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Happy to help Kev&Kath. The Sureste is a wonderful experience and being basic is part of its charm. Don't hesitate to ask if you would like more feedback.
This reply is a bit after the event but we stayed in the albergue in Petrola in November 2018. It was as described, an annex to the church with no shower. It was cold (the walls are stone) but there was plenty of room (it was indeed being used as a storage room) and the water from the basin was...
When my wife and I walked the Sureste from Alicante to Benavente in the winter of 2018/2019 it was deserted and beautiful. From memory, only 40 -50 pilgrims walked it in the 2018 calendar year. We then backtracked from Benavente to Zamora on the VDLP and took the Portuguese variant of the VDLP...
Hi Ray
We walked the Sureste in December/January 2018/19. We used the Roxby Mairis guide in conjunction with other sources. One of the most useful tools was the map of the route downloaded via the Gaia app. The Roxby Mairis guide could be confusing in its directions but was mostly useful for...
Hi Chef66. We can't add anything about the Covid situation, but as regards the weather, our experience is that you will be fine. From late October to mid-January (2018/19) we walked the Sureste from Alicante to Benavente, then backtracked on the VDLP from Benavente to Zamora, then took the...
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