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The article seems to clearly explain the idea behind the placing of a bell from a wreck off the Galician coast as a reminder to pilgrims that there is more to Galicia than Santiago and the Camino. There is a long and beautiful coastline to be explored. The idea pilgrims seek not only the...
I’m planning on avoiding Sarria by taking the Invierno next time. Just how difficult was it to get the two stamps a day? Any pointers on getting them are welcome.
Thank you for this link. I hope the OP will share the municipal albergues that he found shut. I am hoping to walk the Frances in Oct ‘24. From one year to another things may change but his experience this year of municipal albergues closing in September would help in the planning.
Can you please share which municipal albergues you tried to stay at that were closed. It would be a great help to those of us hoping to walk later in the season.
You are doing the right things. A short day. Be kind to yourself whatever form that takes be it a good meal or a glass of vino. Everyone has had doubts at one stage or another on a long Camino. Allow yourself to feel proud and acknowledge what you have achieved thus far. You can do this...
I walked the Via de La Plata in April and May this year. It was my first Camino. The main reason I chose this Camino was the fact that according to many on this forum it was the least “crowded”. The horror stories of lack of beds, crowds and bed bugs put me off the idea of walking the Frances...
Talking with Spanish pilgrims on the Via de La Plata many of them said they were there to avoid the “crowds” on the Frances and other caminos. Quiet a few of them discussed the idea of only granting the Compostela to those that walk a minimum of 200 kilometres or cycle 400. It was in the...
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