A real must eat at and stay at place on the CP is Casa da Fernanda halfway between Barcelos and Ponte de Lima. This was one of my favorite places and highlights along the Camino Portuguese. You probably wouldn’t get there until your third night...
Another is O Lagar de Jesus, which is, for many pilgrims, the last night before Santiago de Compostela.
Albergue do São Sebastião in Rubiães (hosted by the lovely Sonia) does not offer a communal dinner but has a nice patio with a pool, plus a...
I am currently in Aubigny-les-Pothees. It was a 22 km walk in 30 degrees Celsius heat with very little shadow. I wanted to walk to l’Echelle (15 km), but there was no place to sleep there yesterday.
It was a very challenging walk, due to the...
You already have an amazing story, how wonderful! I too had Lyme disease but was lucky enough to be diagnosed within about three weeks and don’t have many lasting effects. But I remember those weeks as the worst of my life, especially since I...
Orione,
You must be very excited tonight since you plan to leave tomorrow. I look forward to following your camino as you progress down across northest France.
Do take it easy tomorrow since now in rural France on the Marne river we are having...
Thank you all!
I made it to Rocroi yesterday afternoon.
The road from Couvin to Rocroi was very beautiful on the Belgian side. Beautiful forests and really well kept paths through them. There was one part, high up above a gorgeous lake, that...
This is the correct information. As of July 2022, the last time I worked as a volunteer at the Pilgrim Office, the fee was €450.
But, you can write to that e-mail address, and make your specific request. Someone will get back to you. If the date...
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