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  1. K

    LIVE from the Camino Valcarlos route! Days 1 & 2

    Buen camino a todos! I just wanted to hop on and remind any distraught travellers who cannot make the 25 km climb to Roncesvalles and also cannot find reservations in Orisson/Hunto/Borda that the Valcarlos route exists! The Pilgrims office was suggesting to us that we power straight through...
  2. jungleboy

    First camino arrows installed in Badajoz, for project linking VDLP and Portugues

    The first camino arrows were placed in Badajoz yesterday as part of a project to link the Vía de la Plata with two Portuguese caminos, the Nascente and Raia. Article in Spanish: Badajoz ya forma parte del Camino de Santiago
  3. NUEVOMUNDOOO

    Starting to Camino from SJPDP on 2 of April

    I wish buen camino to everyone! I'm planning to start to my camino on 2 of April. Is there any ideas about taking the Napoleon route on this date ? Anybody is aware of the last conditions of the route ? Thanks
  4. NUEVOMUNDOOO

    About the Route Napoleon

    Good evening to everyone in this forum. I'm planning to walk along the camino from SJPDP, I want to start anyday of the first week of april. I want to walk the route napoleon, is there any place or source to learn its latest situation ? All I know is it is closed until 1st of april. Thanks...
  5. MarieLauFlorin

    How many signposted connections routes are there?

    Does anyone know how many signposted connection routes there are between coastal and central Camino Portugués? I know of the one between Vila do Conde and Rates. I know it is possible to make connection routesin Google maps, but I am interested in the ones marked with yellow arrows.
  6. DLJ

    Regular route or variant?

    My wife and I are starting from Arles on Mar. 1st. The Miam Miam Dodo shows a variant (variante par la digue) following the Petit Rhone. My question does anyone know the advantage between the regular route and the variant?
  7. Darby67

    Variant: Nájera to San Millán de la Cogolla to Sto. Domingo de la Calzada

    Cheers all, For those that enjoy watching Alvaro Lazaga Busto or have an interest in going to San Millán or don’t yet know they have an interest yet. Home to Monasterio de San Millán de Yuso and Monasterio de San Millán de Suso. He posted a video of the trail. Looks like a nice route for...
  8. Kevin Considine

    Lourdes as an alternative starting point to St. Jean-Pied-de-Port

    Yesterday was the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes. For anyone considering a Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage here are 9 reasons why Lourdes is a wonderful starting point. While a high majority of pilgrims wanting to do the Camino de Santiago for a month or longer choose St. Jean Pied-de-Port...
  9. Old Hillwalker

    My favorite Spanish village on a Camino Aragon Variation

    There is a little known and seldom used variation of the Camino Aragon (GR 65-3) which departs the (now) traditionally used route over the Pyrenees to Somport. This variation of the (GR65-3-3) departs northwesterly in the French village of Lescun. It is signed Chemin de Col du Pau with...
  10. G

    Porto to Santiago April 2022

    Hello again, Ginelle here :) Thanks to the replies to my very first post, I have decided to walk the Coastal Route from Porto to Santiago on beginning April 17th(arrival day) - 28th(departure day). I arrive in Porto in the morning and would like to get a head start then, I know I will be...
  11. nickymunch

    Bilbao to Pamplona

    HI everyone, can anyone give me advice on travelling from Bilbao to Pamplona as this is where i plan to start my camino so to avoid entering France and beginning in SJPdP ( as i assume travel complications from London due to covid)? i read that i can bus to San Sebastian then train to Pamplona...
  12. Arctic_Alex

    Alternative Route Options for Finishing Camino Primitivo

    Thinking through options how to end my Camino Primitivo, there is always the idea to avoid the Melide - Santiago stretch by bypassing southwards. I know there is always the option to turn west around 20 km before Melide and join the del Norte. But I have this strange idea to get to Melide and...
  13. peregrina2000

    Walking the Lana from Villajoyosa: Updated Information for 2023 and Beyond

    Please go to my post of May 5, 2023, further down in the thread for the most recent updates. The polideportivos are open! There are several excellent threads (some live from the camino) and websites that provide plenty of information for people who might want to start the Lana in a less...
  14. timr

    Visiting the Unique Cathedral of the Moorland on the Camino de Santiago

    I am not sure where to post this - it doesn't fall into an obvious category. [Mods feel free to re-assign.] [Mod note: Done] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/12/hopes-cathedral-of-the-moorland-could-save-spanish-village-with-single-resident It is the same story as many villages on the...
  15. isawtman

    Exploring Route Variants on the Camino Frances: Natural and Historical Highlights

    Hello Pilgrims I am wondering about route variants. There seems to be several of them on the Camino Frances, and I am wondering how good they are. Keep in mind that my definition of good would be a more natural route instead of hiking along a busy road, etc. Adding in a great historical site...
  16. E

    LIVE from the Camino Galisteo - Riomalo de Abajo

    Aside from the Via de la Plata and Via de la Estrella, there's apparently another Camino that passes parallel to the Via de Plata, but goes through the area of Las Hurdes before entering Castilla y León. The towns on the way are: Galisteo Valdeobispo Montehermoso Aceituna Santa Cruz de...
  17. Pierre Julian

    Information about Jaen to Cordoba

    Hello, does anyone know where I can find information about the Camino from Jaen please? I can't seem to find anything much, other than the stages listed on Gronze. Is there a list of albergues available? What is it like, is it beautiful scenery? Many thanks
  18. ivar

    More Caminos supported by the Xunta?

    This article is interesting, and might give us a hint on what new caminos might be supported in the future by the Xunta (Government here in Galicia). If these caminos become "official" and recognised by the Xunta, they will be able to get public money for signing, albergues, ... If the pilgrims...
  19. Niels

    Camino del Manzanal

    I was wondering, why there is no forum for the Camino through Manzanal. Not just that, but there doesnønt seem to exist a single post on the subject in the forum. It seems like a very interesting variation of the Camino Frances, and it seems like, the villages and towns along it have been trying...
  20. Karl G

    Connecting Le Puy and Arles routes

    Does anyone have experience or knowledge of a trail that connects the Le Puy with the Arles route? It looks like there should be a way to do this near Pau or Oloron-Sainte-Marie. I would like to walk the Le Puy - hopefully next Fall - but I really like the last bit of the Arles and I’m...

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