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Have some warm gear - gloves, scarf and woolly hat, perhaps. I started from Almeria one April a few years ago and was hit by snow in the Sierra Nevada. Wonderful views, of course, but I was caught out on that occasion. Fortunately, I had a decent fleece for use in the evenings; I certainly...
Nigel, if you are walking for religious or other spiritual reasons, but find that you do not qualify for the Compostela, you can always go to the Church of San Francisco, which is a few yards past the Pilgrim Office. There you can receive a blessing and a very nice Certificate of Blessing. It is...
If you have passed Mérida, Nigel, you have probably now found a greater number of pilgrims, as the Camino Mozárabe joins you there. Certainly, you will find a lot more company from Zamora onwards, despite the much less busy time of year. There is a choice of three routes from Zamora; those...
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