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Hello, I plan to walk the Camino del Salvador in October as part of a longer visit, so will have more luggage with me than I'd like to carry while walking. Do any of you know of a reliable luggage transfer service for this particular route, especially one that allows for flexible itineraries...
Hello, I'll be walking the Camino de Madrid in late September and October as part of a longer trip so have a bit more luggage with me than I'd like to carry while walking. Do any of you know of a reliable luggage transfer service that serves this particular route, especially one that does not...
Stingy Nomads has a helpful article about the Primitivo with pdfs on stages and stays: https://stingynomads.com/camino-primitivo-stages/.
We took half stages where possible, often 20km days or less. I can recommend El Tendejon de Fernando in Esclampero for lodging, food, and views; Albergue...
We looked into Pilbeo and Taxi Camino, and ended up using Taxi Camino, as it gave us great flexibility in scheduling - we just had to call or WhatsApp them by 8pm with our next night's destination, rather than deciding all our stages and lodgings ahead of time. They were very reliable and...
I haven't walked the Norte, but met many peregrinos on the Primitivo who started on the Norte and switched over to the Primitivo because they got tired of the pavement walking. I am 67, have a dodgy knee, but had a wonderful time on the Primitivo last month - my favorite of the three Camino...
When we attended the mass in October 2017, we heard and observed the warnings to not take photos. We weren't sure how seriously to take that admonition, though, when we saw an ocean of cell phones whipped out as the botafumeiro started swinging, including those of two priests!
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