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  1. frjuliangreen

    Ukrainian flag colors on VdlP guide markers?

    That's right. The yellow are the Camino and the blue/green are the original Roman Via de la Plata - they occasionally diverge and join up again. Seems like a long time since I walked that Extremadura section
  2. frjuliangreen

    Via de la Plata weather - advice

    Being from the UK, even the winter seems warm from Seville to Merida
  3. frjuliangreen

    How is Camino Sanabres ?

    There is however a casa rural near Cea which will come and collect you in the car and return you there the next day for 9 euros. It's called alojamiento Pazos.
  4. frjuliangreen

    How is Camino Sanabres ?

    The albergue in Castro Dozón is closed and won't open during this year as it is undergoing renovations. There are few other alternatives.
  5. frjuliangreen

    LIVE from the Camino Happy Penguin on the Vdlp

    On this section from Grimaldo to Galisteo I saw a group of about 10 deer in the early section. It was amazing to hear them galloping through the park land, then suddenly stop when they saw me, before galloping on again.
  6. frjuliangreen

    LIVE from the Camino Happy Penguin on the Vdlp

    Great practical tips for pilgrims there. Thanks for your photos. I did this section of the VdlP two years ago before COVID and the photos are great to see
  7. frjuliangreen

    LIVE from the Camino Happy Penguin on the Vdlp

    Lovely park. Could do without Calvary hill at the end of it though 😂
  8. frjuliangreen

    LIVE from the Camino Started March 4 (2022) from Seville

    I'm going on Tuesday 1st March to continue the VdlP as I was interrupted by COVID two years ago. I'm a long way ahead of you but send you my best wishes. I have loved the VdlP and hope you enjoy it too. The first day is rather prosaic once out of the city but thereafter it has the added...
  9. frjuliangreen

    Arrows on the VdlP

    I hated those cubes. To each their own
  10. frjuliangreen

    Arrows on the VdlP

    Very well marked. I think there was only one place which wasn't so good and that is on the highest section South of Salamanca - between Fuenterroble de Salvatierra and San Pedro Rozados I ended out on a pig farm on a parallel road to the Camino. It obviously happens a lot a the pig farm has...
  11. frjuliangreen

    Fall 2021 Via de la Plata Camino

    Yes it's a great time to do it especially the early stages
  12. frjuliangreen

    Advice on starting VdlP

    This year I walked from Seville to Zamora in sections through the winter. There was accommodation open everywhere and most albergues were open. However, after coronavirus who knows what will be open and when... The advantage of doing the early stages earlier in the year is avoiding the heat.
  13. frjuliangreen

    Castilblanco to Almaden

    I walked that section at the end of November last year, which meant short days in terms of daylight. The route from Castilblanco to the entrance to the park is boring, roadside, with ups and downs. Which makes the park all the more delightful. The park makes the rest of the day worthwhile. I...
  14. frjuliangreen

    Camino Via de la Plata: 30 Day Journal - May/June 2019

    Thanks Dan for posting this. I'm just over half way to Santiago on the VdlP - having a long pause for obvious reasons. I've started reading the journal. It's great. Looking forward to refreshing in my mind what I've done so far as I read. Thanks again for the work put in.
  15. frjuliangreen

    LIVE from the Camino Annie live from the VDLP

    Sitting by the fire in a bar in Morille having a coffee, about to cross the half way mark on the VdlP. See you on the other side.
  16. frjuliangreen

    Baños de Montemayor - Should we stop here?

    Not really. All I would say is you are in for a treat. Not the walk up to Montemayor from Aldeanueva, on the road, which is awful. But the calzada romana through the Béjar pass is good. And then the last part through the valley of the Río Cuerpo del Hombre is one of the most beautiful parts of...
  17. frjuliangreen

    Baños de Montemayor - Should we stop here?

    Coming through Banos de Montemayor earlier this month, all I can say is that it was as dead as the proverbial dodo. It seemed like there were so many places to stay and eat...but everywhere was closed, and some seemed permanently so. I can only think it's a place for the summer. Personally, I...
  18. frjuliangreen

    If you don’t want to walk 38 km from Carcaboso to Aldeanueva del Camino

    By the way, someone should make an offer to the owner of the Finca Ventaquemada, which would make an awesome pilgrim centre and albergue
  19. frjuliangreen

    If you don’t want to walk 38 km from Carcaboso to Aldeanueva del Camino

    Earlier this month I did this section by staying overnight in Galisteo, and then walking via Carcaboso as far as the Finca Ventaquemada. There I arranged for a taxi to pick us up and take us off Camino to Plasencia, and then to take us back the next day. Not a cheap arrangement but Plasencia is...
  20. frjuliangreen

    Seville Starting Plaque/Point Location?

    There is one before the one at the end of García de Vinuesa. It is, however, high up, on the wall right opposite the main door of the Cathedral, so it's the nearest to the beginning of the Camino. Good luck climbing up to it though.

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