I have walked the Camino Frances a few times and will be leading a group of my dad's friends this September. Many of them inquired about the food, and I was glad I had been compiling a list of places we enjoyed along the route, along with...
I have done that Frances from SJPP starting late Sept twice and about to head out from SJPP again in late Sept this year. The first time we had very little rain, maybe 2 heavy days, and it was pretty mild the whole way. The second time we had...
I was chatting with the group that is going with me in Sept and one of them sent this to me. I guess I should keep my eye out for Clarisas along the way.
Chocolate Conquers the Convent
There are convents all across the caminos that create and sell baked goodies. Some of them use "turns" so you can't see who's inside; others are more open, in a shop setting. I know the Clarisas in Castrojeriz bake amazing "twinkie" kinds of...
Barcelona has a great public transportation system, TMB, which makes it easy to get around, so you have lots of flexibility in choosing where to stay while still being close to the attractions. I agree that La Sagrada Familia and the Picasso...
Many years ago, I bought some cookies or sweets from some nuns in Nájera. At least, I believe they were nuns because someone in town told me so, and everything was exchanged through a passthrough where you couldn't see the person on the other...
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