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Another shout-out for Villafranca del Bierzo...and restaurant Meson los Ancares. Just superb food, and our host (Signor Gambino)...well what can I say (I think the pic says it all)...just and amazing welcome and hospitality.
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Rireana...I was hoping you would say that! We'll be heading to Lisbon later this year for the CP, but following that pilgrimage we'll start active planning for the Sureste pilgrimage out of Alicante...in Sep '25. I'd really like to have you 'on call' to bounce things off as plans start to gel...
Thank you Rireana! Valuable intel indeed as it gives me a planning option. I'm just starting my research for the del Sureste, and from watching the few YouTube videos on this route (and few net-based resources) it seems Petrola is the clear end point of a 23km stage, but with quite limited...
My wife and I are walking this route in mid-August, and from a posting somewhere here I've taken note not to miss Praia dos Cristais de Silleiro (the crystal beach) on the littoral route as you're heading in the direction of Baiona. I've not been here before....but have read some quite...
Trecile...yep...positive. Used it on the Augusta and VdlP. Was definitely my 'go to' for GPS. I can't imagine why anyone would develop a GPS 'map app' that relied on an internet connection.
Thanks for that. Interesting - as I used the Gronze Map App offline for GPS on the iPhone and it worked really well. I tend to also have the other apps you mention...so generally well covered.
Hey KaMkk22...we actually didn't have a guide for the Via Augusta (I certainly couldn't find one); however, I did rely heavily on the Gronze Map App. Couldn't get this one through an App Store, but if you Google Gronze Map App you'll find clear directions for loading directly from Gronze to your...
If you have the opportunity to visit Spain during Semana Santa...take it! My wife and I were in Cadiz for Holy Thursday, and Jerez de la Frontera for Easter Sunday last year. If we can...a repeat visit during Holy Week...would be our goal. Buen Camino.
Oh I don't know Richard...sort of think I'd trade the burbs of Atlanta for ANYWHERE in a soggy Spain right now! That said, in reading the reports coming in, I take my hat off for those enterprising pilgrims on the path right now.
Via Augusta (Cadiz to Seville) is an amazing walk of about five days. Not ideal for the pilgrim wedded to albergue accommodation, but lots of quite nice and very affordable bar/hotels on this route. Walked it this time last year, and will certainly aim to complete again. Then with a further...
Elle..thank you so much! I just opened your website...so much to explore. I'll read both route reports and see where that leads my planning. Certainly hoping to stick fairly closely to the Litoral, but a break from the coast, at some stage of the pilgrimage, might be welcomed. Again...thanks for...
Will be walking the CP in Aug/Sep with planning clearly focused to staying (for the most part) on the Litoral. However, (using Brierley's Guide) the stage from A Ramallosa to Vigo sets up quite a few walking options - the 'da Costa', in particular, has a marked detour to Freixo. For those CP...
Will be walking the Litoral,with Variante Espiritual, in September. I agree earlier comments that (I suspect) the two routes are very different...likely worthy of two separate Caminos.
The closure of Bar Via de la Plata will be a loss to that little community. Had lunch there...and thoroughly enjoyed the food and ambience. Also, can only mirror your assessment of the Posada. An truly excellent spot to overnight, and a wonderful hostess!!
I found this discussion quite interesting and informative. I wanted to walk the Le Puy next year, but abandoned the effort due to the accommodations issue raised by Eamann. I certainly needed a planning tool/publication (which I didn't have) and guidance from those that have walked this path...
Thanks for your comments on this one, and the link to your diary (which I will now head off to read). This sort of very clear information will be invaluable to thinking about ways to tackle the PC. Cheers!
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