Hello 'Walking by Faith',
I've just read most of this thread with great interest. Do you have any update? I'd love to hear where you are with it.
All the best :)
Thank you! And for anyone searching for something a little more low-key I’ve discovered that there will also be Midnight Mass in the chapel of the Convento de San Francisco. Anyone interested in attending just needs to gather inside Iglesia San Francisco between 23:45-23:50 on the 24th. 🙏💜✨
Accommodation hasn’t been a problem at all. The website www.aprinca.com has been very helpful, plus phoning ahead has revealed other places open that aren’t listed.
I think walking in winter has been magical, even with the rain, and the peace and solitude of having long stretches of the Camino...
Thank you! I think I read somewhere that Pilgrim House will close sometime in December until February, but maybe I imagined that 😂. I’ll contact them to find out. All the best Mx
Hi, I’m currently walking the Camino Francés and expect to arrive in Santiago very close to Christmas Day. Could anyone tell me if there is any special pilgrim event/celebration/meal/meeting or gathering that it would be possible to join/take part in on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day...
Hi, Can anyone recommend a physiotherapist in Santiago please? I’m not looking for a massage therapist, but rather a qualified physiotherapist.
I should arrive on Thursday and need some advice about starting a programme of specific exercises and stretches to redress the back and ankle/knee/foot...
No worries 😉, yes I am, but I’m taking my time and currently spending a few days in Fonfría at the albergue of friend Angela. I’ve got no fixed (or even loose) timetable...just trusting the Camino and that’s worked pretty well so far. :)
See you when I see you!
Mx
I spent the night at your albergue on my way to Santiago Lee :) but I’ll happily drop in to see you again on my way through, going back.
All the best
Michele
I don’t Laura, but I’ll ask the next French person I see (I see one almost daily). And you could also try contacting the Pilgrim Office in SJPP to ask.
I do know you need to notify the Xunta of Galicia when you enter the region (as I did when I left Ponferrada and returned to Portomarín). But...
Hi Laura,
I’m on the Camino Francés now and would say ‘it depends where you start’. I’ve just finished working for a month as a volunteer Hospitalera in the parroquial albergue in Ponferrada and we were hosting 60-70 pilgrims daily in early August (mostly Spanish, Italian & French) and 20-30...
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