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  1. trecile

    On the Camino, on this date in March...

    Here's the thread to post pictures, musings, etc. for any dates in March from any year, and for any Camino route. When you respond, please mention the year, route you were on and where you walked (or rested) that day. Thanks!
  2. C clearly

    What do you like to do when you get to Santiago?

    I realize this has been discussed before, but maybe it's time to reminisce about what we have done, or plan to do, when we arrive in the city of Santiago. I have a favourite place to stay - Hospederia San Martin Pinario, on the pilgrim floor, because it has everything I really want (bed...
  3. Dodger

    How much Spanish do you need on the VDLP

    I have a very basic understanding of Spanish. I can ask for a menu, do you do dinner, etc & do you, where is inanition I can order basic food, coffee, tea, where is/are please, thank you etc I am attempting to understand some basic written words. Will this get me by or do I need more, I...
  4. VNwalking

    Forum Members virtually on the Lana, Part 2 (Cuenca to Burgos) — GREAT planning guide

    Day 0. Cuenca If you are beginning the Lana in Cuenca (as many do), here are your options for getting there from Madrid: https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Madrid-Airport-MAD/Cuenca-Spain Note from the mods: For Part 1 of this thread (a virtual walk from Alicante to Cuenca), go here.
  5. linkster

    Planning - Average Temperatures on the VDLP

    Here is a hyperlink to a Google Drive folder. It contains a series of html files (web pages) that I created that show the average temperatures for every stage on the Camino with a start date for each month. I used the stages detailed in gronze.com. I excerpted the weather charts from...
  6. VNwalking

    Forum members virtually on the Lana (Part 1, Alicante to Cuenca) — GREAT planning guide

    NOTE: This thread covers Part 1 of the Lana - from Alicante to Cuenca. For Part 2, go to this thread, where the group is continuing to walk (virtually) from Cuenca to Burgos. ___________________________________________________________ Day(s) 0. Getting to Alicante and seeing the sights. Here...
  7. JennyH94

    Searching for the ‘secret’ Santiago

    With thanks to our beautiful Camino friend and fellow Forum member @OzAnnie for thinking of the idea, here’s a thread in which a lot of us might be prepared to share details of our ‘secret’ Santiago - ie those gems in Santiago which aren’t widely known about. I have two such secrets to share...
  8. trecile

    On this date in August...

    On August 1st 2017 I walked from O Cebreiro to Samos, which is such a lovely place! I had one of the best pilgrim dinners there. I don't remember what the main course was, but I started with these delicious scallops. 😋 Then on to Barbadelo on August 2nd. I stayed at the wonderful Casa...
  9. JillGat

    What did you love best about walking la Plata?

    I feel drawn to walking La Plata next time I'm able to do a Camino. I've heard from some people that they found it boring, grueling, ran into logistics re. finding water, places to stay, etc. But I've heard from others that it was their favorite Camino. I want to hear what you loved about it...
  10. trecile

    On this date in June...

    Here's a thread to post pictures, musings, etc. from any date in June from any year when you were on the Camino. Last year I started on the Camino del Salvador from León, after walking on the Francés from SJPDP. Looking at the map I thought that I'd find a place to eat breakfast on the...
  11. peregrina2000

    Short Stages (most under 20 km) on the Mozárabe

    I’m hoping that some who might not otherwise have joined our Mozárabe zooms set for next week will take a look and say — ahh, it can be done! I spent some time with the Association guide and some great forum posts and came up with a sketch of stages that are almost all under 20 km. The two...
  12. trecile

    On the Camino, on this date in May...

    If you were on the Camino on this date in May in a previous year, where were you? I arrived in St Jean Pied de Port on May 10th last year for my fourth Camino, which would take me along the Francés to León, then the Salvador to Oviedo, then I walked to Avilés to connect to the Norte. After...
  13. AJGuillaume

    Virtual (and very detailed) plan to walk the VdlP and Sanabrés (planning while in confinement)

    This year we were going to walk from Lisbon to SdC, after a few shorter walks in France and a week volunteering at SJPdP. As a result of Covid-19, we are now confined in Melbourne, Australia, and I have been keeping the dream alive by planning 2021 and 2022 (when I am not running after a...
  14. Mark McCarthy

    Camino Trivia

    While on lockdown, I was wondering if we could start a daily post of Camino trivia (history and background). As a start here is some background on the monastery next to the wine fountain at Irache: "The abbey at Irache was one of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in the world with its...
  15. C clearly

    Detailed planning for the Camino Sanabres, March-April 2020

    Before COVID-19, etc., my 2020 plan was to walk the Camino Sanabres in the Spring. I haven't done this route before, although I did walk from Seville to Astorga in 2017. I have my spreadsheet ready, with distances, villages, optional stages, and a few notes. I have the Gerald Kelly 2020 guide...
  16. lindam

    Best time to Start Walking the Mozárabe in Springtime?

    Hello All, Doing a bit of future planning here. In the midst of sorting details for the Cami Sant Jaume which I plan to walk this fall (starting in Llançà) and arranging some non-Camino travel this spring, I am thinking ahead to the spring of 2021. At that time I would like very much to walk...
  17. amancio

    Just back from Málaga!

    I just finished Málaga-Baena in 5 days, I was very lucky, all dry days, frosty mornings, but sunny days, the countryside is still green and some plants/trees are starting to blossom too early; the end of the autumn is simultaneous to the beginning of spring, no sign of winter. My impression is...
  18. alansykes

    Elías Valiña prize goes to Almería amigos

    The prestigious Premio Elías Valiña 2019 has been won by the Asociación Jacobea de Almería Camino Mozárabe for their work on the Camino Mozárabe from Almería to Granada. Very well deserved, as anybody who has walked from Almería will know. It's the 30th anniversary of Don Elías' death, and the...
  19. alansykes

    LIVE from the Camino 2019 update on the Mozárabe

    I've just reached Granada after walking from Almería. I thought it was fabulous when I first did it three years ago, but the infrastructure is, amazingly, even better now: - they've put what must be an enormous amount of work into the ascent out of the riverbed 4km from Alboloduy, turning it...
  20. Anniesantiago

    Pilgrim House Santiago

    I did a search but came up with nothing. Is anyone here associated with the Pilgrim House in Santiago? Here is their website. Is it an albergue? SYates, is this the place you run? https://pilgrimhousesantiago.com/

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