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Admittedly I haven't been there in 10 years, but I found Avda de las Americas an awful, airless place to have to wait for a bus.
Given the choice I'd definitely get the bus from the airport.
Thanks Laurie.
Nothing is booked yet (don't even know when it'll be). If I fly with Ryanair it'll be T1 but it's easy enough to get the bus round to T4.
I'm considering walking part of a Camino later this year and like what I've read about the CdM and the solitude and good infrastructure. I don't have much time off available so want to start walking straight away. My question is this...
I believe if I were to take the metro from Barajas airport...
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No mattress necessary but I always took my own pillow case. The pillows provided aren't always... fresh ... shall we say, and if all else fails you can stuff it full of clothes.
Rather than a requirement for a minimum distance what about a minimum time spent on the pilgrimage?
Super fit pilgrims could cover 100km in under 3 days which does not leave time for much contemplation. A minimum time period (say 5 nights) would also remove the distance barrier for those less...
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