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PS: I should also have said that I love the meseta. Open spaces and skies, natural uncluttered rural landscapes, the Roman road, perfect pueblos, it’s the best place to get inside the rhythm of your walking, of the moment, and of your thoughts.
My partner and I walked the meseta from Burgos to Leon in February a couple of years ago and it was marvellous. Although the meseta is uniformly elevated, it doesn’t have very high peaks as say, on Day 1 out of St Jean, or later at O Cebreiro, etc, and so is less likely to have snow, which is...
The route from Vilar to Tui is marvellous, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. The main consideration, as henrythedog has said, is that there’s a fair bit of cobbled paving. Since you’ve got wonky ankles, you might need to prioritise shoes with ankle support, but still lightweight. Otherwise, I found...
The Barcelos market was a highlight for me a few years ago, and the town’s a top spot. I also concur with sarachicago, Ponte de Lima is well worth a look or a stopover. Nice decisions to have to make!
Thanks LuisaR, I’m greatly enjoying your story and am looking forward to following your journey. The Camino has been a life-changing experience for me; perhaps it will be for you, too.
Buen Camino!
Hi Jess, I walked the Meseta from Burgos to Leon in February last year and it was marvellous. Although the Meseta is uniformly elevated, it doesn’t have very high peaks as say, on Day 1 out of St Jean, or later at O Cebreiro, etc, and so is less likely to have snow, which is always a possibility...
I should have posted this before, but anyway ... Anyone who reads this, whatever you do, don’t miss Moratinos, it’s my personal numero uno on the Camino. In late February this year my partner and I were walking from Calzadilla to Sahagun. It was sleeting ice, brutally cold. We were desperate to...
My wife and I finished walking the Meseta just over a fortnight ago, another wonderful Camino experience, we’re grateful to have had it.
Instead of staying on in Spain as planned after reaching Leon, we returned home to Australia early, concerned by the rate at which the world was closing down...
The camino becomes a part of your life. Once you've experienced the liberation it brings, it's always present in an uplifting way. Spain's a long way and expensive for me to get to, and I've got work commitments limiting my time, but after several years away I simply want the experience again...
You could also look at Burguete, only four or so kms past Roncesvalles. If you’re interested in the Hemingway thing, he stayed in the Hostal Burguete, and there was still some memorabilia there. It’s a few years since I was there but it was a comfortable, well-run, small hotel. There’s other...
A nice problem to have, you won’t be disappointed with Porto. Whatever you do, don’t miss the world’s most wonderful bookshop, the Livraria Lello.
Bom caminho.
frjulian - In fairness, I should report one uplifting experience from Torremejia.
We were having dinner at the Milenium, bad food served with puzzling ill grace (the latter a rarity in Spain). Three kids around ten years old were the only other people in the dining room, I imagine they lived in...
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