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Looking for info on the Mercados not to miss along the Camino Frances. Thinking about our other trips to France, Spain and Portugal and mercados such as La Boqueria in Barcelona and Mercado de San Miguel in Madrid. I love seeing and sometimes...
I regret not reading Iberia earlier, however, it is never to late to read this marvelous tome, published in 1968. I just finished reading it, two years after beginning my Camino Frances. In Iberia Michener recounts his personal travel...
If you want to really treat yourself, my husband and I stayed at Casa Prado de Carballo in Armenteira. It is a couple miles off the Camino, but if you call them, they will come pick you up and deliver you back to the Camino in the morning. We...
OK, just think about that when you pay for something and budget accordingly. If they will take a card, then maybe use a card. Some places won't take a card for smaller amounts and have a minimum requirement. It sounds like that is what you will...
I would just go to an ATM when you arrive. If you are just 1 person, 200 euros is probably fine. If you need more, there will be banks along the way or in Santiago.
I wanted to get something that represented Camino to me personally. As we walked most mornings under the starry sky in the dark I got into the habit of finding the Big Dipper on the right and and Orion on the left... So I got a very minimalist...
As far as the luggage goes, you can arrange transfer on a day to day basis. I would only book my first few nights before leaving home, then as I understand how far I'm comfortable walking each day I would book a day or two ahead.
You have a lot...
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