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My last camino, autumn of 2023, did not go well. I did not want to return. Now, looking into my future (my 76th birthday is two days from now), I am wondering if I shall change my mind and plan for another camino. It looks unlikely, with (minor)...
Reading this thread has aroused in me a strong urge to return to the Aragones and to see San Juan de la Pena once more. I do not know whether this might be possible for me: certainly not for 18 months or so, and I am not getting any younger. If...
Do not miss San Juan de la Pena.
As an architectural historian it was my professional privilege/ personal pleasure to visit many special places in this world, but the old monastery at San Juan de la Pena belongs in that unique category of...
I prefer gender modesty in showers, but will sometimes choose not to shower at all if the shower room is very cold. Ancient dormitories in monastic settings will sometimes necessitate a choice between bodily cleanliness and simply freezing. I...
Albergues do not a provide luggage transfer service. It is the luggage transfer company that does that. Having luggage delivered or collected creates work for the albergue. However, any private enterprise will allow pick up and collection if you...
We have tickets and a full plan for Easter on the Levante. Many of the albergues seem to have disappeared, so we're doing the luxury version, El Toboso to Toledo in small hotels - average price for three people around €80.
Since the planned...
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