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A thought provoking article.
The VdlP is an 'interesting' route for sure.
It has a certain mystique about it.
I was certainly apprehensive about walking it, but did a lot of research before hand.
I have not walked the Sanbres section, but only...
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...
For me the ideal time to start the VDLP is just after Easter up to the middle of April. Coming from Australia I like a long, varied Camino. I will be starting my 4th time this April. I found more women walking it in recent years than in 2012 ,my...
we would agree with that statement. There were still quite a number of walkers on the VDLP in Apr-Jun 2023, but many did not or were not walking the entire camino, just doing parts of it with the time they had available. Many end their walk in...
I suspect that pilgrims on the VDLP are less likely to get Compostelas, for various reasons, so they are more unreported than pilgrims on the shorter routes ending in Santiago.
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...
One logicial thing for people wanting to promote the Camino Sanabrés would be to market Ourense as a starting point. I can't figure out why it's not a major starting point - it has great transportation links, and the walk from there to Santiago...
I selfishly hope that all the different caminos will keep their specifity for any pilgrim to find its own. The francés for the sociability, the Via de la Plata for more intimacy or solitude, the Portugués for a bit of both etc…
May all the...
Before setting out on the VdLP last April a number of Spanish friends with more than a few Caminos under their belts, but not the VdLP, asked me if I was sure I knew what I was doing. The general consensus was that it was too long, too hot and...
Planning to do the VdLP in March. I have not even done the Frances and perhaps I never will. I have no interest in bed races and hoards of people. I am glad it is still unpopular and provides a glimpse at what the Frances might have been like...
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