oursonpolaire

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- oursonpolaire replied to the thread Three extra days in Spain - Recommendations?.
  
  Either overnight in Montserrat as others have suggested, as the Abbey's vespers is the equivalent of any English cathedral or: take the local train out of Barcelona to Girona and spend your surplus days chilling and enjoying this mediaeval city...
  
  Sep 27, 2024
- oursonpolaire replied to the thread Types of Compostela Certificates.
  
  Pretty well any bank will write a draft or cheque for you in any currency. They tend to charge shamelessly for it, and usually only larger branches will have staff who have any experience in doing so. In recent years, my credit union has...
  
  Sep 27, 2024
- oursonpolaire reacted to dick bird's post in the thread Next Camino?? Barcelona (Catalan) to Bilbao….. with Like.
  
  Rick is correct. We walked the Catalan this year taking the variant via Huesca. This has ample accommodation with manageable stages. It joins the Aragonés after passing through the unmissable San Juan de la Peña. A beautiful walk.
  
  Sep 17, 2024
- oursonpolaire reacted to SYates's post in the thread Enjoying regional wine on the Camino with Like.
  
  One insider tip: In shops look out for wine bottles with no big label, just a tiny stripe of paper. That is overproduction of a local vineyard that can't be sold with the official label (hector litre restrictions per acre, or so) but is the same...
  
  Sep 14, 2024
- oursonpolaire reacted to scruffy1's post in the thread Enjoying regional wine on the Camino with Like.
  
  PS I have already received a quick comment on my post by PM. Albariño at it's best is a ranking world class wine, light, very aromatic, fruity and thus very expensive. Less expensive Albariño can be found but it is only a shadow of the good...
  
  Sep 14, 2024
- oursonpolaire replied to the thread Visiting Santo Domingo de Silos from Burgos.
  
  There is a bus (Autocarres Arceredillo) which leaves Burgos at 17.30 and which returns at 8.10 in the morning, Saturdays and Sundays excepted. The Turismo in Burgos will likely know of any other options (I have found them very helpful in the past).
  
  Sep 14, 2024
- oursonpolaire replied to the thread Spanish railway map, simplified....
  
  One would think so, but it is actually owned by the Spanish state through Renfe-- its hardware (tracks etc) owned by Adif (part of Renfe), and its routes owned by Renfe Operadora. The passenger and freight divisions are separate, but all of...
  
  Sep 12, 2024
- oursonpolaire replied to the thread Camino del Norte: Irun - SDC, April-May 2025.
  
  @JerryStroebele notes that the Guggenheim is for fans of modern art- I would recommend that you admire the exterior of the building, which is one of the finest designs of the century, but head on to the Bellas Artes, 500m SW, on the south side...
  
  Sep 10, 2024
- oursonpolaire replied to the thread Civil war memorials.
  
  There is also a similar plaque in the church in Villovieco, to the north of Poblacion de Campos, and 8km NW of Fromista. (PS-Clavijo looks like an interesting place for an excursion.
  
  Sep 9, 2024
- oursonpolaire reacted to LTfit's post in the thread Civil war memorials with Like.
  
  Correct. Not well maintained is an understatement.
  
  Sep 9, 2024
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