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Bear in mind that we were cycling, so not all of the paths were suitable for us. But the Lightfoot Guide maps include surrounding terrain, including road and trail alternatives, so we were able to plot a route for us.
I really liked the route...
If I were you, I would choose Sevilla-Salamanca, with a rest day in Merida bc what @J Willhaus said.
That way you can return one day to Salamanca and continue...
Connections Salamanca-Madrid are good (train)...
It's not the GR36, but there is a route with a guidebook, The Plantagenets Way, which goes from Mont St Michel to intercept the Voie de Tours near St Jean d'Angely.
This is a recognized pilgrimage route, with pilgrimages in both directions.
We...
Guide book author and VDP expert Gerald Kelly runs a VDP Facebook group which shares up to date info like this. Worth following if you're planning to walk soon.
Really? My reputation must have changed lately. My mother told me once that I was far too serious for my years. She said that I was born aged 40 and just got older and more boring every year from then on....
The title (and Bradypus's authorship) made me expect a joke:"have you heard the one about two pilgrims stuck in a tree..? .."!
But actually, I have seen the horns on some Spanish cows, and I can imagine this being a scary ordeal.
I have read both @Shalaw and @It56ny posts again, and I think you both acknowledged that there were different points of view on whether cycling the Meseta is the best way to shorten the time needed for a Camino.
I don't think it is judgmental to...
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