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I can vouch for Mar da Adora. My wife and I stayed here for two nights at the end of our Camino. It is a boutique hotel. It is located about a 10 minute walk from the main part of Finisterre but it has a fabulous view of the ocean and faces west so you can watch the sunset from their deck...
The Pilgrim Welcome Center at the cathedral in Le Puy also has a pilgrim happy hour. I can't remember the time....maybe 5:00. They serve wine and you can get your passport then.
One thing to keep in mind if you weren't already aware, when on the Le Puy Route, many restaurants and shops in...
I've used Rail Europe in the past to book tickets for train. There was a question about how long to plan for between plane arrival and train departure at CDG. My comfort level was around three hours. You never know how long the Customs line will be. And, you may have a pretty good walk to...
My wife and I were on the Le Puy route this summer and heard loud bangs too. It turns out it was orchard owners firing "sonic charges" up into the clouds to try to keep hail from damaging their crops. We were afraid we were coming upon hunters who wouldn't know we were there! I don't know...
Hi, in 2013 we took a train from Bordeaux to Bayonne. We then shared a cab to SJPP. There is a bus at the Bordeaux airport that stops at the train station. I can't recall how often it runs...every 30 minutes?
I'm Brent from Columbus, OH. My wife Lisa and I are planning to do the Camino in June of 2013. We only have two weeks so we'll be doing a couple different sections. We were drawn to the Camino by watching "The Way".
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