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  1. NerdGjerd

    List of Holidays or days of heavier use on CF

    Thank you c Clearly. I searched Fiesta and am adding these to the thread in case it's handy to have in one place. Not sure how any of these affect accommodations or pilgrim traffic crowds. If anyone knows, please comment. This thread has some very good lists/links down a couple pages...
  2. C clearly

    List of Holidays or days of heavier use on CF

    The word "fiestas" is the magic word for searching. I've added a tag so your good list will be tagged.
  3. NerdGjerd

    List of Holidays or days of heavier use on CF

    Hello, Is there also a list on the forum or elsewhere for holidays that impact the numbers and accommodations on the CF? I could not find any by searching for "holidays" in the subject. I have pasted a long list below from a generic Spanish holiday site, but i only recall Easter, Feast of St...
  4. D

    Mercados

    Looking for info on the Mercados not to miss along the Camino Frances. Thinking about our other trips to France, Spain and Portugal and mercados such as La Boqueria in Barcelona and Mercado de San Miguel in Madrid. I love seeing and sometimes purchasing all the fresh fruits, vegetables, seafood...
  5. G_the_D

    Albergues & Bars closing in October.

    ...were only an issue two nights on the Baztan. One town with no open albergues, but a helpful barman found me a bed. Another town with a Fiesta that took up all open spaces. A quick taxi ride took care of that. I did have a few days of rain. That's just part of Camino. Pack your rain gear of...
  6. Tincatinker

    Impact of early/late Easter on crowds

    ...are “crowds”. Your definition of a crowd is likely to be different to mine. I would never time my arrival into Santiago for late July and the Fiesta Santiago. Far too many people. May? Probably tumbleweed time in comparison. What exactly are you looking for? You want to walk the, probably...
  7. J Willhaus

    Bag forwarding on the Camino Frances, March/April 2024

    My English version says as of Easter it is available until Oct. 31. It would be good to confirm before planning on it.
  8. henrythedog

    Bag forwarding on the Camino Frances, March/April 2024

    ...en el Camino Portugués de Tui a Santiago (a excepción de los días 24, 25 y 31 de diciembre y 1 enero, que no hay servicio por descanso en las fiestas navideñas). A partir de marzo de 2024, el Paq Mochila de Correos estará disponible en las siguientes Rutas Jacobeas: Camino Francés desde...
  9. Kathar1na

    Exploring Pena dos Corvos on Camino Francés

    ...(A circle or group of friends or comrades. Círculo de recreo (A recreational circle). Grupo de personas que participan conjuntamente en fiestas populares o en actividades diversas, como apostar, jugar a la lotería, cultivar una afición, fomentar la admiración a un personaje o equipo...
  10. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Exploring Pena dos Corvos on Camino Francés

    ...up? I've noticed before that peña seems to have different translations for different regions in Spain: rock, crag, cliff or overhang. (At at fiesta in Sahagún I found it also meant club. Each club had a different colored shirt for its members). Interesting was seeing that the base map that...
  11. I

    Walking during Semana Santa 2024

    I am currently preparing to walk the Camino Frances, starting in SJPdP, from late March 2024, only just realising it will be Semana Santa. I've read up on the forum posts, and have decided that I can start on Tuesday 26 March, possibly even Wednesday, to be a bit behind of the crowds, and that I...
  12. Kathar1na

    Cruz de Ferro

    ...without difficulties and avoid the caravans of coaches later on. There are apparently buses, free of charge, for regional visitors of this fiesta at the Cruz de Ferro. Note that this was one year after the movie “The Way” of 2010. The Cruz de Ferro and the Camino had not yet gained the...
  13. Peterexpatkiwi

    Cruz de Ferro

    Ahhh, now that makes sense. I was unaware of this festival I'll have to do some research. Thanks, @Kathar1na !
  14. Kathar1na

    Cruz de Ferro

    I had always assumed that the large parking area had been created for the romeria and fiesta that the locals hold every year at the Cruz de Ferro. That’s also why they had erected the chapel at the Cruz de Ferro site in 1983. There are plenty of participants, visitors and stalls at this event -...
  15. VintageCowgirl

    Lessons Learned on the Camino - From Leon September 2023

    ...for sharing your experience whci is similar to mine. My intention was not to book ahead but beginning in Pamplona when I arrived during a fiesta I changed my thought process. I arrived in Puente La Reina on Sept 25 and prebooked a bed at Albergue Puente. A nice albergue that sleeps 38. There...
  16. donalomahony

    Closures in Foncebadon

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Roch The 16th August is the feast of San Roque and celebrated in some parts of Spain. Each of Spains 17 autonomous communities will have their own regional variations, and within each community even more local ones! I generally enjoy the local fiestas!
  17. S

    Camino Frances, what to expect in October

    Many thanks, much appreciate and noted
  18. G_the_D

    Camino Frances, what to expect in October

    ...I still used the shower and a bunkbed. I of course left a donation and a note with my apologies and my thanks. The second time was a local Fiesta and there was not a single space available anywhere nearby. A local bartender checked for anywhere they could think of. In that case I pulled the...
  19. peregrina2000

    Festival of El Colacho in Castrillo de Murcia

    ...rural Spain — in Villaconejos on the Lana, the hospitalero Pepe told us no baby had been born in town for the last four years. But back to the fiesta itself — so long as they don’t let the teens who have been drinking wine for hours on end jump over the babies, I think their safety is assured.
  20. J Willhaus

    LIVE from the Camino FRANCÉS: Flies, spiders, isolation & roommates: not what I expected!

    ...This is not what I expected at all from the last 115 km of the CF and I am an experienced pilgrim. I expected nonstop crowds in a huge Fiesta on the move. Each person will have different experiences each time they walk depending on their physical limitations, accommodations, etc. I am sorry...

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