Search results for query: *

  1. ria

    Music in Salamanca Cathedral

    Officium novum is the album i think
  2. ria

    Music in Salamanca Cathedral

    Hello Donna, Don't know if it is still the same, but when i ws there it was Jon Gabarek with a choir. I bought it back home & still listen to it every now and then . Very beautiful. Can't give you the exact details, but you'll probably find it googling. ria QUOTE="Donna Sch, post: 349536...
  3. ria

    Accommodation in Seville late April

    I stayed in hotel simon too; tell thema you're a pelgrims to get a discount ria
  4. ria

    Current operational alburgues on the VDL

    The albergue 7 km before Villafranca de los Barros in the oliveyards is closed. Pity, such a lovely spot. But: found out there are 2 new albergues in the village, that didn't not have one 2 years ago. Staying in a very nice one at the moment, Tierra de Barros, run by pablo, who is not here at...
  5. ria

    flooding at arroyo de los Molinos north of Santiponce

    I was there beginning of december, & i managed to cross the arroyo through the bushes on the right side :-). No problemen at the moment. ria
  6. ria

    Via la Plata in 30?

    Hi Seth, 30 days is quite tight. I am not a slow walker, and it took me 35 days (i think an average of 27 or 28 k a day). I had some short/half days, but did also 40+ days. Ria Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9100G met Tapatalk
  7. ria

    Via de la Plata Feb/March More questions

    but looks rather interesting though... might go back and do that! ria
  8. ria

    Via de la Plata Feb/March More questions

    @peter: i thought i did the Sanabres, but i did not go into portugal and Lalin (Salamanca, Zamora, Ourense, Santiago). But that is not Sanabres??? I walked with this italian guy that had this route in his book which was called Sanabres (thought the name had something to do with Puebla de...
  9. ria

    Via de la Plata Feb/March More questions

    Hola! Answers: 1) When i was in Seville people from the tourist office told me there were no credenciales in the cathedral. But I could get one in hotel Simon, which is in a street opposite of the cathedral (C/ García de Vinuesa). I liked the hotel a lot, very pilgrim friendly, so i also stayed...
  10. ria

    which route to take?

    Hi Philip, I walked Sevilla-Salamanca in 2010 and Salamanca-Santiago in 2011, through Ourense (the Sanabres, so no Astorga). I liked the whole Plata a lot, although the part Sevilla-Salamanca was the my favorite. The 2nd part is more 'northern Spain': green, nice & mostly hilly, but sometimes...
  11. ria

    Sevilla here I come!

    Hi LT, I am wondering how you are doing on the plata in the heat. I am walking the Levante at the moment, and altough people tell me it could be even hotter this time of the year, I think it´s pretty hard :-) Good luck, maybe see you in Zamora! ria
  12. ria

    It's very hot on the VdlP

    hello anna-marie, your blog is sooo nice: brings back good memories of my plata last year. keep on walking & writing! ria
  13. ria

    Need some advice

    Hi Sharon, I would go for the train if i were you. It takes only 2,5 hours, there are quite a lot of them and it is probably much cheaper & you will be there earlier. Last year I took a train from Salamanca to Madrid to go back home, after walking half of the plata, and it was quite easy. You...
  14. ria

    Which guidebook for good maps?

    Yes LT, Pied a terre is very good :-) I spend loads of money there, because it's too close to my house. good that you found a good book. I'm also going to do the sanabres part of the plata, but with the little german thing. ria
  15. ria

    Which guidebook for good maps?

    LT, I bought Paco Nadal in Santiago after I did the norte, primitivo, ingles, portugues, when I decided I definately needed to do the plata as well :-) I ripped out the pages after I completed an etappe, to get rid of the weight, and in Salamanca, when I stopped to go back to Amsterdam, I gave...
  16. ria

    Which guidebook for good maps?

    yes, the german conrad stein books (yellow :-)) are really good. but you have to be able to read german. i used the edition for the portugese last year, and i bought the plata one to do the second half of the plata this year (first part i did with the spanish book of paco nadal, which is also...
  17. ria

    solo female on the via de la plata in spring

    Hi Jennifer, I also walked the first 500 km of the Plata last year alone, and I felt very safe all the time. I did quite some stages with other people, but i also like hiking alone a lot, and that felt good. I don not really know why, because i'm not the bravest type usually, but at the camino's...
  18. ria

    What is this place?

    i have the sign :D I remember there was a small story about the house in my book (paco nadal), but in spanish so i didn't get it very well. there were also kilometer signs to santiago and seville. and a big fence... ria
  19. ria

    Bill Beahen's blog on the Via de la Plata Sept - Oct 2010

    Hey Muppet, Wow, this is getting a bit weird, because i am also staying in hotel... Simon! :-) Read some of your posts, and this is also my 3rd-4th camino this year. (norte-primitivo, portugues, inglés from coruña - well actually i did that in 2 days, so doesn´t count as a camino he? - and now...
  20. ria

    Bill Beahen's blog on the Via de la Plata Sept - Oct 2010

    Hi Bill, I read that you are starting on September 11. I will start tomorrow (september 10) from Seville, so maybe will meet you somewhere :-). I also have a weblog, but it´s in dutch... riacamino.blogspot.com Hasta luego, ria

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.

Latest posts

This site is run by Ivar at

in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential) | 2024 Camino Guides