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AFAIK there are 2 pickup points on the Somo side - Somo itself and Pedrena further along.
You can also walk around the bay and enjoy the river views. At the half-way point close to the airport, they were practicing for a Dragon boat race.
If doing a Camino was a health problem, the insurers would be all over it and asking for a premium. Don't recall having been asked about this by my insurers. They were though quite concerned (at a price) about our doing dog sledding.
Would be an interesting way to complete one though.
Rome2Rio gives you the options for public transport other than Express Bourricot
https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Biarritz-Airport-BIQ/Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port#r/Line-4-bus-train
This breaks down to http://www.txiktxak.fr for the bus route/times from the airport to the train station (Lines 3 or 4)...
It's a lovely route. Very quiet but if you like coastal walks, this is one of the best.
You might want to read this blog for ideas about where to stay.
https://magwood.me/2016/05/15/day-24-camino-del-norte-ruta-do-mar-ribadeo-to-foz-39-4-km/
You can fly it for £49 with Easyjet or Vueling. But check the overall cost against the alternative option of hiring. Sometimes leaving your bike at home is more economical that using something like Sendbike.
Not the answer to the question posed, but this has come up before. Fatima is an important shrine for the Portuguese. Its size seems out of proportion to its location. So you could bus from Lisbon to Fatima and start your pilgrimage from there...
I did Tomar to Fatima this year. It's a constant uphill so going by bus in that direction would be recommended. Tomar is also an interesting town to visit given its Templar history so try not to miss out.
An alternative would be to switch to the Tagus Way at Santarem and bus back to the CP at...
For those wanting to know about Pilgrimages in Italy, there is helpful information on the Sloways site for those that may not have been there. The overwhelming majority of pilgrims on this route are Italian. There are even signposts for car routes for the nonnas (and non-nonnas) that find...
See Rome2Rio
https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Lucca/San-Miniato
If you take the train, the station is a mile or so from SM Basso. You take a bus into town. Then there is another bus which takes you to SM Alto as the streets are too narrow for the first bus. The train route also means a change at...
I've used Bags-free who were professional though a bit expensive. Lucca is the start point for such services for them and Sloways.
I also used Poste Italiane for a one-way transfer of some luggage from Rome to Brindisi using the Poste Restante system which they term Fermoposta. It nearly went...
Here is the map of the Eurovelo 3 - the standard for bike routes throughout Europe. Changed maps to get to the walking route and they seem to be the same. Seems there is a need for some sort of official traffic separation rather than routing both over the same ground. Second law of physics? Two...
Promised to take my daughter with me when doing the GSB on the Swiss/Italian border. She has been doing a lot of walking in preparation but now has terrible blisters.
Searching the threads here suggests she should try apply specialist cream (Nok) then concentrate on getting suitable merino wool...
Basilica Pontificia de Finibus Terrae in Leuca. This is both the beginning and the end of the Via Francigena. We finished in Brindisi but hired a car to see this and the view of the watery expanse here in Southern Italy.
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