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Camino Way markers in Bronze
Camino Way markers in Bronze
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.
C clearly
VDLP - Starting March 6, 2016, near Salamanca
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Deborah Williams
Is the VdlP only 989km long?
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walking the vdlp april 2018
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    • 700 km, which route?
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    dick bird
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    peregrina2000
    4 albergues closing on the Vdlp
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    peregrino_tom
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    ward4e
    And Ward4e is Back! Round 2 - Via de la Plata!
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    MileHighPair
    MileHighPair
    laineylainey
    Guides for VdLP
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    murraydv
    murraydv
    Denniswalkcamino
    Anyone walking VDLP mid May 2017? Well, I Am!!! Woohooo!!!!
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    Sunopo
    LIVE from the Camino Back on the Camino
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    Sunopo
    Sunopo
    lt56ny
    My Experience Walking the Via De La Plata during Covid-19
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    lt56ny
    lt56ny
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    JohnnieWalker
    Off to Seville tomorrow
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    alexwalker
    alexwalker
    Robo
  • Tags albergue life
    • VdlP - Albergue Kitchens, Pots, Stoves & Microwaves....
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    Camino Chrissy
    Camino Chrissy
    long trails
    Seville to Santiago, Spring 2017
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    long trails
    long trails
    jjarnold
    solo female on the via de la plata in spring
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    mmm042
    mmm042
    Isabeila
    Via de la Plata in April?
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    Martyduc
    Martyduc
    Camino Jewellery
    Camino Jewellery
    A selection of Camino Jewellery
    Kiwi-family
    How hard is the Via de la Plata?
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    Kiwi-family
    Kiwi-family
    windswept
    Windswept's video of the VdlP - a perfect cure for insomnia
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    Donna Sch
    Donna Sch
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  • Tags winter
    • Vdlp in december is a lonely way!
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    OzAnnie
    OzAnnie
    ward4e
    Round 3 - Back on the way again - Rock to Rock.
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    ward4e
    ward4e
    Kev&Kath
  • Tags sleeping bag
    • Spring Sleep Systems
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    Robo
    Robo
    Get your Spanish eSim (phone number)
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    Luka
    How busy is Ourense - Santiago in August?
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    geraldkelly
    geraldkelly
    jirit
    Super highway and AVG construction is destroying the VdlP
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    LTfit
    LTfit
    micbook
    Update: Via de la Plata Guidebook (English)
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    Luka
    Luka
    Joodle
    Here we go again!
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    AcrossTheWater3008
    AcrossTheWater3008
    SYates
    VdlP Rest Days Recommendations Please
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    FelixBC
    FelixBC
    Camino Jewellery
    Camino Jewellery
    A selection of Camino Jewellery
    peregrina2000
  • Tags route variant/side-trip
    • Going in and out of Ourense
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    KinkyOne
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  • Tags foot wear & care
    • Ourense to Santiago
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    ErnestBoyd
    4 weeks from Merida? - March 2021
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    domigee
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    Walking the Via De La Plata - Oct / Nov - advice needed
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    hel&scott
    hel&scott
    JillGat
    Where to start: 30 days walking
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    KinkyOne
    KinkyOne
    Camino Jewellery
    Camino Jewellery
    A selection of Camino Jewellery
    JustJack
    Starting VDLP in Seville - better to stay in Triana?
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    geraldkelly
    geraldkelly
    Luka
    Sleeping bag or liner?
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    hotelmedicis
    hotelmedicis
    ricitosdeplata
    More thanks, y'all
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    Sailor
    Sailor
    Elle Bieling
    New Official River Route from Requejo to Padornelo
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    JillGat
    JillGat
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    Packed For The Rain ?
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    SUSIE
    SUSIE
    The Shell Toucher All Weather Camino Sling Bag
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    Kev&Kath
    In Hindsight
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    Kev&Kath
    Kev&Kath
    jsalt
    Via de la Plata Oct 2022
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    Former member 98118
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    Via de la Plata on 500-700 euros?
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    lovingkindness
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    Anna-Marie
    It's very hot on the VdlP
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    Alan Pearce
    Alan Pearce
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    Castilblanco to Almadén de la Plata - any good advices?
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    handzondeck2
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  • Tags food & drink
    • Vegans on VDLP
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    alexwalker
    alexwalker
    O'Neill
  • Tags bicycling
    • A Newbie
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    Skinnybiker
    Skinnybiker
    Amanda
    Via de la plata- Hard Map?
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    handzondeck2
    handzondeck2
    AttheEdgeoftheWorld
    Arriving in Seville May 2015
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    Rajy62
    Rajy62
    loveandgratitude
    VDLP in July - Too hot?
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    The Shell Toucher All Weather Camino Sling Bag
    Camino Inspired & Tested Gear!
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    Luka
  • Tags dogs & other creatures
    • Alert Two reports of agressive dogs just after Oseira
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    Levi
    Levi
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    Getting from Madrid to Seville
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    peregrina2000
    peregrina2000
    Peregrina 2013
    Camino Sanabrés From Zamora (VDLP)?
