The "German Guide"...where does one find it

shefollowsshells

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I live on the other side of the pond, but as a child lived in Germany for five years...
I keep hearing reference to this "German Guide", I'm willing to pay shipping etc... so where is one to find this guide? An idea of author/publisher etc... a few hints might help me sniff it out.

Thanks in advance,
 
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Raimund´s working on an English edition, but wants to find a publisher first before he goes too far with it. His really is the very best trail guide out there -- probably because it is so faultlessly German!
Anyone want to go into the publishing biz?
 
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The only problem with the Conrad Stein guide is it gives the route via Gijon but not Oviedo and virtually all the German reading people i met with that guide would not consider doing anything that was not in it.
 

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The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.

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The red and yellow German guides found with the links above, it should be noted, apparently cover only the Camino Francés and (for the red) Camino Aragonés. I understand there are German guides for the northern and other caminos, but I have not managed to find them yet.
 

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I bought the Rother guide (english translation) to the Camino Frances from UK Amazon the other day. It seems pretty good, although I wonder if the suggested stages match the Brierly guide. I guess I'll find out when I get stuck in a peregrino traffic jam. Having a collection of old Baedekers, I like he precision and attention to detail of German guide books.
 
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Our Atmospheric H30 poncho offers lightness and waterproofness. Easily compressible and made with our Waterproof fabric, its heat-sealed interior seams guarantee its waterproofness. Includes carrying bag.

€60,-

shefollowsshells

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The red and yellow German guides found with the links above, it should be noted, apparently cover only the Camino Francés and (for the red) Camino Aragonés. I understand there are German guides for the northern and other caminos, but I have not managed to find them yet.
Orafo we just might be neighbors :)
I noticed that too and what I just did was go to the amazon link and where it shows the author i pressed the name to give me a buffet of their books and figured out what I wanted from there.
I could not translate the german in the order form well so I can only assume I ordered ONE and that indeed it will come to my house:)
The OUTDOOR book gave me notice that it would not ship and wonder if it was due to the sender not shipping abroad, anyway ended up ordering red book and a purple folded map and hoping for the best.
I also have dave's book.
 

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I live on the other side of the pond, but as a child lived in Germany for five years...
I keep hearing reference to this "German Guide", I'm willing to pay shipping etc... so where is one to find this guide? An idea of author/publisher etc... a few hints might help me sniff it out.

Thanks in advance,
Hi shefollowsshells.
I hope this is the guides you are looking for
https://www.rother.de/index_k_wf.htm Find "Jacobsweg - camino del norte"
http://www.cicerone.co.uk/search/?keyword=northern+caminos&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
Buen camino
Best regards
Trond
 
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The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.

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I found the guide of Raimond Joos ( the outdoor guide) useful but sometimes too complicated. Sometimes he gives up to 4 alternative routes and not always in a clear way. He gets lost in details sometimes. In one situation for instance he advices to go left of a church instead of following the arrows that pass the church at the right. In the end the difference is 20 meter at the max.
I used the digital version that should be available I think in other countries
 

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