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A couple days ago I started the Camino Madrid from Segovia. Some of you may recall that I posted a few months ago looking for a relatively flat Camino to test out my body to find out if I could make another try on the Camino Frances where I had...
Yes, it is true. There are long stretches without services.
One option would be to take the bus from Jaca to the Monastery and then walk to Santa Cilia from there.
On the Arres to Ruesta section you can book Artieda on booking dot com and Ruesta...
I've walked 35k a couple of times and I had a "walker's low" cuz I was dragging.😅
Now, quite a few years later I drag after only about 25k and I prefer to break up stages when possible to 20k.🙄
We will arrive the 12th in Madrid. Try to get our credentials at the Santiago-church and then stay one night in Madrid.
Yes, then is best to just want and decide when your there. Hope she'll be ok by then for walking.
Buen camino
A very nice Camino - much lesser walked by people from the States, and plenty of services at the beginning of May 2023. We served at the albergue in Canfranc for two weeks in late May, we served 89 pilgrims from 28 countries and 6 continents. The...
It's a beautiful and relatively short route that deserves more attention. The Albergue at Ruesta was particularly special as it was run by young people who were involved in local activist projects. Not sure if that is still the case... Just...
It is.. but the Aragon Valley gets far more day hikers, climbers, ski tourists etc than pilgrims, and many of them care little about the environment. Thankfully, pilgrims by nature are (mostly!) self sufficient and less demanding.
We absolutely loved this walk 2 years ago, in May but the infrastructure: bars, toilets, water, shops to buy food was sadly very lacking. We experienced several days where we could not find any food or water!
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