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Murgyman,
You might enjoy walking along the Loire River and visiting the grand châteaux. Check out this link in English for more info re hiking along the Loire on the GR3 in the Touraine département. Bus and train stops as well as accommodation possibilities are cited.
Wherever you and your...
Check out this ad which will be in English for taxis on your route
Taxi Roncevaux | Taxi St Jean Pied de Port
https://www.taxi-goenaga.fr/taxi-roncevaux
I can not confirm the bus. However you might email the Tiebas albergue for bus info. Here is their contact cited currently by Gonze alberguetiebas@hotmail.es.
Why not simply begin your camino at Roncesvalles. Wherever you decide to begin do consider stopping for a night at Roncesvalles monastery where the evening blessing in the church is a poignant experience for all; don't miss this age-old tradition. If you choose to attend you will remember it always.
For both places Gronze lists the pilgrim albergue as open all year. If they are not open in both towns there are many small places. See more in Gronze here.
https://www.gronze.com/etapa/palas-rei/arzua
For further info here is a list of places open on the Frances in winter which
should be...
CaminodS335,
Welcome to the forum.
For a good overview and much helpful information re Walking in Winter see the many links and posts in this earlier thread
Enjoy your planning and Carpe diem.
You cross the river from Valenca do Minho to Tui on this very special tri-partite bridge. Designed by a 19th c engineer/architect Pelayo Mancebo, a disciple of Gustave Eiffel. Read more about PM here. Buen camino!
Have you considered hitching? No joke.
From Pamplona either walk along the camino path which follows the Arga river into Zubiri or walk on the right side verges of the N135. . Or you might follow the paved bicycle/walking route from the Puente de La Magdalena near the cathedral to where it...
Shipping from Paris to Barcelona could be a problem. It would be easier to ship from your first Spanish stop via the Spanish postal service Correos. Read the Paq Peregrino info in their English hot link and ask them any questions. They will respond quickly.
Happy planning and Buen camino.
If you are flying the same airline from Porto to Amsterdam to Houston and simply changing planes in Amsterdam and not airlines then there should be no problem.
Vintagecowgirl,
Before you go further do consider stopping at Roncesvalles monastery where the evening blessing in the church is a poignant experience for all; don't miss this age-old tradition.
If you choose to attend you will remember it always.
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