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The key thing to remember is that Compostelas are granted for journeys to Santiago, not from Santiago. So, if your plan is to walk Santiago to Finisterre to Muxia to Santiago, then the the part from Santiago to Finisterre won't be important for...
Agree with all the comments above.
However you can get certificates at Finistere and Muxia just for having walked those sections. Apply to the local tourist offices at each town. Of course you need credentials plus all the sellos.
Buen camino
I suspect that this information will be of very little general interest, but I thought I'd share it for any future Orthodox pilgrims.
So far I have been able to find three Orthodox parishes along the Camino Frances. Pamplona, Logrono, and...
We’re walking the Frances in June. We’re also on a kinda tight schedule. So, our plan is to knock off a couple of days in the middle with a train or bus.
You can do it, I'm 67 and did it in 29 days carrying almost 10kg. We did several 30km days back to back and a good 40km day all in 35-36 deg heat. Start early, before sun up! It seems to me everyone focuses on distance whereas we looked at how...
In 2013 I did my first Camino in May and turned 76 in June. I took two rest days and arrived in SDC in 32 days. I had no idea of what to expect when I began but I believe you can do this. Since then I have returned doing my latest from LePuy...
A good illustration of why there is no simple answer to many of the questions people ask here. I have seen people posting here and elsewhere that it is essential to stop in Borda or Orisson and impossible to walk from SJPDP to Roncesvalles in a...
I did my 3rd Camino, at 75, starting in SJPP in 32 days. Carried my backpack EFI.
My 4th Camino was more difficult. At 77 I started in Pamplona, got injured. Stopped in Astorga for medical treatment for three days. Still finished and walked...
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