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Yesterday I stayed at Albergue Santa Fé in Cardeñuela Riopico. I am on my 8th camino and have stayed in lots of albergues. Never before have I met such an unpleasant hospitalera as the woman who seems to run this albergue. She acted in an unfriendly manner from the second I and my wife entered...
I agree, and have myself walked from St. Jean several times without skipping any part of the camino. But the problem under discussion here is how to do the Camino francés if you only have 19 days at your disposal.
1. As several other pilgrims have suggested, Gaucelmo in Rabanal del Camino is very good. You will not regret staying there.
2. Avoid staying in O Cebreiro - it is a tourist trap and you will be treated as a tourist. Instead, stop at lovely La Faba and stay at the German albergue there. You can...
I think Burgos is a good place to start, if your goal is Santiago. I and my girlfriend (now wife) walked Burgos - Santiago in exactly 19 days in June-July 2017. On day 8, we took the bus from León to Astorga (thus avoiding the most boring part of Camino francés: León - Hospital de Órbigo) and...
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