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Hi @Adelina It was a pleasure for me/us to be counted as one/two of those you welcomed. It was my third time on the Aragones and first time since the Canfranc albergue opened. What a treat. 🙏
A very nice Camino - much lesser walked by people from the States, and plenty of services at the beginning of May 2023. We served at the albergue in Canfranc for two weeks in late May, we served 89 pilgrims from 28 countries and 6 continents. The...
In Canfranc in 2021 and 2022, we found that Spanish pilgrims made up about half, French about a quarter and the other nationalities combined made up the other quarter.
I agree. The infrastructure was good enough if not as plentiful as on the Francés. Picnic tables and benches are a poor use of resources. Even the ones on the Francés are rarely used. It’s an under-appreciated Camino. The scenery is beautiful and...
We are on our 8th camino this year and this was by far the least supported. We prefer quieter, less travelled walks but we were caught out several times at the start of May on this walk. One night we ate 2 slices of left over pizza that we had...
Very little was open when we walked there in May, 2022 apart from in the biggest towns. Our biggest problem though was where to get drinks since many of the water fountains and vending machines were not working and bars and cafes, if they...
I'm suprised you think that, but are you comparing to the Camino Frances, perhaps? Aragonês has more than adequate infrastructure, especially in May when everything is open..
It's a beautiful and relatively short route that deserves more attention. The Albergue at Ruesta was particularly special as it was run by young people who were involved in local activist projects. Not sure if that is still the case... Just...
It is.. but the Aragon Valley gets far more day hikers, climbers, ski tourists etc than pilgrims, and many of them care little about the environment. Thankfully, pilgrims by nature are (mostly!) self sufficient and less demanding.
It is interesting how SJPDP has almost eclipsed Somport/Canfranc as a starting point. In his very influential 1985 guide book Don Elias Valiña - the inventor of the yellow arrows - put Somport first in his route descriptions. SJPDP was the second...
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