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Thanks John I do so love a good laugh! ( you should, of course, make sure the loo paper is in constant supply!)
Glad to hear it can now be possible to start in A Coruna ( the " correct" starting point in Galicia for the English pilgrims.....OK Scots and Irish too.)
When we walked in 2004 we...
I hope I have not "muddied the waters". I had not thought about which place to start. A Coruna is an interesting place and I was glad we visited it before setting out. There is the church of Santiago from which English pilgrims began that part of their pilgrimage, the Tower of Hercules...
Pleased that pilgrims are walking from A Coruna. I have suggested, in the past, that instead of walking out of the city along many streets people should take the bus to the Al Campo supermarket then walk. It could be that this has changed. All the other information on the bus seems correct...
hello Ian,
It is some years since we walked the Camino Ingles. It is a pity more pilgrims do not begin in A Coruna which is where this Camino should start. I recommend going to A Coruna and visiting the church of Santiago there ( and indeed all the other interesting sites in the city) but...
from Maricristina
When we walked C.I. in 2004 we began in A Coruna because it was the starting point for English pilgrims. We walked to Bruma then up to the main road to go back,by bus, and begin again on the Ferrol "leg". I have advocated this on the forum before. I do not however recommend...
Hello Dots, have you read the information on the Camino Ingles section of this forum? I recommend walking from La Coruna to Hospital de Bruma and going back by bus (from the main road not far away there is a bus each morning to El Ferrol and several to La Coruna with connections to El Ferrol)...
This message was intended for the forum on the Camino Ingles. It appeared on the poncho/rainsuit discussion in error!
I would like to suggest that anyone intending to walk the Camino Ingles should begin their pilgrimage in A Coruna, the traditional starting place for those who arrived by boat...
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