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I have walked the Norte and Primitivo. I would start in Irun or San Sebastian if you prefer ... I would just walk and not worry about timing as it can cramp your style. You will walk way more km the last week or two than at the beginning as you will be in great shape by then. Easier to over do...
It is a great walk. Here are 2 suggestions. If you stay in Gernika (city bombarded my Germans during the Spanish Civil War to help Franco) you should check out the reproduction of the Picasso mural depicting that day (original painting in Madrid). There is a bench in font of it (outside) and it...
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