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Hi, just got back from walking the Inglés then to Fistera via Muxia. Don’t fret about COVID, fully vaccinated, you’re incredibly unlikely to become seriously ill even if you do pick up the virus and that in itself is extremely unlikely. Accommodation as always is likely to be your overriding...
Hi, my wife and I are flying out to Madrid on the 20th, have booked a train to Burgos in order to walk the Frances to Santiago but are seriously thinking of staying on the train to San Sebastián and walking the Norte instead. We’ve been concerned about the possible lack of accommodation. We do...
The Frances. There are more pilgrims, better infrastructure and probably a gentler introduction to the Camino experience. The Norte is likely to feel quite lonely at this time of year, possibly wetter though very beautiful on the coastal stretches. Apart from the first day from St. Jean to...
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Lots of good advice here but you say that you keep losing the path. If you have a smartphone download the app maps.me from whichever AppStore you use and then go to https://www.santiago.nl/downloads and download the KMZ file for the Spanish routes. Once it’s downloaded you’ll have the...
It’s very safe. There are lots of pilgrims quietly making their way to Santiago from Oviedo. At this time of year I’d guess that you’ll see and chat to somewhere between 30 and 50 every day. There are plenty of albergues en route, places like Salas, Tineo and Lugo are lovely. We had to fly home...
Flying out to Biarritz on Saturday, starting out first thing Sunday morning. Had intended to start from St Jean on the Frances but have walked in temperatures close to 40 on the Frances before and don’t want a repeat. Doubt that we’ll catch you before Santiago but have a good Camino. The...
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