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Hi. I walked solo from Madrid about four summers ago - late August and early September. I only met one other Pilgrim - who was walking in the opposite direction and therefore walked and stayed almost every night, entirely alone. It was extremely hot, and as is common in rural Spain, expected...
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As I don't have my diaries here - but a wonderful hostel in the centre.. - -a real Art Deco place - but then got the Metro out to the huge towers on the north of the city and walked to Los Tres Cantos.
Of course you don't want to stop and not yearn for more...
How could you..?
I...
Hi. I admire you Rob for posting this - I hope you enjoy the rest of your adventure in Spain - there is no prescribed right...
I walked the Madrid Camino in August /September 2015 in my own - and it challenges me on every level.
I did love it... But... I was very out of my comfort zone as only...
! That was quite a challenging first night! I stayed in the Municipal Town Hall where they have a room in the basement. I was there alone - pretty creepy actually in a vast building! But, it was clean and comfortable and I was grateful. Had to leave very early as it was a Saturday and the duty...
Hi. Just a suggestion - I stayed first night in Tres Cantos, second night in Manzanares de Real then third night in Cercedilla......
It worked - not sure if more places for you in M de Real...
Hi! Cannot really comment more on the weather/snow aspect but when I walked this route last September (2014) I did not meet one other Pilgrim walking until I reached Sahugun...
It is a very lonely route but beautiful but lots of the stages are long and very open and exposed with very little...
Just to say that I stayed in Segovia the first night as I was tired and needed a day to recover and reset emotionally after my first four solitary days out of Madrid in late August - and stayed at the Hostel Duerme Vela run by the welcoming and beautiful Blanca and Guillermo. It cost me 18.5...
Hi. I have just seen all these posts - and wanted to say that the church in Wamba is amazing - and it was locked for me too when I arrived in early September but a lovely lady from the office next to the Church who was just off to lunch was delighted to open it for me and show me around...
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