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    Joselito
    Joselito
    anthikes
    The VDLP guidebook and some useful advice for future hikers
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    Via2010
    Via2010
    alexwalker
    The Via de la Plata is now the current way
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    alexwalker
    alexwalker
    Camino Jewellery
    Camino Jewellery
    A selection of Camino Jewellery
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    Starting Via de la Plata & Sanabres on April 20, 2023
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    hacienda
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  • Tags safety & crime
    • Walking companion for VdlP april 2018
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    Kanga
  • Tags hazards route variant/side-trip
    • A Safer route out of Cáceres
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    JillGat
    JillGat
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    A week left!
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    anajoy15
    Via de la Plata or Camino de Madrid
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    Old Gringo
    Old Gringo
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    MaxHelado
    Via de la Plata/Sanabres to Ourense or to Astorga? So confused!
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    JustJack
    Demographic of VDLP pilgrim in recent years
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    Rita Flower
    Rita Flower
    Damien Reynolds
    holy cow, its my 8th time out, and I'm nervous...
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    Damien Reynolds
    Damien Reynolds
    SYates
  • Tags fiestas/holidays/markets
    • Easter on the Via de la Plata
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    C clearly
    C clearly
    ggtree
    Kick Scooter
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    Get your Spanish eSim (phone number)
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    Stephen
    Hot days on the Via de la plata
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    jony jony
    Car parking in Seville for 1 month
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    jony jony
    jony jony
    Stephen
    Black magic or devilment?
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    Waka
    Complete Route Wall Map
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    Darby67
    Darby67
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    Sanabres
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    Kiwi-family
    Kiwi-family
    Altus 24 Liters daypack (DENON 24 H30)
    Altus 24 Liters daypack (DENON 24 H30)
    Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

    €83,-
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    Sleeping bag
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    Barbara06
    Anniesantiago
    Has anyone walked the VDLP recently?
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    Tom Egelandså
    VDLP - Will beginning Sept. 4 or Oct. 4 make any difference?
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    Via2010
    Via2010
    Rita Flower
    LIVE from the Camino VDLP Day 9 - Zafra - and beyond
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    Rita Flower
    Rita Flower
    MileHighPair
    Five Years of VdlP Pilgrim Numbers
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    KinkyOne
    KinkyOne
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    Help! I'm terrified of dogs! What to do?
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    SYates
    Which Guide?
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    SYates
    SYates
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    Accommodation in Granja de Moreruela - help!
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    camino07
    camino07
    Kiwi-family
    San Pedro de la Nave (calling Laurie!)
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    alipilgrim
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    LesBrass
    LesBrass on the Vdlp
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    I'm leaving tomorrow for the Sanabres!
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    Levi
    Levi
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    • Locked
    Embalse albergue is OPEN!
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  • Tags bicycling
    • E bike Battery charging on the Plata
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    dick bird
    dick bird
    Patrick Hickmott
    Quick bit of advice
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    mwextine
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    Corine
    Sleeping bags
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    Ted Stek
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    smilingsara
    Via de la Plata in August 2016 - anybody else there?
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    LIVE from the Camino The NOISE!
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    Kathy F.
    Kathy F.
    Roger Hogstrom
    LIVE from the Camino On My second Day right now (and beyond)
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    Tents and snakes (on Via de la Plata)
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    Paschulke
    Paschulke
    Peregrinopaul
    The Rionegro Restaurant.
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    Peregrinopaul
    Peregrinopaul
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    Dumb Question. No, this probably is one ........
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    johns
    johns
    Anniesantiago
  • Tags landmarks
    • Baños de Montemayor - Should we stop here?
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    Simon Shum
    Simon Shum
    Babyboomergirl
    Planning again - VdlP & Sanabrés (from Zamora)
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    Rita Flower
    Rita Flower
    Barry Coltham
    Advice on Via de la plata
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    peregrina2000
    peregrina2000
    geraldkelly
    "The Vía de la Plata is fairly flat"
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    geraldkelly
    geraldkelly
    Altus 24 Liters daypack (DENON 24 H30)
    Altus 24 Liters daypack (DENON 24 H30)
    Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

    €83,-
    JustJack
    Recommended Seville accommodation for first two nights?
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    robert hailwood
    robert hailwood
    Erik Anderson
    LIVE from the Camino Rejoining Camino Sanabres
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    camino07
    camino07
    ivar
  • Tags landmarks
    • Xunta is fixing up the Albergue at monasterio de Oseira
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    Pathfinder075
    Pathfinder075
    Robo
  • Tags which camino route?
    • Start in Gibraltar or Almeria?
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  • Tags dogs & other creatures hazards
    • Locked
    Crossing bull enclosures?
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    Getting through custom/immigration at the Madrid airport
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    CaminoMatt73
    Robo
  • Tags fiestas/holidays/markets
    • Sevilla during Semana Santa - To Avoid or Not?
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    Sarah80
    VDLP - How it differs from Francés- Starting Jan 15
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    maggiec
    ratyoke
    Credential/stamp questions
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    Kiwi-family
    Pablo Campo
    Sleeping Bag or not?
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    geraldkelly
    geraldkelly
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