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    Are Albergues Open Over the Christmas / New Year Period?

    I walked the Inglés this January, and had no issues with finding an open albergue along the way! The entire Inglés is in Galicia, and the Xunta makes a point of having the municipal albergues open all year round. In Pontedeume, the municipal albergue is excellently located on the bank of the...
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    Aida Menéndez dies

    This is very sad news. May she rest in peace!
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    Bus from Muxia to Santiago

    There are several buses running from Muxía to Santiago, but I'd advise you to double- and triple-check the timetable on the bus company website (Monbus). When I needed to travel from Muxía to Santiago in January, the timetables at the bus stop and in the albergue said that the morning bus leaves...
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    People walking 35 - 40 KM per day

    I walked ~35 km a day on several occasions, particularly on the Invierno where you just don't have albergues every 5-10 km, and I'm usually a fast walker - it's just my comfortable pace. If people want to add an element of competition to their Camino, I also don't see anything wrong with it -...
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    Taxi service in Muxia

    I've been to Muxía in January, and here's my experience: first, don't trust the bus schedule you see on the bus stop or printed out in the town, check the website for the actual schedule. The schedule on the bus stop said the morning bus starts at 6:30, but on the day I needed to leave the town...
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    7 day Camino recommendations other than Sarria?

    Second this! Ferrol is a great starting point, Pontedeume and Betanzos are both beautiful and pleasant towns, and I loved walking this Camino. The Invierno is my favourite route, but if you're starting in Monforte de Lemos (which is magnificent), you're missing some of the most picturesque...
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    Camino de Invierno (in the summer) as a first time pilgrim

    It's entirely possible to do shorter stages - my main reason for going for longer ones was the fact that I had limited time for the Camino and needed to make it to Santiago by a certain date to catch my return flight. Also, your endurance grow on the Camino, so after the first week, walking...
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    Camino de Invierno (in the summer) as a first time pilgrim

    I've walked the Invierno several years ago, in winter, and as a first-time pilgrim, after just 4 days on the Frances. I loved it, and it's still my best and favourite Camino :) I'm a dog-phobe generally, but dogs on the Invierno were no more ferocious than those on the Primitivo, for example...
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    New albergue in A Amarela, 2 km after Corcubión

    Gronze gives the hospitaliera's email and a link to the albergue's Booking.com page and says reservations are accepted: https://www.gronze.com/galicia/coruna/amarela/albergue-san-pedro
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    New albergue in A Amarela, 2 km after Corcubión

    Hi all, This January, I've walked to Fisterra and Muxía, and I'd like to share my discovery of a wonderful and very conveniently located brand-new albergue. It's particularly convenient, in my view, because it's located right on the Camino, 2 km after Corcubión, where the municipal albergue is...
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    Ingles in January

    I've just returned from my Inglés (with an additional walk to Fisterra and Muxía), and I was lucky to have two weeks of warm and sunny weather, just as I did several years ago when I walked the Invierno from late December to early January. As the Inglés passes close to the ocean, the weather...
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    Gronze article on the Invierno

    Hear, hear! Magnificent scenery, and lovely people in the towns and villages along the way. I've walked two more popular routes since my Invierno, and it's still my favourite, not least because of its feel of authenticity.
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    Is it okay to want to walk the Frances alone?

    There's absolutely nothing wrong with walking the Camino solo, just as there's absolutely nothing wrong with walking it in company. The right thing is what feels right to you :) I've walked three Caminos: one in mid-winter, one in September, and one again in mid-winter. One of the reasons why I...
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    A new albergue on the Invierno - in Rodeiro!

    Good news from the Camino de Invierno Facebook group: a new albergue has opened in Rodeiro! It is located in the same building as the Hostal Carpinteiras (enter Rodeiro, turn left at the crossing, walk all the way uphill, turn left again, walk some more, and you're there), and is run by the...
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    Good news: the Invierno has doubled in popularity, according to 2018 stats!

    The forum guide lists almost all if not all accommodations on the Invierno! There are very few albergues indeed, but quite a lot of inexpensive pensiones and hostales. I second Eric's advice to carry some food with you, too. Here's my detailed and very recent account on the Invierno, including...
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