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I finished the VdlP yesterday in Santiago. I went through Astorga tongrt there faster. No pilgrim masses on the Frances. Not even starting from Sarria.
Via de la Plata all the way into Astorga is extremely flat as a Camino. My app tried to...
I walked the VdlP last year.
Started early about 6:30 am
There was usually a bar open doing breakfast for the locals. (check the night before)
I would finish walking by 1-2 pm.
And I made my 'main' meal the Menu del Dia which is generally...
Yes it is. There isn't much I would think of as seriously hilly between Sevilla and Puebla de Sanabria. But from there to Laza the landscape has a similar feel to hill sections around Rabanal, the Cruz de Ferro and O Cebreiro on the Camino...
Very different.
As you walk in April, hope for not too hot weather. You are after all walking through the Extremadura district (Extremely Durable; just sayin') from Sevilla & up.
Alwasy have sufficient water: In the first days, there will be (I...
Like @happymarkos in post #14, I recommend the small tins of tuna. After the kind recommendation of @wanda I also began keeping tins of the Isabel pasta salads in my hiking trailer. The Isabel pasta salads were excellent and really worth...
After 16 days of walking (plus another three days to explore Salamanca and Zamora) I've finished my walk on the Vía de la Plata and am now continuing on the Camino Sanabres.
If anyone's interested in a day-by-day report, you can find it on my...
Just offering my experience. I don’t think you’ll have a problem. i’m on my second Camino, currently half way through the Camino del Norte. About same length as Frances, but with more ups and downs. I’m also an introvert. This is off-season for...
Why not start on the Via de La Plata at Zafra, it is approximately 6 or 7 days after Seville, the "families" will have formed by then, and it is about 850 Km. from Santiago. Zafra is a beautiful historic town and worth the visit. Walk to Granja...
Hi Mark, I will be starting from Bilbao on April 25th. Being a really slow walker you will most surely catch up to me. Say hi if you see me. My backpack will be full of patches so thats how you might recognise me from the back.
Buen Camino
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