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Glasnevin cemetery is also a fairly short taxi ride from the airport and do a few different guided visits. It may sound a weird thing to do but I found the historical tour fascinating
...albergues on our walk but either not open or a review which gave a thumbs down due to lack of heating. We stayed in private accommodation, either 2* hotels or Airbnb, costs €45-60 per night per room, which is ok for a couple but might be prohibitive for a lone pilgrim. You will be later in...
You should be able to enjoy a good few hours in the city. Depending on your interest, you might enjoy a visit to the Museum of Modern Art, Hugh Lane or National Art Galleries. The National Museum on Kildare street is very near the Art Gallery and the gold collection and the bog bodies are...
For an ordinary tea, ask for té negro. If you take milk ask for leche fría aparte (cold milk on the side), otherwise your tea might come already dressed with warm milk - familiarity varies from place to place. There is usually a good range of herbal teas (infusión).
Day 1 Villajoyosa to Relleu, 20km
Day 2 Relleu toTorremanzanas, 20 km
Day3 Torremanzanas to Ibi, 18 km
The climb that morning gave some more great scenery. At the top there were forested slopes to our left and views of farmland below on our right.We discovered we are slow climbers and felt that...
March 2024: We just finished day 3 of Camino de Lana from Villajoyosa. It is a wonderful walk, I don’t have words to describe the views, citrus, pine forests, manicured terraces of olive and almond trees, mountains near and far.
We had the good fortune to bump into Pepe in Orcheta our first...
I agree with replies below. However in some small villages the shop may close at 2.30 on a Saturday afternoon and not open til Monday morning. Be extra careful to shop early/have a stash at weekends away from the main towns. Where you stay on Friday will be able to advise.
Foot care is the most important for me - Compeed, a few bandaids, some padding, tape, toe separators, Vaseline daily. After that a few paracetamol and a small scissors to cut tape. The VdlP has fewer villages than some other routes, and some are small and don’t have a pharmacy. You also have to...
Not exactly a recipe. First Camino, approaching a small town, where the only albergue had pretty awful reviews. The plan was to book a room in a casa rural or similar. Unfortunately, when we tried to book for a Saturday night, it transpired that it was a local fiesta weekend and everything’s...
Suggest you get opinion from a physio well in advance. Knee pain can originate from a hip problem, for example, and a professional can diagnose and advise re course of action. I have a dicky right knee and find poles invaluable, particularly going downhil.
I have been trying to learn Spanish for more than 20 years, starting with books, CDs, night classes……! I tried duo lingo, it didn’t do much for me. The Michel Thomas course got me started, I could finally put some sentences together, book a room, order a meal. I still had great difficulty...
I used to think like that before I did my first Camino in 2017. Six years on, as the ’niggles’ in my muscles and joints get more insistent, my views have changed. I can foresee a time when I might have to make a choice between forgetting about doing a Camino or taking more rest days, an...
I walked Granada to Córdoba starting early Feb last year. The weather was dry and experienced no mud. In contrast, I found many of the surfaces quite hard and compacted.
For me it makes a difference. I weigh 48 kilo and therefore am carrying a bit over 10% of my body weight esp when taking water and food needs for the day into account. I need to train for hills in advance of starting or I suffer in the first 5 days or so.
What time did you walk. We are thinking of doing 10 days from Alicante starting mid-March. It seems to be a good time for walking weather although nights are cold.?
In Feb we flew into Malaga, spent a couple of days, took an early morning train to Granada (1 hour), spent the day there (Alhambra tour booked in advance for the afternoon) and next morning set out for an 8-day walk to Cordoba. I think there are only a couple of albergues on that part of the...
We walked from Granada to Córdoba in Feb this year. We stayed in private accommodation, simple hotels or airbnb, and had no difficulty getting accommodation, usually booking the evening before. We only met one pilgrim, on our last day, and he had decided to take the bus that day!
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