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🇪🇸 Camino de INVIERNO (from Ponferrada)

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The "Camino de Invierno" leaves the "Camino Francés" at Ponferrada and ends up in Santiago. Share and learn here.
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Planning a “25 km or less” Camino on the Invierno
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    • Luggage Transport on the Invierno
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    Has Pensión As Viñas re-opened?
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    Ourense Detour?
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    • Food and Drink Between Ponferrada and Quiroga/San Clodio
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    Some difficulty now (Feb 2024) on the camino de invierno
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    New municipal albergue in A Pobra do Brollón
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    • Bag Transfer on Invierno Route
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    • Invierno Mochila Transfers
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    A selection of Camino Jewellery
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    Masses, prayer services vespers along the invierno?
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    Casa Rosa in Puente de Domingo Flórez?
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    Growth in pilgrim numbers on the Invierno
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    Albergue in Villavieja
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    • Seeking advice on walking the alternative route through Las Medulas mining site
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    • Dog attack after Pobra de Brollón, July 2023
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    VNwalking
    Staying at Rectoral de Castillon to break up stage from Monforte de Lemos to Chantada
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    El Camino invierno in March
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    Alternative between O Barco and the Dam through Arnado
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    Camino de Invierno Backpack Transfer
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    • LIVE from the Camino Wise Pilgrim Guide— on the Invierno
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    Barxa de Lor — Pensión Pacita
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    Our encounter with dogs along the Invierno
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    Contact info ? Number to reserve albergue in Villavieja.
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    Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

    €149,-
    LIVE from the Camino Invierno Apr/May 2023
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    • Local actions to address dangerous spots on Invierno
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    A Pobra 2023 - Municipal albergue — open July 2023
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    Invierno Accommodation / Services
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    • Luggage transfer on the Invierno
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    • Dog problems on Invierno?
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    Walking from Barxa to Salcedo
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    Doing laundry along the Invierno
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    • Diomondi
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    • The Invierno is gaining in popularity
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    Planning a Safe Walk on the Camino Invierno Route
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    Camino Way markers in Bronze
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    • Bag transport on Invierno de Camino in November
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    Albergue municipal in Sobradelo
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    peregrina2000
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    LIVE from the Camino Limping on the Invierno!
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    Albergue in A Probra do Brollon?
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    • Diego de Guzman on Camino de Invierno in 1610
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    Continuing CF or switching to Invierno In Ponferrada?
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    • Aida Menéndez dies
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    Wildfires on Invierno
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    Comparing the Invierno to other caminos
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    Walking Surfaces on the Invierno
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