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I have walked parts of the Meseta three times. It is a very special section of the CF and particularly lovely in June, when red poppies and stork nests abound. My favourite memory is the pre-dawn climb out of Castrojeriz and looking back as...
We began our first camino in early September 2014 from Carrion de los Condes and took seven days to reach Astorga. I'm so glad we hadn't read about "the meseta" beforehand and begun with a pre-conceived idea of what was ahead, because we loved...
I walked the CF in September and October. I was in the meseta in Mod September and It was possibly my favorite part of the Camino.
The weather was good, sometimes a bit hot in the afternoons. It is certainly not all flat, not boring.
The is a...
I loved the Meseta. While it is flatter agricultural land, it is quite beautiful and in some areas stunning. I walked the Meseta in Sept 2022, and you do need to watch out for heat/shade, but other than that, you'll be fine. Took approx 6-7...
The relative desolation of the Meseta is it’s main allure, IMHO. This is one large stretch of the Camino Frances that you really come to appreciate - in retrospect - once you reach Sarria.
The landscape is beautiful. True it is remote, and can...
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