We are all so happy to pay our respects to Saint James when arriving in Santiago de Compostela. The well-informed pilgrim should know that his mother, Maria Salomé also has a church in SdC. The Iglesia de Santa María Salomé may be found on Rúa...
When you must walk in precipitation,
Exertion will cause some perspiration,
Rainwear will prevent its evaporation,
Hence you will have condensation.
I have found that on occasion,
Adjusting some zippers relieved frustration,
And allowed some...
Thank you for sharing this! I am giving a short (25 minute!!!) presentation to our local Lion's club tomorrow evening. Used the prompt: I need an outline for a 25 minute presentation on Camino Frances using physical/mental/spiritual phases...
The reason I've heard, back in the 90s, why it's called the Francès is because the French founded many villages along the route, and for a time French was spoken in those villages -- until their descendants began speaking Spanish instead.
So if...
There’s not much in it either way and it partially depends on which connection you can most easily get from your start point.
I’m more puzzled with the fixation with starting in St Jean; a fair number of Spaniards would consider Roncesvalles as...
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