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Hi all,
I am starting my first camino on April 20 from Astorga, and I'm giving myself 13 days to do the walk. Would love to hear recommendations for albergues/CR between Astorga and Santiago, best towns to stay in, and any other tips!
Thanks!
Thanks everyone! I'm thinking now I might use the luggage transfer as far as Ponferrada and ship it from there. Unless Easter Monday is also a public holiday?
I have asked the Correos and they have been surprisingly very helpful, but they told me Thursday will be public holiday and that's the day I arrive in Astorga.
Hi all,
So I've decided to walk the camino from Astorga to Santiago next year starting on Easter Saturday. I've read that the week prior to Easter is holiday in Spain and businesses may be closed or have erratic hours. Does anyone know if the post office will be open on the Thursday at all? I...
BTW is it possible to send “care packages” or send luggage ahead not to Santiago but to the next main stop (e.g from SJPdP to Logrono then to Leon etc)? I may need to replenish my medications etc every so often and don’t want to carry too much at a time.
So.. I'm in research stage of my camino, and I have a question about luggage transfer that I can't seem to find the answer for anywhere.
I understand that people who use daily luggage transfer will have a day pack with them too, but for those who would like to only use the service occasionally...
Thanks Michael! :) I will definitely look into it. Do they have a good luggage transfer service on CP? Since I will be travelling onwards after the camino I will have more than just my backpack.
Thanks Graeme, I think so far that's been the most appealing route for me too. As I mentioned above I might try to stretch the time so I can walk as far as Logrono if I do decide to start at SJPDP. You managed to walk to Logrono in 6 days? That's impressive! I think that would be way too much...
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