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Are you saying that you have two reservations in Santiago and that you have no idea whether you will use them?
Perhaps, if a few hundred others have done the same the fact that Santiago is “booked out” is explained
Good to hear that the town is so kind to provide shelter for the stranded pilgrims!
Also, a good example why bringing a warm sleeping bag and maybe even a lightweight sleeping mat might still be a good idea... You never know for sure where...
A small item on a local news website last year led me down that rabbit hole to read something about this or a similar project by a French organisation called SEUIL. Several people here had connections with it...
Anne Chépeau of Radio France in
an article published 24/04/2024,
describes a special exhibition of paintings and choir carpet of Notre-Dame cathedral restored after the 2019 fire and presently visible at the Mobilier national where they were...
I think @Kathar1na is right in saying that Holy Years have relatively little effect on the numbers walking from Navarra. The surge in numbers during Holy Years tends to be closer to Santiago with people walking shorter routes. The growth overall...
Late April / beginning of May is known as one of the busiest times of the pilgrimage season in SJPP, Roncesvalles and Pamplona, and demand for beds (both private and municipal etc) can outstrip supply.
This will now continue, especially on this...
I agree with @Pafayac - late April is the lead up to one of the busiest times in SJPdP, which is the beginning of May. Last year April was the 3rd busiest months after May and September.
Biarritz to St Jean de Luz is easy. It's mostly flat, and mostly on trails and paved paths near along the coast. You can use Gronze for descriptions and elevations, and Gronze maps for GPS. Two caveats - Gronze is only in Spanish, but if you...
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