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    Stop in Markina or Etxebarria?

    Thanks @Pingüigrino @trecile...what about Etxebarria? There's a Hotel Antsotegi that's also recommended. You guys think Markina is the better choice?
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    Stop in Markina or Etxebarria?

    Hi...the usual stop in between Deba and Gernika is Markina-Xemein. But since we want to stay in a hotel there doesn't seem to be one. Another alternative is to stay in Etxebarria instead. But it seems it's the same thing as far as hotels are concerned. Anyway hotels aside which of the two is a...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Oh please do...thanks.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Would rather avoid Albergues as most of the Covid cases are due to the shared spaces. Don't want my holiday to be ruined by Covid.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Was gonna be at Getaria on the 22nd of October. I checked and the only holidays in October is on the 12th Spain’s National Day. It's not that there are none available but it's that they require a 2 night minimum stay. Probably coz it's a weekend? On weekdays I tried and one can book an overnight...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Oh ok forgot about that. But you do get stamped at every town right? I seem to be having trouble getting a room for a single nights stay in Getaria. All the nice one's require at least 2 nights. Is it because I'm checking in on a Saturday? Also Mundaka isn't listed in the routes for the luggage...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Thanks...isn't the requirement to be a valid Camino is to have walked at least 100km? Well it seems if I do the San Sebastian-Getaria-Deba-Markina-Gernika-Mundaka route that's right at 100km. Then from Mundaka take a train to Bilbao. We're planning to stay 3 nights in Bilbao.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Actually our flight arrives in Barcelona then we take a domestic flight to San Sebastian. Then from there we take a taxi maybe and stay in the Old Town in San Sebastian itself for 3 nights. Then we start our Camino walk from the Old Town.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Thanks...so much options to choose :)
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Mundaka does seem like a lovely place. The problem is if we go to Mundaka from Gernika instead of going to Lezama that'll take us further from our final stop which is Bilbao. If we do that then we'd have to probably take the train or bus going to Bilbao from Mundaka. So basically our Camino del...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Thanks...the usual stop in between Gernika and Bilbao seems to be Lezama. A quick look at Lezama seems like nothing interesting in this town.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Ah ok...might be different for me coz we're not gonna be staying at Albergues but hotels. I was just hoping that besides the usual towns that people stop in on this route that there might be more interesting places to spend the night.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    On a side note I'm just following the usual route from San Sebastian to Bilbao which is San Sebastian-Zarautz-Deba-Markina-Gernika-Lezama-Bilbao. For those who have done the Camino del Norte is this also what you did or does anyone have other suggestions? I've only taken a quick look at the...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Totally correct. You are after all in Spain as a tourist. It would be such a waste of time just to reach the next city very late and not be able to explore. In fact I'm sure my main motivation to reach the next destination is to be able to walk around the city and taste the food!
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Thanks for the knowledge. You are right that one needs to enjoy the walk and appreciate the views. But I also don't want to spend the whole day walking and end up reaching the next city late in the afternoon coz I also want to explore and walk around the place that I'll be spending the night in.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Oh thanks for the update. My route is only from San Sebastian to Bilbao. As stated by some and also by looking at the Gronze app this route specially the Deba to Markina part has some steep ascend and descends. If you can still remember was it hard or manageable? Most have said that it's not...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Hi Dave...thank you so much for the encouragement. Truly appreciate it. I'm turning 52 next month. Still play basketball twice a week with guys about 20 years younger than me. I haven't been hiking lately as much...maybe now only once a week since I've gone back to playing ball as my main form...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    Actually our flight arrives in Barcelona then we take a local flight to San Sebastian and stay for 3 nights. Then on the 3rd day we start our Camino walk to Bilbao and then stay in Bilbao for 3 nights also before flying back to Barcelona.
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    I've read some articles that also say the route from Bilbao to Santander which also takes a week to complete is also very nice and scenic. Which of the two would be your choice? It seems from looking at the Gronze app the Bilbao to Santander route is easier and has less ups and downs. Also maybe...
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    Advice needed with Camino del Norte route

    On a side note sorry for the noob question but what is a GR route? I often see this being mentioned. In doing the Camino walk one is supposed to follow the yellow signs towards the next destination. I assume the GR route is a different longer route?

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