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  1. Anthony Rocco

    Camino de Madrid

    The climb up to the top of the pass was challenging for us. The broken stones of the old Roman road was a twisted ankle waiting to happen. We went slowly. But the walk down from the top of the pass is breathtaking and unforgettable. You can Segovia from miles away and the meseta beyond it. The...
  2. Anthony Rocco

    Camino de Madrid

    Yes! In the sacristy, and there is a special pilgrim blessing as well. On our most recent camino, even though we weren't walking from Madrid or to Madrid, we went back to the Iglesia de Santiago and asked for a stamp, the last we would get on that trip. The priest at first was puzzled, then...
  3. Anthony Rocco

    Camino de Madrid

    Segovia is indeed a jewel. Please do take this advice and spend extra time there. We also loved Valladolid. And there we had a camino angel which was more common on the Madrid than any other camino we have walked. We got up early and went to a bus stop. A guy driving a Mercedes convertible...
  4. Anthony Rocco

    Camino de Madrid

    We absolutely loved the Camino Madrid. Very few pilgrims, but the variety of landscapes and towns and the villagers who embraced us made this unforgettable. A few things. Despite many attempts over the years when we were in Madrid, we never found the Amigos office open. Never. Our absolutely...
  5. Anthony Rocco

    Day dreaming...

    It's a delightful walk. We did the Madrid, then the Salvador to Oviedo, then the Primitivo to Santiago. Unforgettable. We did this in four weeks.
  6. Anthony Rocco

    Camino Madrid in October

    We walked starting in late September and encountered very few pilgrims. There aren't many at any time. If this is important to you, skip this camino. For us, it remains at the top of the list of all caminos we have walked for being embraced by the villagers. All caminos have their unique...
  7. Anthony Rocco

    LIVE from the Camino Camino angels

    We expected nothing special when we arrived in Grajal. Instead, it turned out to be one of our favorite experiences. To begin with, the sign on the municipal albergue said not open till 4pm. It was 1pm. Sigh. We then spotted a little old man who had lots of keys dangling from his belt. He was...
  8. Anthony Rocco

    Need blister treatment in Valladolid - any good suggestions for where I can get treated

    The story we like to reminisce about is not what we did in Valladolid, which we enjoyed immensely, but our departure. We were going to take a bus to Simancas to continue the camino. At the bus stop was a well dressed elderly man who started asking us about our camino walk. He was a retired...
  9. Anthony Rocco

    Need blister treatment in Valladolid - any good suggestions for where I can get treated

    LOVED Valladolid. Glad we spent two days there even though it's off the camino route. You probably have already taken the sage advice of others, but if not, please, please, please drain that blister first. Then clean it. Then head to a pharmacy if you don't have any antiseptic cream and...
  10. Anthony Rocco

    I am a convert to Juvenile hostels

    We stayed in the Juvenil in Tudela (on the Camino del Ebro) and loved it. We particularly liked the cheerful staff of young people.
  11. Anthony Rocco

    Poor services in stage after Segovia

    I was delighted to read that this remains your favorite camino. We have walked 8 paths and this remains our favorite. Our experiences were unmatched by any other Camino, including and especially the warmth of the villagers. To be sure, it is not for a first time walker or one who expects a well...
  12. Anthony Rocco

    Albergue query

    Penaflor is closed? That truly is a shame. We arrived tired and hungry in Penaflor and the village seemed dead. On the walk up to the village, there is a talking parrot who had been taught to say Buen Camino! The plaza at the entrance to the village gave no indication of life nor that it would...
  13. Anthony Rocco

    Albergue reopens in Coca

    This is wonderful news, while I regret the closing of the albergue in Villeguillo, our favorite stop on what turned out to be the camino we most reminisce about. So many unforgettable villagers. To anyone who walks this camino (or any camino for that matter), forget the photos of the churches...
  14. Anthony Rocco

    Albergue query

    We loved the entire Camino Madrid, but our favorite stop was in Villeguillo. I've written about this and included photos in previous postings. When you enter the teeny village, right in front of you is a bar with all kinds of signs, posters, flags, etc. The barista is named Kiki. He will give...
  15. Anthony Rocco

    Madrid, Segovia and León?

    Wonderful photos/videos. Brings back memories. The Camino Madrid is like no other. We did not know what to expect. Every day was a new adventure. And beyond Segovia were some of our all-time favorite adventures, including a side trip we made to Valledolid, which we loved.
  16. Anthony Rocco

    Madrid, Segovia and León?

    Attractive? Only in the sense that you are walking in history, as so much of the camino is. It's a challenge walking on broken stones up a long, steep incline. Once at the top, it's a wide, winding fire road down, down, down to Segovia, which you can see early on and throughout the walk. Rather...
  17. Anthony Rocco

    Madrid, Segovia and León?

    Yes, there is an albergue in Madrid. I see that another peregrino responded with the information. Some advice from someone who absolutely loved the Camino Madrid. 1. Check on the weather. We specifically chose to walk in October when the weather is cooler but there is no snow in the mountain...
  18. Anthony Rocco

    Walking the Madrid camino in August 2022

    Excellent point. I replied to the recent thread about water saying that not much was needed in our experience along the Camino Frances because of frequent fuentes and cafes. And water is heavy. I did note that I was NOT referring to other caminos...only the Frances. We carried more water on the...
  19. Anthony Rocco

    Walking the Madrid camino in August 2022

    That's the name of the church but the plaza (or in this case...plazuela) is Plazuela de Santiago. It's a lovely plazuela in a delightful area to walk around...
  20. Anthony Rocco

    Walking the Madrid camino in August 2022

    We did a lot of research and concluded that we would die on the meseta of the Camino Madrid if we walked before September 15. That's when we started and it turned out to be in some respects our favorite camino. So many memories we keep turning back to. I also recommend that you go by the church...

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