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Greetings from Calzada de Bajar. What a wonderful place! I started this year at Casar de Carceres on April 11 and find the way much more peaceful than the last week of April 2013 .Weather hot 27C. Very few on the way at the moment. Countryside magnificent. Still some wet muddy places good...
Can anyone direct me to where I can get information on bus /train services from Madrid to Carceres. Any update on the AVE works and availibilty of accommodation on this section of the Via de la Plata would also be appreciated. I plan to start from Casar de Carceres on April 11th.
:D I would love to hear from anyone planning to start in Seville in late April. I have booked my flight to Seville (Ryanair from Dublin!) for 23rd April and have booked in to Triana Backpackers for that night. I hope to start walking on 24th or 25th. I am also interested in any news from the...
I have just returned from a wonderful camino - Opporto to Santiago. :D
However, for the benefit of future pilgrims, I would request the Portugese Friends of the Camino to lobby
(1) to have footpaths built along the main roads that the pilgrims travel. The present level of danger involved in...
I plan to walk the Porugese Camino from Porto in the last two weeks of April, 2011. I would love to hear from pilgrims who have walked this section re what to expect with regard to weather, terrain, accomodation and places and things not to be missed en route. Would also like to hear from...
I am starting the Camino Frances, for the first time, from Roncevalles on May 28th next. Would be interested in hearing from anyone starting from St Jean or Roncevalles at that time. Would anyone know how long it takes by taxi from St. Jean to Roncevalles? Also is a sleeping bag necessary or...
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