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The best practice if the Concello (Town Hall) is closed (open only 9am-2pm weekdays) is to go to one of the larger albergues and have them do it for you there, even if you aren’t staying there.
If you are having problems with the email system, I would try contacting the town hall directly and...
I just completed the Santiago to Fisterra to Muxia to Santiago loop, enabling me to obtain a compostela, so here are my thoughts. Like most, I like the Fisterra before Muxia option.
Note that while the Fisterranna is still available from the Tourist Office there, the Muxiannna is no longer...
For what to eliminate on the long Negreira to Olveiroa section, I would suggest keeping the beginning (Negreira to Santa Marina - 21km) and taking a taxi from the Casa Pepa albergue / bar-cafe in Santa Marina to Olveiroa. The hill from Negreira to Piaxe A Peña is long (9 km) but it is mostly...
The route up and down Monte Aro, then through A Picota and on to Olveiroa is lovely: I just did it today. I would do it only on a good weather day, as it is very exposed on the mountain. It is well marked with green and yellow arrows and with a good option sign board where you leave the...
Also, if you are walking from Santiago to Finisterre and on to Muxia, there are two certificates available: one when you arrive in Finisterre, at the lighthouse at the very end and one when you arrive in Muxia at the tourist information office. If you complete the entire loop, Santiago to...
If you are walking back from Muxia to Santiago, whether you walk back through Cee or you walk back through Dumbria, there will be many signs but they will be pointing in the opposite direction, towards Finisterre or Muxia, so a bit awkward but do-able. I'll be walking back to Santiago from...
I'm departing Santiago on May 1 (Labour Day holiday) and would like to know where I can get stamps in Santiago and early on the route. Will anything be open on the Labour Day holiday?
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