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Just went Sept 2019 and no line to get into Cathedral. I stumbled on it by accident, it is on the side of the church (if facing the cathedral, the right side). I had gone to Plaza Quintana behind the cathedral for a massage and saw a security guard checking people's bags. It's free to enter and...
I am very glad I spent 2 nights in SDC as it was my favorite city on the CF. Lodging was higher though but I made last minute rsvp and it was very close to the cathedral so it was over 100€/night. Well worth it though. After 8pm the streets really came alive
Download the QR reader it is amazing. I went at 730am thinking it was smart. There was a very long line outside already. Waited in that about 45 min. If you have the QR reader you can go have breakfast or whatever, I went somewhere that had wi-fi so I could see what number was being called. It...
I stayed in private rooms which always had blankets so I did not need any sleeping bag or towel. If you stay in albergues it is advisable and sometimes even if they have sheet or blankets, it may not be clean. Imo it's so worth the extra money to get a private room. The Camino and Spain is one...
Just finished it starting from Leon. One albergue told me you should always try to get a stamp from the church 1st when entering a town. But other people said it doesn't matter. I tried to get at least 2/day. When you get to Sarria it's required 2/day. I don't think they scrutinize it very...
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