If you plan to be in Barcelona on the weekend, I highly recommend attending the international mass at Sagrada Familia offered Saturday evening or Sunday morning. You need to arrive well in advance to get a decent seat.
When possible, the Pilgrim Office staff actually look for reasons to approve Compostelas. They get no pleasure in denying them. But, the rules are the rules. Otherwise, they might as well sell certificates at self-service terminals all over town...
The Pedronia is not issued for having walked the VE. The Pedronia is issued to acknowledge your visit to the Church of Santiago in Padrón. One can receive the Pedronia having walked either the VE or the central route.
I walked from the waterfront up to Horta the day before with the thought I would be walking from coast to coast. But then I do like walking about Barcelona.
There is a small supermarket near the albergue building. Not a great selection and high...
If you stay in the albergue in Monserrat, you get a voucher that entitles you to a €12.50 half menú, wine extra. It’s the only place to eat and the meal was not bad.
FWIW I have removed the warning from the app in today’s update. I had left it in out of caution but the comments here lead me to believe it is not necessary.
Thanks all!
Back in 2019 I initially planned to walk from Barcelona to Santiago, but upon reaching Montserrat, cancelled those plans and instead spent several days in the area walking a number of different routes between Barcelona and Montserrat. My of what...
If you want to meet up for a beverage or if you want some tips on places to eat before you set off let me know. I could also show you the start of the Camino if you’re wanting to take the route over the Collserolla hills behind Barcelona instead...
The train between Vigo and Porto is the Tren Celta and is operated by Renfe and not Comboios de Portugal. There are only two runs per day in each direction and only 4 scheduled stops. Over the last year, there have been some weeks where the train...
As a veteran pilgrim of both Spanish and Portuguese caminos, I recently read about the ‘Mission Walk,’ or El Camino Real de California (in the US state of California). I must admit I am intrigued. Wondering if anyone is familiar with this route...
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