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Having done even more research now, It seems that as I prioritize beautiful scenery over spirituality per se (because, in its way, scenery and solitude on nature is spiritual to me), the Camino del Norte may be more suited for me than the Frances. Manu posters here and elsewhere emphasize that...
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thanks so much for all this information. Lots of great options that are all positive, just have to choose one. Guess I'll see where the wind takes me!
Thanks a bunch! It seems nice too, but am I right in that it is about 200 kilometres long? That would be too much with my time available. But guess I could do parts of it? How would you describe the terrain and availability of accomodation?
And by the way, I am actually thinking of going to Pamplona and further from there (either to S.S or to SJPP) tomorrow and starting directly. So yeah, very soon :-)
Absolutely, and that is my alternative to what you first suggested now. It is either going to be the walk towards Pamplona, going north to San S. from there afterwards (by bus or hitchhiking), or I will simply do that part of the Camino del Norte, as you say.
The northern route seems better in...
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This sounds very nice for sure, and think I want to do this. Anyone know the best way to actually get to St. Jean pied de port? In my case from Barcelona!
Thanks for replying! The Inglés seems nice too for sure, but as I am ending up in Bilbao anyway it simply seems better at this point to choose between portions of the frances or norte.
Thanks for the answer! Sounds like it may be good for me, yeah. Is it very flat, however, or is it just my impression from the map? And do you know if that is one of the parts that doesn't go close to where cars are driving?
Hi, this is my first post here, thanks for a good forum!
I would like to walk a smaller part of the camino now as part of my vacation (hopefully walking it in full later). I am however torn as to which section and which trail to follow. Maybe someone here could help? My goal is to walk as...
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