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  1. O Cebreiro, February 2016

    O Cebreiro, February 2016

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  2. S

    Accommodations on the Invierno - latter half of February?

    I have been taken with favorable posts on the Invierno from @peregrina2000 , @KinkyOne, @Rebekah Scott and others. Circumstances may (operative word, "may") provide me both cash and time for a quick jaunt that way in a few weeks. I don't care about weather, food or anything else. Just one...
  3. WatashiwaJarek

    Anyone starting between 5-8 February 2016 from SJPDP?

    I'm new to this forum, so Hello All! :D I did Camino couple of times and just wander if anyone is planning to start this year from SJPDP in February?
  4. Forrestt

    My First Camino, start 8th January 2016

    Hey! So I'm leaving my house in less than a couple of hours to start my adventure. Staying down at a friends then flying off to France tomorrow! I don't really know what to say, I feel I am about as prepared as I can be, I don't have a background in this kind of thing so I know it's going to...
  5. C

    Walking the Camino Francés alone in January as a young female

    I am a 22 year old female student planning to walk the Camino for the first time, starting in Leon and finishing in Santiago beginning in mid-January as I am writing my dissertation on the Camino pilgrim experience. I am a bit concerned that I will not meet many pilgrims along the way, as I...
  6. DanielaInes

    Walking poles in Sarria

    Hello, my sisters and I will be walking from Sarria to Santiago in a few weeks time at the end of January. We are flying with Ryanair from London and they do not allow walking sticks/poles as part of hand luggage. What we're slightly worried about is; as it being 'off season', will there be...
  7. S

    Winter on the Via de la Plata

    Hello everybody! I'm going to be starting the Via de la Plata in the last week in January from Seville... Am I crazy? I only decided at two this morning... Any tips or experiences would be most welcome... I have a flexible window...Should I leave it to start by another week or is there any...
  8. G

    Walking the Camino in December/January

    Hi there! So, I'm going to walk the Camino Frances for the first time, starting in 13 of December. My idea is to walk the French path till Leon, then take the Camino Salvador to Oviedo and there start the Camino Primitivo to Melide, where, once again, I'll be walking the Camino Frances to...
  9. hampshire!tim

    Camino Frances Albergues in winter

    There are many resources for albergues and many do include information on when they are open I was introduced to this other one by a French pilgrim who used it extensively It has a differential in claiming to be updated (and I'm sure it is) daily http://www.aprinca.com/alberguesinvierno/...
  10. J

    Walking from Le Puy to Santiago (hopefully into Portugal) this December

    Hey, I'm planning to meet a friend in Toulouse and from there follow up the camino that starts from Le Puy, I want to de it in December (so in a couple of weeks!) Got most of my gear, bought a tent and good sleeping bag and small cooker, planning to camp out for most of my journey and carry on...
  11. Hildegardista

    Via de la PLata between February and April

    Hola Peregrinos, I would love to walk the Via de la Plata leaving Sevilla on Ash-wednesday, February 10 to arrive at Easter,March 27 in Santiago. I would like to know if the albergues are open at that time of the year. Taking a tent with me is something i would like to avoid, (but i would carry...
  12. Laina Rose

    Albergues open in Winter? 2015

    Hello! My mom and I are planning to hiking the El Camino France this winter starting around the middle of January. I have been doing some research on what a winter hike on the Camino looks like and it seems like on of the problems might be that a lot of the Albergues close in the winter. I was...
  13. B

    Ponferrada - Santiago during Christmas 2015 info PLEASE

    Hello all, With limited time off work (20th dec- 3rd Jan) I would love to try and fit in some of the Camino over Christmas, from what I have read on this forum already and given my time scale, the Ponferrada - Santiago route seem the best fit. Agree or disagree? I am a bit worried about...
  14. grayland

    Winter albergue status posted

    The status of Albergues along the Camino Frances has been updated and posted. This is a great service and very much appreciated. Thanks for the effort every year. http://www.aprinca.com/alberguesinvierno
  15. R

    Winter Walk?

    Hello everyone :) It's been a very long time since I posted something on the forum as my Camino keeps postponed due to one reason or another and I'm just wondering, has anyone ever walked it in January/February time? Times are hard and it might be the only time I can do it before, potentially...
  16. grayland

    January on the Camino Frances

    I am starting to consider a January walk on the CF. I did the Via de la Plata in mid August a couple of years ago to cross that off my bucket list....now winter on the CF seems to be a reasonable next step.:) One of my reasons is that I have walked the CF several times and really enjoy it....but...
  17. M

    A winter walk...why am I worried?

    Hello Camino friends, I have a dream to walk the Camino and arrive at Santiago de Compostela on Christmas Eve. I've walked the Camino Frances twice and the Camino Portuguese, but these have all been walks in September/October/November. This time, I'm starting in the second half of November...
  18. mblankschen

    g Starting in December

    Hi All AM starting from San Sebastian late December and would appreciate any feedback on the route, especially from anyone who has tried it in winter- Also, any alternatives to the refuges in Markina, 2 of 3 are closed for winter? Thanks Buen Camino
  19. maritameter

    Biking Camino del Norte at Christmas - possible?

    I will walk Camino Frances this september (starting the 3rd from SJPP) - and I am already thinking about my next camino. I can take 14-19 days off this Christmas, and was thinking.. maybe I can cycle the north route? I am single and have no kids and because of issues in my life I don't want to...
  20. Mikel Olivares

    Close route Napoleon

    El tramo más duro del inicio de la ruta jacobea se cerrará en invierno Los peregrinos deberán tomar obligatoriamente la ruta de Valcarlos y no la de Bentarte-Lepoeder La decisión se toma para garantizar la seguridad de los peregrinos y de los equipos que intervienen en rescates Hardest...

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