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[QUOTE="JabbaPapa, post: 621948, member: 195"] "sleep outside occasionally" <----> "wild camping" ; I don't think there's that much legal distinction between the two in Spain, though such distinctions do exist in some other countries, such as the UK and France for instance. It's actually pretty well tolerated throughout Spain, though some regions have stricter rules than others (on the Francès, the rules are strictest in Galicia and La Rioja IIRC), but these mostly concern tent-pitching rather than just sleeping, although as a rule of thumb, camping for a single night for those passing through is tolerated, even with a tent. It's with open fires that you need to be filled with both common sense and obedience to the Law -- do not start one when surrounded by dry vegetation, which BTW should include don't smoke there either, but also wild campers who set up a hearth for a campfire are in some parts of Spain breaking the Law regardless of the season or the state of the nearby vegetation. Finally, do NOT try and camp on anybody's obviously private property, unless you have their permission or in certain unusual emergency situations where you might be unable to avoid it. hmmm, from personal experience, I'd say that the best thing to try and do is to sleep just outside a village or [I]pueblo[/I], rather than within -- not only because village lights will disturb sleep, but also because complete strangers who might come upon you in the night cannot be trusted 100% to have only your good interest in heart. Ideally I'd say at a distance about a good morning stride to a good place for your breakfast and/or daily resupply, and I'd also suggest that finding a good place to sleep is best achieved, if not by pure necessity, by some walking in the afternoon to early evening, then at whatever time feels right, peel your eyes in search of a good spot, slightly out of the way, preferably with an amazing view, not too much out in the open view of locals nor other pilgrims, safe, comfortable, beautiful. Oh, and avoid all hidden rocks, roots, and anthills. Sure, sometimes sleeping out can be a purely utilitarian experience -- but if you keep your focus towards the ideals of it, often those ideals will be well rewarded. And don't worry about any unexpected heavy rain, at least not until you get into Galicia, where sleeping out might be discouraged for that reason -- if your metabolism isn't too fast and your sleeping bag is good enough quality, you can just sleep or half-sleep through it. [/QUOTE]
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