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the walk from Santiago to Finisterre is all in spain, so if you speak spanish, you will be at a large advantage to many of the others who are walking the Finisterre camino.
There is a separate Finisterre type compostela which you can obtain. If you look at the Forum on this site named...
when you say that you want to walk some of the Camino Ingles after arriving in Santiago, the Ingles stages nearest to Santiago are the most boring. The best stages are those at the start from Ferrol where you walk round the coast. You can take a bus from Santiago to Ferrol.
do not know who many...
on the transfers to Ferrol, there are buses which go from Santiago direct. The trains go via La Coruna and take longer. I flew into La Coruna rather than Santiago, as it came out much cheaper, and from then took the train to Ferrol. La Coruna is worth spending a day exploring before you start...
In July, you should book hotels in advance, because even though there are less people on the Ingles, the accommodation options are limited if you want B&B's / hotels. Try to book a room with a bath - believe me, soaking your legs and feet in a hot bath at the end of the day does wonders.
The...
Look also at the Camino Ingles. The whole route from Ferrol is 119km, so you qualify for your compostela and there is a different sense of achievement about walking the whole of a Camino, as opposed to just walking the last 100km of a longer route.
Other advantages to the Ingles - it is less...
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