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Hi Linda and Emily
My friends and I loved Albergue Emaus in Burgos, very slightly off the 'route', but we would highly recommend it. We were warmly welcomed and looked after by Marie Noelle the hospitalledero (of the Carmelite Order of Notre Dame de Vie) and her assistant. Comfy beds and...
Agreed totally. Although we'd heard of the new huge municipal refugio opened in the old city we decided to stay at Albergue Emaus in June 2009, and I would highly recommend it. We were warmly welcomed and well looked after by Marie Noelle the hospitalledero (of the Carmelite Order of Notre Dame...
Hi Charles, we started at O Cebreiro in 2006. You can pick up the Credencial at the church in the village. Aim to get there in good time as the refugio fills up quite quickly.
There's a thread of discussions on how to start at O Cebreiro here...
Hello, yes I agree with the comments of folks above: in August 2006 we walked up the road from the bus stop at Piedrafita but were caught out at the municipal albergue when we arrived in O Cebreiro after 4pm - it was absolutely full and so we ended up sleeping on our roll mats on the dining...
Hi Liv, you make a very good point indeed! I am setting off from O Cebreiro in less than 2 weeks with a group of friends and some of us have been reading a book in preparation. It is “Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life lessons from the Camino” (Orbis, 2005) by Joyce Rupp. She makes just the point...
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