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The latter.
In 2019 it was quite well marked, by and large.
Reasonably, at this point, but not everywhere, especiallyif you want to walk shiort stages. Do check Gronze for current options.
I only walked the very end of it into Burgos after a detour from Villafranca Montes de Oca, in 2021, but I bused along the route from Burgos to Irun and it looks very beautiful indeed.
I've nothing at all to add to what others have said about...
Thanks @Purple Backpack ! I was just coming here to share the videos, in case that helps. The Vasco was such a great experience... though in late June 2022 I didn't encounter any other pilgrims. But great albergues and a beautiful walk! For the...
Interesting. I walked May/June 9 years ago. The number of pilgrims grew as the journey went on - up to about 8 I think after Gasteiz. Maybe half were Basque people who'd walked from their home, joined the Vasco as a kind of slip road onto the...
I just walked Irun to Vitoria-Gasteiz Dec 2023. A great walk, but super muddy and slick in the winter. I did not see any other pilgrims, and a local walker told me he hadn't seen one in over a month. I will post a recap of my 6 days soon.
Our nice friend from Barcelona stayed at the polideportivo and did not have a good night seeing they were using the place till late for a game of basketball.
But he and the two of us had a decent lunch at the pension ( was my birthdaydinner )...
Nah, access was easy. The nice lady in the tourismo gave us clear directions and a set of keys. But discovering that the Albergue at that time was a set of bunkbeds arranged around the school gym. That someone was storing his motorbikes in the...
@VNwalking and I walked it in May 2019 and we only met one other pilgrim from Barcelona and a pilgrim from New Zealand ( but we did not see him after two days). Then in the albergue in Salvatierra we met a French pilgrim who was finding his way...
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