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First, this was my fourth Camino and was the most consistently beautiful walk I've done. Hilly, varied and so scenic!
My daughter and I walked from Puebla de Sanabria to Santiago Apr. 14 - May 2 and were incredibly lucky to hit a period of...
I think one of the challenges with all of the "there are too many pilgrims on the Camino" posts is that what constitutes "too many pilgrims" for one person may be "not enough pilgrims" for another. We all have different preferences. In general...
Peñalba de Santiago with its 10C untouched Mozarabic church and its traditional stone houses with slate roofs and dark wooden balconies is a real gem (and don’t forget the hermit cave of San Genadio) and there are several different walking trails...
The Santiago pilgrim office issued 3,171 Compostelas today. The second time so far this year when the total has been over 3,000. The first was on Good Friday when 3,193 Compostelas were handed out.
The original business matter raised by this thread has been appropriately taken to email and PM.
The relevant side topic of fiestas or holidays is covered by other threads with the tag fiestas/holidays/markets, which includes a very recent...
It is difficult since some holidays are very local. There are days Santiago has a holiday, but not Padrón a few kilometers away… then think of how complexed it would be if we include Paris, Lisbon and other towns.
The important thing for this...
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