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[QUOTE="Charrito, post: 894712, member: 36793"] [B]Day 1. Ponferrada to Borrenes (23 km)[/B] This is a pretty strightforward stage, and easily walkable. As Laurie says, you could possibly skip the steep ascent to Cornatel Castle, but it's worth it for the views (although some of the following stages have even better views). I posted this in another thread a few months ago: [INDENT]I[I]f, for any reason, you don’t want to walk all the way up to Cornatel Castle after leaving Santalla del Bierzo, you don’t need to do any road walking on that nasty stretch up to the Slate Factory at the top.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Instead, carry straight on at the Ermita de la Virgen del Carmen (but be careful: don’t follow the path round to the right); ten metres past the chapel head upwards. It’s fairly steep for about 200 metres, then you cross the N-536, and head up the slate mountain (!) for another 150 metres to the top. It brings you out at the confluence of roads (N-536, the one coming down from Villavieja, and the one that takes you down to Borrenes).[/I][/INDENT] As far as places to stop between Ponferrada and Borrenes, Laurie and I always disagree! But, I know what I'm talking about, believe me! In Toral de Merayo, you have a couple of places. The cafeteria in the square just over the bridge opens around 9 o'clock, when the parents have left their kids in the school opposite. Bar El Puente, right on the bridge, was being renovated when I walked there in October. There is also a panadería just up the road, before you get to the church. Mesón Alondra is on the main road out of the village, but does not open until lunchtime. In Villalibre de la Jurisdicción, you have two bars on the main road (a slight detour off the camino): Bar Ruta 98, and Mesa Para 2. In Priaranza del Bierzo, you have El Sitio de Mi Recreo in the village, but it doesn't tend to open until the afternoon. You have two places on the main road: Bar Estanco Inés, and La Cantina. In Santalla del Bierzo, you have Café Bar Ronda at the end of the village (on the main road, but you can walk down by the side of the bar to get back onto the camino). See what I said above about the alternative route if you don't fancy the climb up to Cornatel Castle. I have never stayed in the albergue at Villavieja, but most people write nice things about the place and people (and the dog!). I have stayed in the Hotel Rural Cornatel in Borrenes, and it is highly recommendable. Not cheap, but Marisol and Saturno are extremely welcoming to all pilgrims. Their bar, Bar Marisol, just opposite the hotel, is now closed, but they have a wonderful bar/restaurant attached to the hotel. Saturno is busy constructing an apartment alongside the hotel. Right, if anyone needs more specific information about things on this first stage, I'm not going anywhere! [/QUOTE]
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