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Cableseller- I walked from Astorga to Santiago at the end of May this year. We walked for 11 days. A couple of the days were pretty long but doable. Twelve days might be perfect. Have a wonderful Camino. The walk from Astorga to Santiago is beautiful.
Alan- no it doesn't take reservations. There were a couple nights that we didn't make reservations. We really wanted to stay in Gaucelmo and in The monastery in Samos so we decided to take a chance on these nights. We walked mid May so the rooms did not fill up as quickly as I assume they...
Stefania-
We left Astorga on May 24 - it was a beautiful time to walk and the temperatures were perfect. Since all of my group was from Florida we really loved being snowed on on our way up to o'cebreiro.
I recently returned from walking my first Camino. I want to thank all of those who gave me advice on this forum especially Sil- this forum made the planning so much easier.
I walked with a group of ten from Astorga to Santiago. I could try and try to explain what a wonderful experience it...
Thanks Falcon and we will be sure to cancel any reservation that we can't keep. Back to the cell phone issue - for those of us that don't want to bring our cell phones or pay for international rates- for the prepaid phone are they easy to find to purchase and how much do they cost? I am...
Thanks for all the information! There are 10 of us in the group. We arrive in Madrid on the 22nd of May and plan to head straight to Astorga- we were planning to have a free day in Astorga so we wont start walking till May 24th. I am not sure this is necessary but might help get over the jet...
I will be walking the Camino with a group from my church in May. We have been planning this for months- meeting to discuss plans and equipment and trying new Spanish recipes and taking hikes together-it has been a wonderful experience just preparing for the Camino. We are walking together in...
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