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I understand from the book the Pilgrimage Road to Santiago that there is a Michelangelo painting of the crucifixion in the Iglesia de Santa Maria la Redonda. It is said to be in a vault behind the altar--you need to put in a coin to see it. A google search confirmed that it is there though one...
Hello fellow Pilgrims. My wife and I reserved a double room in an Albergue in Hospital de Orbigo in June--we are walking from St. Jean to Santiago de Compostela. We will be using luggage transfer--we are each 72 this year with knee and back issues. After the reservation through Booking.com the...
We are considering walking the alternate route from Villatuerta through Zaraputz. It appears to bypass Estella and rejoing the main Camino about 1.5km beyond the Irache Monastery and Winery--so we would have to backtrack if we wanted to see that.
Any comments on potentially staying in Irache...
Hello Pilgrims. My wife and I are doing our first Camino at age 70 with creaky knees and all. We have been mountain day hikers in the Cascades and Olympics in the state of Washington where we live.
We decided to plan the whole Camino and book lodging as we wanted to assure staying in private...
Due to creaky knees we are planning to take the less steep route from Col Leopolder on the Route Napoleon that goes to Ibaneta. Is the way to this road well-marked from the top?
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