If still in Santiago I would recommend popping in to have a wander around. I think that the recent renovation was just wonderful, restoring the flow of the cathedral back to its origins and bringing in very sympathetic modern features...
These kinds of posts are what give rise to the forbidden "Pilgrim vs. Tourist" arguments.
Pilgrims are responsible for taking care of their own needs. They adjust themselves to the path, they do not demand the path adjust to them. If the...
Well friends, I can happy and proudly said that I'll start my sixth time volunteering in St. John the Babtist albergue in Gañon from next October the16th, to October the 31th.
If you decided to stay and rest a day there, you'll be welcome.
If...
Schedule your walking hours around the menu del dia ( always follow the locals ) and for a couple of euros more you will have decent and nutricous food. With other words : stay away from the pilgrim's menu or the bocadillos.
Really easy solution.
I suspect it wasn't a case that manning the albergue was boring for the hospitaleros!!! They are not the people who decide whether or not an albergue operates (though the operation of albergues depend on them).
Buen camino
Easter Sunday is 20th April 2025. So I would expect that this period (at least from 17/04 until the weekend after 01/05 (Thurs) ) to be a very busy period on the camino.
Yeah I walked from 16/08 to 15/09 from Logroño through to Fisterra and was pleasantly surprised by how quiet it was, certainly up to Sarria. I was never in a full albergue. I occasionally booked when I wanted a private room or to stay in a...
I am all in favour of challenging oneself, and I think the Camino is a wonderful experience - transformational for some but certainly not everyone. You cannot expect the Camino to magically change your behaviour. Maybe you will learn something...
The worst is inland from Aveiro, just south of Gaia/Porto. But the entire northern area is scattered with fires. The humidity right now is very low, and that part of the country seems a tinderbox.
I remember similar discussions happening back in...
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