I know some have said to stay in SJPP to get your bearings and supplies but I can't figure out how long. Overnight? 2 nights?
I have never been "hit on" by so many older single women in my life as between SJPdP and Roncenvalles that I now call it the "Camino Dating Game".
If your goal for that day is Valcarlos and you can leave SJPP by noon, then by all means, don’t spend a night in SJPP. It’ll save you the poor night of sleep due to all the partying and cars. Plus, you’ll get more zzzzs after walking vs being anxious about getting ready to get going.Is even one night in SJPdP necessary?
I had planned one originally, as my flight arrives in Biarritz in the evening, so I have booked a hotel in Bayonne for that night, very close to the station. If I get the early train I will arrive in St Jean before 9am. So now I figure - a leisurely coffee, visit the pilgrim office (get a sello there?), buy a few snack items then set off. I aim to spend the night in Valcarlos.
Whatever time it takes me to get to pilgrims office and get credential and fill water bottle. Hate the place
It's a decission you have to make .Is even one night in SJPdP necessary?
SJPP is a beautiful place, we were glad we spent 2 nights. We explored the area and town and we were more than ready to hit the Camino after our stay. If you have time an extra night is worth it.Trying to plan and I know some have said to stay in SJPP to get your bearings and supplies but I can't figure out how long. Overnight? 2 nights?
Yes, I am glad that silly post has been moderated.Wow! Dream on. Maybe those single (?) women are just being polite and friendly.
I was having dinner (alone) in SJPDP, and there was a single (?) guy (similar age) at the table next to me. We offered a few pleasantries to each other. Once we had well and truly established (this took a while) that we were both happily married (but not to each other), he joined me at my table, and we had a wonderful evening together. We then went our separate ways.
That’s what I love about the camino, nobody knows anything about me (unless I tell them), and I know nothing about them.
Jill
In August and after flying from Australia to a conference in Copenhagen, I flew on two flights through 2 Paris airports to Biarritz. Next day I went by train to Bayonne and SJPdP, went to the pilgrim office for my credencial, and set off. Arrived at Roncevalles about 4pm.Trying to plan and I know some have said to stay in SJPP to get your bearings and supplies but I can't figure out how long. Overnight? 2 nights?
Just overnight. You want to start out fresh.Trying to plan and I know some have said to stay in SJPP to get your bearings and supplies but I can't figure out how long. Overnight? 2 nights?
I'm not sure that the town is a UNESCO site, but the Camino de Santiago is, so perhaps the marker is for the camino. Where is the castle?
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I stayed about an hour, and headed for Hounto.Trying to plan and I know some have said to stay in SJPP to get your bearings and supplies but I can't figure out how long. Overnight? 2 nights?
Like I wrote: it will still be a leisurely strollA day in SJPdP will be the most boring day of your walk. Keep moving!
Hi Lance, we are also looking to fly from Perth, did you find Paris the best entry point to get to SJDP?Arrived around 4:30 PM and left the next morning. Mind you I had a long relaxing flight from Perth, Western Australia to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, sleep overnight at the airport train station (not comfortable on hard plastic seats), train the next day to SJPP, sleep that night in the first dormitory I'd seen for a year, and off to Roncesvalles early in the morning.