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Hello and appologies if this has already been asked.
I've got 35 days until I leave home on route via Paris to SJPD. My bags packed and if I check it anymore I'll go mad! Lol
I've read, like all of you, everything I can about the Camino Frances and wondered if any of you experienced pilgrims...
I was hunting for information about Verín on the Vdlp alternative route, and found this website with information about a lot of castles in Galicia.
Some of them look pretty amazing.
https://www.sientegalicia.com/blog/castillos-medievales-de-galicia/
I know that people frequently ask about...
So I have always enjoyed that big bull on the hill on the Frances. I don't remember where exactly but it's near a wood recycling yard, near the new roadway construction.
Well today, I saw the same thing on the Mozarabe day 1 between Rioja and Santa Fe, while walking on the dried out river...
My husband and I are hoping to walk the alternative route up to and through Las Medulas in August (the mine site itself). Wise Pilgrim (and a couple of comments in the app) say that the alternative a bit confusing as far as following markers. And it looks quite a bit longer than the standard...
I hope to walk to Fijnisterre and Muxia this year, and I am going to add a day to my previous 4-day itinerary, which will give me more time to explore in the area.
I have seen that there are some petroglyphs after the Muxia-Finisterre split at Hospital. It looks like a short detour off the...
Hi, I want to start by thanking you all for the help given in responses to past posts, they have been invaluable.
So my time is coming, arrive SJPD, to depart on my Camino on the 10th. I have booked accommodation in SJPD, Orrison and Roncevalles from there I will just go with the flow and book...
The Almeria branch of ADR Alpujarra has recently put up a series of 13 videos (each about 12 minutes long) on the historical and geographical features to be seen while walking the Camino Mozarabe. I found them quite interesting. Topics touched upon include such things as noteworthy rivers...
Inspired by a thread on the Frances forum, I thought we could share interesting sites - architectural, historical, art, food, culture - that we saw on our Portuguese caminos. Since so many people are doing combined routes, let's not limit this to coastal or central. It might help people choose...
Hi Everyone,
I had so many positive responses to my last post I thought I would ask about must see or favorite sites. As some of you may have read, it would be my young adult daughters and I walking the last 100 miles (not km) in late May of 2024. I've hesitated to ask this question as it...
I'm just reading through @mspath wonderful Camino memories on her blogspot site that I happily stumbled upon from this forum.
Anyway, during 2011 there is mentioned a simple Albergue at the site, but I didn't see any sign of one when I visited in October, and there is nothing showing on Google...
What’s going on at the Cruz de Ferro. I saw an Instagram post of a protest that took place this past Sunday, 26 November. Something about route change, moving the cross? Anyone here have details?
I just had a wonderful experience visiting the Catholic Clarisas Convent. See location https://maps.app.goo.gl/vNAFtjk8AyvNUd7r5
I wasn't doing the Camino this time,I just wanted to buy their homemade biscuits/cakes. The hospitality there is amazing. I was greeted with a warm welcome by Sister...
A long opinion piece about the controversial landscaping work at the Cruz de Ferro has just appeared on the Gronze website. Written by Anton Pombo in his usual flowery style! :) I read it using Google Translate and the phrase "mini Versailles operation" has stuck in my mind. Personally I've...
My daughter and I are going to walk from Puebla de Sanabria to Santiago on the Sanabres (she doesn't have a lot of time) this spring. Gerald Kelly's guidebook for VdLP and the Sanabres is a wealth of info about accomodations and other facilities available in towns along the way, restaurants...
If I only had one day "spare" to stay in a city, which one should it be? At this stage my thinking is it's a short day in to Granada (16,8km) and an even shorter one out (10,4), but longer for Cordoba (25,7 and 17,9), so the day should go to Cordoba. Of course I'll make up my mind when I'm on...
One pleasant surprise for me along the CF this spring was the Elvis Bar in Reliegos. I've since discovered that this is a fairly well-known bar, and I think it's even included in the film The Way. But I didn't know any of that when I stopped for the night in Reliegos. I just saw there was a bar...
This may upset some people. The Cruz de Ferro is an iconic site and it has become a tradition to leave a stone or other memento, often in memory of someone who has passed away, on the mound surrounding the cross. This has been going on for many years now. However, the mound does not seem to be...
I just found this very useful website about monasteries that take guests - not just in Spain but here's the link for those in Spain.
Also, I have a friend currently doing a 30 day silent retreat at the Ignacian Monastery in Loyola. I have no more details, but this might be enough to spark some...
Before I put my technology away and enjoy six days of silence with the monks I thought that I might share a small glimpse behind the walls. This is just the entrance really but I have not yet decided if I will go absolutely without technology and so no more photos. In the meantime.....
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