gyro
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- Sep 14, 2008
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Caminos: Frances, Ingles, Portugues, de Norte
Via(s): de la Plata, Mozarabe
All the best Gyro!
I knew about some Catalan routes but not about this particular one.
You made me curious.
This link from Mundicamino is rather basic.
http://www.mundicamino.com/los-caminos/60/camino-gironi/
Is there better literature?
Sabine, I walked from Llanca to Montserrat alone and then met Lee in Montserrat to continue. I wouldn't call it literature, but I did have a blog. http://lauriescamino2015.blogspot.com/
It's a "fabricated" camino in the sense that the Generalitat has blended two caminos so that you get to walk through Girona and Vic. Both of them are lovely. I really enjoyed this walk a LOT.
Five days, and I walked from Girona to Olot to Vic, 100 km in total .
Four of the days were magical. the long slow pull up the Ruta de Carrilet for the first 60 km was a welcome re-introduction to camino walking. the villages were delightful and the accommodation fine. Olot city centre is a bit rough-and-ready, but no more so than many towns in Extremedura.
Day 4, from Olot to L;Esquirol was the hardest day I have ever had on a camino. Climbing the sides of the canyon (there really is no other words) to the South of L Hospital de un Bas was tortuous. the signage was non-existent and the forest very overgrown and on a steep slope.
Day 5: L' Esquirol to Vic was a return to Camino normality. A pleasant 19 km downhill and over the plain to the city. Charming an delightful.
I would recommend the walk to anyone with the exception of the fourth day. Take a taxi to Falgars de en Bas and avoid a lot of pain.
Gyro