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I stayed in their private quarters on my 1st Camino in 2012, as Refugio Gaucelmo refused me entrance. She looked after me, my left leg was injured and she pampered me and made sure I was ok. Forever grateful. RIP.
Sorry for their loss.
Your location doesn’t matter. If you Google ‘enviar flores a domicilio españa’ or similar, there are loads of results for Spanish websites where you can order online and they will deliver it to any address and you’ll be...
I have recommended many times here on the forum the excellent podcast about medieval pilgrimage on the Camino called, "The Scholarly Pilgrim". Everything and anything you want and need to know about the history of the Camino from its beginnings...
I have Gitlitz and Davidson's in eBook version, so that I can read on the way. It's particularly useful when visiting the churches 😊 I could look up at those beautiful carvings on tympanum, then read about it on my phone.
Thank you all. I ordered The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago and Espana: A Brief History of Spain to get me started. I’ll add more soon.
I continue to be amazed at the knowledge and generosity of this forum. No way I could prepare for a journey...
there is a small albergue at Kayola which is about a kilometre short of Orisson.. I stayed there the last time I walked the Francés. It is managed by Orisson, so you must walk up to Orisson to register and then walk back down.
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