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Roger, you mentioned the Botafumeiro in Friday the 5th, I am starting in Leon in early June, and was planning to be at SdC a Friday for just this same reason. I came across the following page on the Cathedral site which seems to indicate that:
"Note: Until further notice Botafumeiro will not...
My daughter is vegetarian, but eats seafood. Besides canned tuna, how readily available is fish along the Camino, especially between Leon and Santiago?
Thanks for the pointers mspath, it looks very nice. I am guessing now we will stay in the pilgrim albergue. The night we arrive in Leon, we may stay at a nicer hotel since we are officially on a small 'vacation' before and after the 'camino days'. We fly into Lisbon on June 13h, so lots of...
Ah, thanks for the advice. I have also been looking at the Madrid option. I am hoping the train option below works. We plan to stay in Leon at a hotel the first night (maybe 2?) and visit some of the sitesin Leon, then get our credential and stay at Santa Maria De Carbajal the night before we...
Has anyone traveled from Lisbon to Leon by train? I think I found a decent route, but want to run this route by some experience travelers.
I am looking on www.renfe.com, and I find a 2 train option, first one is overnight. We arrive in Lisbon at 2:00 PM, so this should give ustime to do...
Thanks, she has her heart set on the French route for this trip first trip, but maybe we will be back. I would love to try other trips. Sounds like we should be good at 14-18 days, allowing some time for stops along the way.
Yes, this was by far the cheapest route. I am finding a bit difficult to plan the transport from Lisbon to Leon, want to go as cheap as possible. We arrive in Lisbon at 2:00 PM and planned to do bus/train to Leon, but may take a couple days it looks like.
I am planning a trip this summer (mid June to early July) for my daughter's graduation. We plan to do Leon to Santiago. This will be our first partial Camino for both of us. We do not want to rush and may stay at a monastery for a couple days along the way. Does anyone have recommendations...
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