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And that isn´t often an option on the Lana; another 10km may be in the middle of nowhere. The towns and villages are few and far between for most of the route. The Olvidado is similar although a much more populated region.

I don’t think the accommodation situation is any different on the Lana than on the Levante, Ebro, etc. On the Villajoyosa alternative, we did contact people in advance - in Torremanzanas, the hotel owner opened up a rather large facility just...

I always booked one day ahead (even if I didn't need to). I don't think I ever needed to book 2 days ahead. Just wanted to be sure to have a place to sleep the following day, and I never had a problem.

Ditto for last year - I left Alicante on 25 April.

March 2024: We just finished day 3 of Camino de Lana from Villajoyosa. It is a wonderful walk, I don’t have words to describe the views, citrus, pine forests, manicured terraces of olive and almond trees, mountains near and far. We had the good...

I know that is right. And in an earlier stage in my camino history, I would have definitely stayed there. But I was grateful to find this beautiful casa rural and was happy to contribute to the local economy that way. It’s great that even on...

The Albergue in Alatoz is excellent, and what makes it a special place to stop is the caring nature of the hospitalero, Pedro Antonio.

A Camino friend just asked me about stages and accommodation on the Lana, which I walked last year. I realized I hadn’t posted a day-by-day, just a general post with some overall impressions. So here’s the day-by-day. I also recorded the tracks...

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...