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If you have a hard time finding a place to stay, call or go the local Tourist Office, they usually have a list of places with available rooms. You can find the office and it's # on Google maps.
I also try not to use Bookings, but the problem is that in August most everything is fully booked as many in Spain are on holiday so there are few options left to find a place to stay.
When I started walking the Norte last year in August I found that calling the local tourist information office was the best option as they pretty much always had a list of available rooms that were not very expensive even when bookings and others had none available or were super expensive. You...
I did the Norte last year, and started the last week of August thinking it wouldn't be a problem, but it was not much fun and quite more expensive than expected as all the hostels and albergues were fully booked. Finding places to stay was also not easy, even now and then the local tourist...
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