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My wife and I walked the VdlP (and started in Cadiz to Seville on the Via Augusta) in April/June last year. We loved it so much that our focus now is on the Camino del Sureste - out of Alicante. While much quieter than the Frances we still met a...
Zamora was fantastic, including the cathedral and river area. And they have a great Decathlon store if you happen to hit it at the beginning of a month of rain and need more robust raingear!
The VdlP was my first Camino. The things that attracted me to it?
1. If I was going to only do one Camino in my life, let it be the 1000km. And the physical challenge of long distances between towns. I was already very fit so I didn't doubt that...
The VdlP is a great, long walk. Fantastic, actually. But not for everyone. I thoroughly enjoyed it, though, as an average walker regarding distances: It is possible to break up a few 30-40 kms days. Many days are on flat levels, easy walking...
Agree. Granted, I only have a sample of one. She was very strong and independent, physically and psychologically. Yes, that is the experience she related - after walking the Camino Frances several times, she felt prepared for a different...
I walked the VdlP alone in 2014, and 10 years later it still remains one of my favourite Camino experiences and like mia1, I loved it! The long spring/summer days, red poppies continuing to the horizon all the way north, the history along the...
This IS interesting to mull over. I walked from Salamanca last July/August, and was often the only pilgrim on the route/in my albergues. There were others out there, but not many. I think, as @Arctic_Alex suggested, the heat of summer must deter...
I bet the weather has a lot to do with it. I wonder if the statistics confirm that the usage trends are heavily slanted to the shoulder seasons on the VdlP and that the pilgrims during the summer slow to a trickle (unlike the more northern...
I could imagine the quite hot summer on the Via might be one reason to scare people away. Also, at least for most Europeans, walking the Camino from France to Santiago feels more natural as France is usually closer to their home than Southern...
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