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Check out these places; view photos on Booking.com but you can book with them directly:
Morgade-Casa Morgade (very nice host; regards to Paco)
Portomarin-Casa Mar (right at the center)
Ventas de Naron-Albergue O Cruceiro (Nice private rooms)...
Thanks to everyone for the concrete and helpful suggestions (from all angles). I can already tell I am going to love this community and the Camino itself.
Here are my conclusions, in case anyone is reading this thread later:
1. It's very...
I have used Buen Camino for 5+ years and have found it’s listing of pilgrim accommodations to be quite thorough - perhaps you are not understanding how the albergue system is set up on these lesser-walked routes? It’s not like the CF where the...
That's good to know that they can be flexible. I might end up planning it by myself but this is a good reminder to not be put-off by the generic "here's your itinerary" email and actually start a conversation.
Do people have a sense of the cost...
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Love Buen Camino app and was very happy with it once started using it. Gives lots of info and you can set up your own stages - which helps a lot IMHO
10 miles = 16km and thats a very nice distance on Camino. Although there are many folks...
People should do what works best for them of course. I will say as a hospitalera, I have had parents and children staying with us at the various albergues where I have volunteered. Two have been infants less than a year. Others have been grade...
Not sure about the recent experiences of all the others who have commented, but as a trainer of wannabe peregrinos, I would say that at least in our chapter, a decreasing number and a small percentage are now walking unsupported. And this...
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