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  1. Madrood

    Xpost from the Camino subreddit, report from 6 days ago of knife robbery in a Fisterra albergue.

    This was posted to the CamineDeSantiago subforum over on Reddit 6 days ago, the post can be read here. I am not the original author. The post was made by a brand new account and a quick initial search on google didn't yield any corroborating news items, so perhaps a grain of salt is advisable...
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    LIVE from the Camino Estrecho & Augusta

    Day 0 - Arrival in Gibraltar After many abandoned plans I'm finally on the way. The plan is to walk these two together, then onto the VdlP and Sanabres before finishing up in A Coruna. I make it as 7 weeks. My staging is going to a bit different from what's usually done, mostly on account of...
  3. Madrood

    Albergue Via de la Plata - San Gil. Anyone stayed here?

    Hi all Was scouting along the via and I came across this place. It's not on gronze, nor was it mentioned in the virtual planning thread. In fact as far as I can see it hasn't been mentioned here at all. They have a website that triggers a security filter I have installed on my browser or a...
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    Complete list of albergues on Camino de Levante and their current status

    I had a go at coming up with a complete list of albergues on this camino; there a few places though with an uncertain status. Is the albergue in Canals still unavailable? caminosantiago.org lists a municipal reception in Quintanar de la Orden, but it isn't listed on vieiragrino.com. Does it...
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    Best Places to Extend Your Pilgrimage Route Beyond Granada and Cordoba

    Hi all AJ's recent question on how long to spend in Antequera prompted me to search for other sites on this route worth spending a second day in. Aside from the obvious pair of Granada and Cordoba, where else should a prospective pilgrim linger?
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    Plasencia detour and the Natural VdlP

    Hi all I'm reading through the virtual VdlP and this is something I didn't see mentioned. One version I can see from this hiking map would be to follow EX-370 from Carcaboso up to the elevated roundabout. A dirt path then branches off, going under the motorway. 8 km of tarmac to get to that...
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    The Border Route

    Hi all I came across this route I'd never heard of while reading up on the Roman site of Munigua, north west of Seville. Starting near Olvera (a stop on the Via Serrana) it goes north in 15 stages to end up in Guadalcanal. The stages and directions (including a kml file are on the Seville...
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    Via Regia in Winter?

    Hi all I'm exploring the idea of walking the Via Regia or Elisabethpfad in winter. Could anyone who has done this, or is familiar with hiking in central Germany in winter, please give me an idea of what to expect? I've checked the climate data for a few cities along the route against those on...
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    History brought to the surface in Spain and elsewhere as a consequence of the drought

    Hi all I came across a twitter thread listing some normally submerged archaeology that has reappeared due to the heatwave. Much of it is in Spain so I figured it would be of interest to ye. A view of the Roman camp Aquis Querquennis, located on the banks of the Limia River in Galicia, Spain...
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    New article in the Guardian about easily missed and very accessible architectural feature of SdC

    Link here Games of xs and os (noughts and crosses?) carved into flagstones to pass the time. Charcoal or chalk would have been easier ...
  11. Madrood

    Group walk planned for the Via Romea Germanica

    Hi all The German wing of the Via Romea Germanica society is organising a group walk this year. There will be a prelude in Norway and Denmark, before beginning officially in the traditional starting point of Stade in June. 94 stages later, they plan to finish in Rome in October (that's 4...
  12. Madrood

    Camping sites on the Jakobsweg/Via Jacobi route in Switzerland

    Hi all I was doing some research on camping on this route and thought I would share my findings. Here is a map of camping sites that are on or near this route. And here is a basic spreadsheet containing the costs and contact details. Most prices are in Swiss Francs, except for some of the...
  13. Madrood

    Medieval camino graffiti in Germany?

    Hi all Was browsing around wikipedia and I came across this article on the route in Upper Swabia. In it there is a photo which the article describes as an "etching" made by a medieval pilgrim. I have located the church on google maps as "Dreifaltigkeitskapelle Breitenbach".
  14. Madrood

    Way of Saint Columbanus

    Hi all I came across this route yesterday, thought it might be of interest. It follows in the footsteps of St Columban, an Irish missionary who founded several monasteries in the several places in Europe close to the Alps, ending in Bobbio in Northern Italy where he is buried. It's a bit of...
  15. Madrood

    Crossing the Sierra de Guadarrama; Madrid to Segovia vs Toledo to Ávila

    Hi all, Was glancing over the maps and thought about the possibility of extending the CdM to Toledo, but apparently this isn't a great idea due to having to navigate Madrid's (and Getafe etc) infrastructure. So the question then would be if you wanted to combine these two routes, which to cross...
  16. Madrood

    Can the Italian section of the VF be done on €35/day without camping?

    Hi all I was browsing across the threads for this route and I came across this guide, linked to by @Harington: https://pilgrimstorome.org.uk/planning/ Within the pdf, on the section about budgets, it contains the following: Italy: In Italy, you can walk nearly the entire route (with a...
  17. Madrood

    Can Geneva - Le Puy route be done on €35 per day without camping?

    Hi all I saw a post on the Le Puy forum where the posters daily cost was ~€33. Is this route more expensive than the Le Puy route? Thanks for any and all info.
  18. Madrood

    Do you care about continuity?

    Hi all I am guessing that most people here usually try to do a Camino from start to finish, either in one go or in stages. How do you feel about jumping around between different ones e.g. first half of the CF, second half of the Norte? Have you tried it? Did it 'feel' wrong, or completely...
  19. Madrood

    Comparing Ruta do Mar to the Primitivo from a cultural/historical point of view

    Hi all Currently planning on doing the VdlP + Salvador + Primitivo + Reverse Ingles, starting in March, and considered yesterday extending it southward on the Via Serrana to Gibraltar, then a little further to Tarifa which is the southernmost point in mainland Spain. So naturally I looked for...
  20. Madrood

    Ranking the Caminos for a first-timer

    Hi all, I started a thread in the Camino de Madrid sub-forum about whether to do that Camino or the CF, but after much helpful advice I've decided to restart the thread since I i) have a better idea of what I would like from a Camino now ii) think I didn't give other options enough...

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