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  1. Theo

    Does anyone know what's going on with the 'milestones'?

    Hi, Two links to understand why they are doing that : http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/galicia/2015/09/06/turismo-cambia-anarquicas-senales-camino-unificarlas/0003_201509G6P10991.htm http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/galicia/2015/09/06/00161441493052166624809.htm Théo
  2. Theo

    Wine: Your favorite, and where you drank it

    Hi, I like also Rioja wine ; it's my favorite Spanish wine ... ... but I liked very much the Ribera del Guadiana and Extremadura wines when I walked last year during 2 weeks from Sevilla on Via de la Plata. Théo
  3. Theo

    Close route Napoleon

    Hi, The government of Navarra decided to restrict, for safety reasons, the passage through the eastern variant of the Camino Francés in its first stage by Navarra, between November 1 and March 31, unless express authorization by the Navarra Emergency Agency 31. More information in French and...
  4. Theo

    Sadly.....an American pilgrim has died on the way to Roncesvalles.

    Sad news also on the Via Podiensis, a French pilgrim, 74 years old, died last Tuesday between Lauzerte and Moissac. http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/05/21/2109063-pelerin-74-ans-decede-chemin-saint-jacques-compostelle.html Théo
  5. Theo

    Grade of ascent out of St. Jean

    Hi, Interesting perhaps ? HERE a web page where, by putting your mouse cursor under the curve, you can follow on the map the altitude of your footsteps on the route to Ronvevalles ... Don't forget to zoom the map ... HERE also all the ways available in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. Théo
  6. Theo

    2013 pilgrims statistics in St-Jean-Pied-de-Port

    Hi, HERE you can download the 2013 pilgrims statistics in St-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Théo
  7. Theo

    Singing/Songs sung along the Camino Francis

    Hi, On the Breton St James Association website home page (Click HERE) you can listen to the "Tous les matins" song by the Breton St James choir. (A video HERE) The lyrics HERE. Théo
  8. Theo

    "The Way" opens in France, September 25th

    Hi, I don't know if the movie "The Way" will have an effect "on the number of French pilgrims in 2014 and beyond" ... ? There is also a book "Immortelle randonnée, Compostelle malgré moi" [Immortal hiking, Compostela reluctantly (in spite of me ?)] written by an "académicien" Jean-Christophe...
  9. Theo

    Full albergues every day

    Hi, I wrote : "I think the explanation of this situation is linked to the fact that, because the bad weather, some pilgrims -- who intended to start in April -- have postponed their departure ...? In April 2013, only 11533 pilgrims arrived in Santiago ; there were 14751 in 2012 !" I was right...
  10. Theo

    Full albergues every day

    Hi, I think the explanation of this situation is linked to the fact that, because the bad weather, some pilgrims -- who intended to start in April -- have postponed their departure ...? In April 2013, only 11533 pilgrims arrived in Santiago ; there were 14751 in 2012 ! Théo
  11. Theo

    LIVE from the Camino The Waypost Secret in Galicia

    Re: The Waypost Secret Hi Kitsambler, In France, the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre / French Hiking Federation (FFRP) (All about this Federation in English HERE) waymarks in red/white and manages all the long hiking trails (GR = sentiers de Grande Randonnée). Some of these trails...
  12. Theo

    LIVE from the Camino The Waypost Secret in Galicia

    Re: The Waypost Secret HI, Yes indeed, Margaret, you were right... ... but I think that, in France, when the standardized waymarking will be in place [It will take perhaps a long time for all the ways ...], it will be easier for the pilgrims coming from abroad to find the right way of St...
  13. Theo

    LIVE from the Camino The Waypost Secret in Galicia

    Re: The Waypost Secret Hi, Close to Santiago on Camino Francés I took in June the attached picture ... Here we have the yellow arrow for the waymarking and the the yellow shell for the signposting like asked in the Manual of signposting standards for the pilgrim road of Santiago ... on the...
  14. Theo

    LIVE from the Camino The Waypost Secret in Galicia

    Re: The Waypost Secret Hi, The new French waymarking project was proposed essentially because there are currently in France almost as many types of waymarks that there are associations dealing with ways of St James ... ... in this way, Margaret, no need to meet a Frenchman to show you the...
  15. Theo

    LIVE from the Camino The Waypost Secret in Galicia

    Re: The Waymark Secret Hi, According to the Manual of signposting standards for the pilgrim road of Santiago (*) issued in 1993 the blue and yellow shells must be used only for signposting, not for waymarking. In France the main ways of St James are waymarked as GR in white and red like the...
  16. Theo

    Honey, I shrunk my shoes!? HELP!!!!

    Hi Annie, Decathlon en Pamplona : http://www.decathlon.es/es/store?store_id=PS_ES_14 http://www.decathlon.es/F-525565-botas Théo
  17. Theo

    The Best Song To represent The Camino

    Hi, HERE you can listen to / download [... depending on your browser ] a "Dum pater familias" extract recorded on a CD by the Breton Association of the friends of St-James of Compostela Choir. Théo
  18. Theo

    Gregorian Chants

    Hi, HERE you can listen to Gregorian chants ... and ... ! Theo
  19. Theo

    walking from Bordeaux to Santiago

    Hi, In Le Bouscat / Bordeaux, there's a "Refuge / Gite" : http://www.saint-jacques-aquitaine.com/refuge.php ... run by the Aquitaine St James association. >> Google Maps >> Contact Theo
  20. Theo

    SJPP Pilgrim Statistics

    Hi, The 2010 statistics are now available HERE. Only 3% more pilgrims in 2010 than in 2009 ...! Théo

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