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    Restaurant recommendations between Santo Domingo and Belorado?

    Thank you all for your suggestions and comments! I think I will try Casa León this time, even though I read that he does not welcome guests with rucksacks.
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    Restaurant recommendations between Santo Domingo and Belorado?

    Can anyone recommend a good restaurant between Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Belorado? Last year (or 2022) I had lunch in El Chocolatero, but found it mediocre. Casa Leóon has very mixed reports on Tripadvisor. Thanks in advance for your tips!
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    Reserve early to avoid disappointment!

    Many thanks to all of you who have commented on my post and my apologies for not having been able to answer sooner! A special apology to MassNative for not spelling out CH and GDE. When possible, I always contacted the CH or GDE directly - I avoid Booking.com as far as possible - but even so...
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    What to read on the Voie du Puy?

    Many thanks to all of you who have taken time to reply to my post and my apologies for not having been able to answer sooner! Your suggestions have been most helpful! Some of the books suggested I have already read: Vargas : one of my favourite crime writers Immortelle randonnée : a delightful...
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    What to read on the Voie du Puy?

    Can any of you recommend books in French or authors associated with the Voie du Puy, in particular the stretch between Le Puy and Cahors? A search on Google did not produce any results. I am thinking primarily about fiction but would not be adverse to reading books of history, geography...
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    Reserve early to avoid disappointment!

    I have just finished reserving my accommodation for the 19 nights I hope to spend, God being willing, walking from Le Puy to Cahors via the Célé valley. Leaving Le Puy ten days after Easter and planning to arrive in Cahors before the 1 May holiday, I thought my task would be easy, all the more...
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    Reserve your rooms in advance!

    This link to the CH "La Flore" in Saugues shows the extent to which prospective walkers/pilgrims are already booking rooms in advance. There are very few dates free in May and there are bookings already even in far-away September! As they say in French, "A bon entendeur, salut !" - A word to the...
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    Saint-Privat-d’Allier

    I am in the process of organising my walk on the Voie du Puy and at the same time I am also reading a long French thriller called "Citoyens clandestins" by a man writing under the nom de plume of DOA (dead on arrival). To my great surprise the plot brings two of the main characters briefly to...
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    Advice on walking Le Puy to Cahors in April

    Thank you all for taking time to share your experience and advice with me! If I have not reacted sooner, it is because I wanted to get my ideas straight before replying. I have in the meantime read the many threads on the forum on this subject. I now understand better the nature of the Voie du...
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    Advice on walking Le Puy to Cahors in April

    God permitting, I plan to travel to Le Puy on Saturday 13 April, walk to Cahors (via the Célé variant) and on Tuesday 30 April take the train to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, to continue along the Camino francés. I have walked many of the Caminos in Spain but this will be my first walk in France and...
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    Best day to leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ?

    Thank you all for your helpful comments! God permitting, I plan to leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on Wednesday 1 May, having spent the two previous weeks on the Voie du Puy. I have already walked the Camino francés twice, starting from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, but spending my first night once...
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    Accommodations and Services on the Le Puy Route

    Allow me to add my congratulations and thanks for the impressive resource you have made available! However, at first sight, consulting the spreadsheet on my mobile phone when on the Camino will not be very user-friendly. Even on my desktop computer navigating the sheet is not easy - I cannot...
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    Best day to leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ?

    Hello! Do pilgrims leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in predictable "waves" and if so, which days of the week are the calmest? I have the choice between three flights per week to Biarritz. Depending on which one I take, I could leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on a Monday, Tuesday or Friday. Thanks...
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    LIVE from the Camino CF-things are not that bad - May 2023

    Recent posts show that some people, especially those preparing for their first CF Camino, are panicking at the idea of not being able to find accommodation, even to the point of envisaging giving up their plan to walk the Camino. The first point I would like to make is that people’s comments...
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    LIVE from the Camino Camino Aragonés - April 2023

    I regret to announce that the albergue in Monreal is closed… I am staying in Etxartenea casa rural which I can recommend warmly.
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