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Between the lines, it seems you're really drawn to the Francés ("the" way), but worry it might be too crowded?
Maybe it helps to know that if for some reason you realize it's not working for you, you can always change routes. There are really...
All the statements about rapid Compostela processing are fine - and true. But - and I always say this - do not plan to depart Santiago on the same day you arrive to obtain your Compostela. Here’s why:
1. After putting so much effort and time...
There are multiple reports of scammers cloning Booking.con. See here https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/scam-booking-com.84954/ and elsewhere.
Best to contact the Albergue directly by email or 'phone.
A few to start with.
Primitivo has many many more pilgrims and more infrastructure. More infrastructure means more ways to break up the stages, though the Invierno has a fair number of possibilities for both long and short stages. Fewer...
I loved the night in the monastery Oseira, even though it was colder and clammier than any other place I’ve slept on a camino, except for maybe the albergue in the monastery in Samos. BUT… there is a new albergue, so you won’t get that...
I walked from Ourense, taking the route through Tamallancos on the first day, then to Oseira on the following day. The xunta albergue at Dozon was, and still seems to be, closed, making it difficult to get stages at distances I felt comfortable...
Yes. If you walk the new route all the streams have either bridges or stepping stones.
I was sceptical about its usefulness but having walked it I found it a more varied and scenic route than the old one.
My first camino was from Salamanca via the Sanabres in 2016 and I walked the Torres followed by the Portuguese Central from Ponte de Lima in 2019. Both are pre-pandemic so things may have changed from an infrastructure point of view
Difficulty...
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