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  1. amancio

    "Give me a Camino, and give me thirty days"

    That is a quote from The Great Westward Walk: From the Front Door to the End of the Earth a book written by Antxon Gonzalez Garabain, aka Bolitx. Every year, on June 21st, the world remembers persons who have suffered a disease that goes under different names in English - Amyotrophic lateral...
  2. amancio

    Alert Camino closed in Navarra for 2 days

    the Camino is closed in all the Navarra region and will remain closed until Wednesday. Pilgrims may be fined by the Guardia Civil if they are caught in the Camino, beware! I guess the alternative would be to move to Logroño and skip Navarra, even if the camino is open again, it might not be...
  3. amancio

    Missing German Pilgrim Sighted in Zafra, Search Underway

    I have every reason to believe this is a legitimate case, the hospitalera in Zafra has just confirmed it, they are looking for him all over the place. If you know anything, please contact Guardia Civil or Local Police in Zafra with any information. They also publish a private phone number but I...
  4. amancio

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD ORENSE: lockdown and similar measures

    Buenos días, compañeros peregrinos! As of tomorrow Thursday 8th, Orense will be under lockdown as the case of Leon at the moment. I do not know if there is any detour that can help you avoid the city of Ourense, I am afraid, if you are in Camino, you might want to ask the hospitaleros or...
  5. amancio

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Leon in lockdown

    due to high contagion figures, the city of Leon is now under "perimetral lockout". I am not sure about how that will impact pilgrims, you are not supposed to go in or leave the city unless for work reasons or for minding somebody who needs medical care. THIS SAID; there is a workaround if you...
  6. amancio

    SALVADOR - All albergues are closed

    please beware, it is certainly time no to be in the Camino, really...
  7. amancio

    Just back from Málaga!

    I just finished Málaga-Baena in 5 days, I was very lucky, all dry days, frosty mornings, but sunny days, the countryside is still green and some plants/trees are starting to blossom too early; the end of the autumn is simultaneous to the beginning of spring, no sign of winter. My impression is...
  8. amancio

    Villanueva de la Concepcion - Accommodation

    Hi dear fellow pilgrims! January might see me walking a few days of the Mozárabe, possibly from Málaga to Córdoba. It is mid winter, short days, and it can get cold, so I have decided taking hostals/pensions all the way, it is not efficient to heat up an albergue for just one single pilgrim. I...
  9. amancio

    Floods in Navarra

    beware, river Arga has increased its flow rate by 10, be careful before you go into the Camino, there seem to be flash floods these days!
  10. amancio

    Orthez: Accommodation

    Dear fellow piligrims! I am hoping to do a stretch of LE Puy camino on September 1st, I will be arriving in Orthez, do you know of any particular place to stay? Hotel, pension, something like that, my wife and myself will be arriving at 7 pm on a Sunday, probably too late to go to a...
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    Accommodation in Orthez?

    Dear fellow piligrims! I am hoping to do a stretch of LE Puy camino on September 1st, I will be arriving in Orthez, do you know of any particular place to stay? Hotel, pension, something like that, my wife and myself will be arriving at 7 pm on a Sunday, probably too late to go to a...
  12. amancio

    Connecting Navarrenx/Ostabat - Oloron

    Hola amigos! Even if it was only 2 months ago that I actually walked part of the Le Puy way, I remember in a junction seeing waymarks for connecting to Oloron, I think it was somewhere between Ostabat and SJPP, but it might be anywhere between Navarrenx and SJPP. Does anybody know where to get...
  13. amancio

    Roncesvalles... is just not for me

    Does anybody else find Roncesvalles one of the unfriendliest places in the whole Camino, or it is only me? 10 years ago, when I first got there, it was nearly snowing and my phone got wet, was not able to contact my family, and then some pilgrim lent me a mobile so that I could quickly ring. It...
  14. amancio

    How to get to Aire sur le Adour?

    Hola! I am currently studying my first incursion into France, for a week or so, in the Via Podiensis. I thought Aire sur le Adour would be a good starting point. Anybody has any suggestion about how to get there best? I was thinking about taking the train to Irun, then try to find some...
  15. amancio

    Ultimate track for Borrenes-Orellán-Las Médulas

    Hola amigos! finally I got to compile the track that I followed on my first stage of this stunning Camino. Instead of taking a flatter, shorter route over Carrucedo, this track climbs to the Mirador de Orellán, the best viewpoint of the Roman mining complex. To me, this route offers significant...
  16. amancio

    Coast to interior connections

    Hola ! I did Portugués a few years ago. I went down the river Douro, then up the coast past Matosinhos, Angeiras and Vila do Conde. From there, I took a detour (with yellow arrows) inland towards Sao Pedro de Rates, but I found those 14 km plain dangerous and unpleasant for walking. I have heard...
  17. amancio

    Fire in albergue in Almadén de la Plata

    The hospitalera in Almadén de la Plata just sent me a whatsapp message telling me the albergue has suffered a fire, the insurance company still has to go and assess damage and then they will have to repair it. It will take a while, she cannot tell how long, I do not know if it is totally or...
  18. amancio

    My (provisional) stages - June 2018

    I will be with a group of childhood friends, between 6 and 10 of us, so advanced booking is essential. These are my planned stages Borrenes casa rural cornatel Sobradelo pension Mar Bar A Rua Albergue with...
  19. amancio

    Alcantara albergue is reopening!!!

    this is great news, not only because it is very handy to split the stage between Cáceres and Cañaveral, but also because the location, above the lake is just dream like!!! This is according to Gronze, I will be looking forward to staying there again next spring, if everything goes well...
  20. amancio

    Valuable latest information

    Hi! first of all, maybe Ivar or some moderator might consider pinning this post to the top part of the Torres section. Below please find all details an experienced pilgrim from Porriño asked me to post in this forum, his English is not the best, so I offered to translate it for him, excluse my...

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