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    Reserve early to avoid disappointment!

    Many thanks to all of you who have commented on my post and my apologies for not having been able to answer sooner! A special apology to MassNative for not spelling out CH and GDE. When possible, I always contacted the CH or GDE directly - I avoid Booking.com as far as possible - but even so...
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    What to read on the Voie du Puy?

    Many thanks to all of you who have taken time to reply to my post and my apologies for not having been able to answer sooner! Your suggestions have been most helpful! Some of the books suggested I have already read: Vargas : one of my favourite crime writers Immortelle randonnée : a delightful...
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    What to read on the Voie du Puy?

    Can any of you recommend books in French or authors associated with the Voie du Puy, in particular the stretch between Le Puy and Cahors? A search on Google did not produce any results. I am thinking primarily about fiction but would not be adverse to reading books of history, geography...
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    Reserve early to avoid disappointment!

    I have just finished reserving my accommodation for the 19 nights I hope to spend, God being willing, walking from Le Puy to Cahors via the Célé valley. Leaving Le Puy ten days after Easter and planning to arrive in Cahors before the 1 May holiday, I thought my task would be easy, all the more...
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    Reserve your rooms in advance!

    This link to the CH "La Flore" in Saugues shows the extent to which prospective walkers/pilgrims are already booking rooms in advance. There are very few dates free in May and there are bookings already even in far-away September! As they say in French, "A bon entendeur, salut !" - A word to the...
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    Saint-Privat-d’Allier

    I am in the process of organising my walk on the Voie du Puy and at the same time I am also reading a long French thriller called "Citoyens clandestins" by a man writing under the nom de plume of DOA (dead on arrival). To my great surprise the plot brings two of the main characters briefly to...
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    Advice on walking Le Puy to Cahors in April

    Thank you all for taking time to share your experience and advice with me! If I have not reacted sooner, it is because I wanted to get my ideas straight before replying. I have in the meantime read the many threads on the forum on this subject. I now understand better the nature of the Voie du...
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    Advice on walking Le Puy to Cahors in April

    God permitting, I plan to travel to Le Puy on Saturday 13 April, walk to Cahors (via the Célé variant) and on Tuesday 30 April take the train to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, to continue along the Camino francés. I have walked many of the Caminos in Spain but this will be my first walk in France and...
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    Best day to leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ?

    Thank you all for your helpful comments! God permitting, I plan to leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on Wednesday 1 May, having spent the two previous weeks on the Voie du Puy. I have already walked the Camino francés twice, starting from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, but spending my first night once...
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    Accommodations and Services on the Le Puy Route

    Allow me to add my congratulations and thanks for the impressive resource you have made available! However, at first sight, consulting the spreadsheet on my mobile phone when on the Camino will not be very user-friendly. Even on my desktop computer navigating the sheet is not easy - I cannot...
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    Best day to leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ?

    Hello! Do pilgrims leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in predictable "waves" and if so, which days of the week are the calmest? I have the choice between three flights per week to Biarritz. Depending on which one I take, I could leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on a Monday, Tuesday or Friday. Thanks...
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    LIVE from the Camino CF-things are not that bad - May 2023

    Recent posts show that some people, especially those preparing for their first CF Camino, are panicking at the idea of not being able to find accommodation, even to the point of envisaging giving up their plan to walk the Camino. The first point I would like to make is that people’s comments...
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    LIVE from the Camino Camino Aragonés - April 2023

    I regret to announce that the albergue in Monreal is closed… I am staying in Etxartenea casa rural which I can recommend warmly.
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    LIVE from the Camino Camino Aragonés - April 2023

    I now have a better but not necessarily complete idea of how many people are on the Camino at present in addition to myself. Six Spaniards One Catalan One French lady Two German ladies A Lithuanian family of parents and child Of the above, four of the Spaniards are only walking as far as...
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    LIVE from the Camino Camino Aragonés - April 2023

    Thank you for your comments. I am sorry to disappoint you guys, but I did not visit the Monasterio de San Juan de Pena. My primary reason for not going, is that I have a tight schedule to arrive in Santiago and I could not afford to take a full day to visit one monument. I took this decision...
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    LIVE from the Camino Camino Aragonés - April 2023

    I arrived in Canfranc Estación on Tuesday evening 11 April. I started my walk from Somport on Wednesday morning 12th April. The path was rocky, muddy in parts and sometimes resembled more a little stream, as the snow melted and flowed down the slopes. To avoid a catastrophic slip or fall on...
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    Santiago Fiesta 16/17 May?

    Thank you very much!
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    Santiago Fiesta 16/17 May?

    Hello! Does anyone know if Santiago celebrates a local holiday on 16/17 May? If there is a fiesta, is it likely to put pressure on accommodation? Thanks in advance for your help!
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    LIVE from the Camino Stage 1: Somport to Canfranc Pueblo (12km)

    Thank you very much for your detailed account and for the description of the various paths leading down from Somport! I hope that there will be less snow but just as much sunshine when I start out from Somport next Wednesday 12 April.
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    shells & distances

    In the Middle Ages it was common for people who had committed a crime to be condemned to walk to Santiago / Fisterra as punishment/penance. My understanding is that these pilgrims brought back home a scallop shell with them as proof that they had indeed gone there. Pilgrims starting off on their...

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