For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
I’ve walked the CF twice. I read several posts calling the cobblestones “nightmares.” Just checking for other opinions, yours for example. Thanks for giving it, BTW.
My wife and I want to leave SJPDP in mid to late April. Will the Pyrenees pass be open? How cold does it average in the Pyrenees in April? Or anything else we might need to consider. Thank you!
I’ve heard a lot about cobblestones and setts, about how they are a nightmare, etc. How true is this? My wife and I are both 76 and my wife simply cannot afford to fall due to osteoporosis and vertebral fractures. How safe would it be for us the walk the coastal root?
My wife and I are planning to walk the Camino from Lisbon to SDC in the winter. Can pilgrims who have walked the Camino in these months tell me about three things:
The availability of municipal or parish albergues
The availability of slightly upper scale (non bunk bed albergues)
The...
I see i sparked a debate! But really guys, I’m just not partial to planes. I feel uneasy about flight safety, especially on US carriers. Thank you both for your replies.
Hello Bradypus!
Yes, I now see the train to Bayonne. Thanks for pointing that out. The one I was referring goes from Degaulle to Denfert-Rochereau Metro where you catch a train to Montparnasse. The Bayonne route is just what I was looking for as I have tried transportation from both Madrid...
Hello everyone!
I'm looking for information on doing the CF in October. Does anyone have any experience with this, e.g. albergues being open, temperature at night, albergues still supplying blankets, passes open from SJPDP.
Any help or info will be appreciated.
Thank you.
Warmly,
Barry
Hello!
I found two routes to SJPDP from Paris on the Rome2Rio app:
One goes direct to SJPDP with a short bus ride to make the connection between two trains and the other goes through Bordeaux. Has anyone taken either of these trains? Can I get a recommendation on which route is the best...
Thank you for the advice. I want to take the train from Madrid, but dread all those transfers. I’ve taken the bus before with a transfer in Soria. It went well, but I much prefer the train, if only for the bathroom. 😜. I’m 75 with a small bladder.
When I do a Rome2Rio search, it shows me...
This site is run by Ivar at in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon