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🇪🇸 VÍA DE LA PLATA & Sanabrés (from Sevilla)

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    PilgrimJames
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    Barry Coltham
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    NomadBoomer
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    NomadBoomer
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    evanlow
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    Kiwi-family
    Camino Way markers in Bronze
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    • San Gil variant between Grimaldi and Carcaboso on VDLP - any experience?
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    SioCamino
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    • Cycling VdlP: prevailing winds?
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    Ingrid T
    Vdlp from Salamanca April 2018
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    NomadBoomer
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    Davie Blisters
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    Liz Drew
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    Path flooded
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    Bob from L.A. !
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    • VDLP Path Condition from Seville?
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    george.g
    Salamanca Credential
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    NomadBoomer
    Still not sure if vdlp is a good idea April 2018
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    Barry Coltham
    Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
    3rd Edition. More content, training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
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    Walking the VDLP - Sanabres or continue to Camino Frances
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    Kanga
    Field Report from Salamanca
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    NomadBoomer
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    Travelling via de la plata from seville
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    Richard Maynard
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    Can we get to Fatima from Via de la plata
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    Tiapatrol
    Camino Jewellery
    A selection of Camino Jewellery
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    Margaret Butterworth
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    New shoes
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    Mark Baron
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    via de la plata start end of april
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    MargieMac
    Starting Via de la Plata beginning of may (somewhat flexible)
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    C clearly
    Outdoor gear shops on the Vdlp
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    Levi
    Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
    Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

    €46,-
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    Sanabres-wifi?
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    maggiec
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    Via de la Plata starting late March 2018
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    camino07
    Backpack transport on the VDLP
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    happymarkos
    Supposed to be dry today
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    Stivandrer
    Sun protection for ladies?
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    Camino Preparation Guide
    The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
    Weather and albergues VdlP March 2018
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    Tamsin Grainger
    Via de la Plata Snow
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    Heavy Rain on the VDLP
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    Kr42
    The lure of the open road
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    Paladina
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    peregrina2000
    Altus Poncho (ATMOSPHERIC H30)
    Very light, comfortable and compressible poncho. Specially designed for protection against water for any activity.

    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,-
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    walking the vdlp april 2018
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    maggiec
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    Safe to drink the tap water?
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    NomadBoomer
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    Triana Backpackers in Triana, Seville, Spain.
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    Sara_Dhooma
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    Questions about albergue in Outeiro (Ponte Ulla)
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    Davey Boyd
  • Tags safety & crime
    • Via de la plata walking alone? Is it safe?
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    VDLP - Starting Solo second week in June from Salamanca - any others?
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    VDLP guidebook
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    • Public transport along the Camino Sanabrés
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    geraldkelly
    Albergue's Turistico Fuente de Cantos and Zafra.
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    Via de la plata at Easter
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    Anyone biking VDLP starting from Seville in April 2018?
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    VDLP June
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    Starting in May 2018
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    Stops between Ourense & Santiago
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    Guy Strachan
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    Erik Anderson
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    RDLP in spring 2018 with dog: canine companions?
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    hel&scott
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    LTfit
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    A Laxe albergue now closed for some weeks
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    Cadiz to Sevilla & onwards North -VDLP
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    Via de la Plata or del Norte early March
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    handzondeck2
    New air route, Bristol to Seville
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    Where to start walking on the Camino Sanabrés
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    gollygolly
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    handzondeck2
    Altus ANDES 400 H30 sleeping bag
    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,-
    Pico Sacro today
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    SabsP
    Weather extremes on the VDLP
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    sharon w
    LIVE from the Camino Rejoining Camino Sanabres
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    handzondeck2
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    natefaith
    Camino de Mozarabe from Granada to Fisterra
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    Alan Pearce
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    mla1
    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.
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