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Hi there,
I am planning to walk a part of the camino in june and july - for around 14 days, but I have some questions:
Is there a route between 250 and 300 km you would recommend?
How do I get a passport for that route? I would prefer to stay at hostry, not any fancy hotels.
Hope someone can help!
You could do the Primitivo or Portuguese route. You can order the Credential from the Forum Store. https://www.santiagodecompostela.me...passport-from-the-pilgrims-office-in-santiagoHi there,
I am planning to walk a part of the camino in june and july - for around 14 days, but I have some questions:
Is there a route between 250 and 300 km you would recommend?
How do I get a passport for that route? I would prefer to stay at hostry, not any fancy hotels.
Hope someone can help!
I am planning to walk a part of the camino in june and july - for around 14 days, but I have some questions:
Is there a route between 250 and 300 km you would recommend?
If you want to end in Santiago (and get the Compostela) I suggest you start in Astorga. That would total around 275 km and take you through some very nice mountainous stages and past Cruz de Ferro.
The easiest way to get a passport (I assume you refer to the Pilgrim’s Credential) is to order it in advance from the Forum Store on this website. The Credential is necessary if you want to stay in the albergues and also as documentation for your walk in order to claim the Compostela.
Buen Camino/god tur
Hey, yes, I am from Denmark, but I think we should keep the conversation in English so that other members have a chance to chime in if they have experience that they want to share.
I never travelled directly to Astorga, but I believe that an easy journey would be from Copenhagen to Madrid, from there to León and on to Astorga. There are cheap flights out of Copenhagen, check e.g. on Momondo. From the Chámartin train station in Madrid, there are fast trains to León (around 2 hours). There are cheap buses from the airport to Chámartin, a taxi would be around 30 Euro. In León catch a bus to Astorga (the bus terminal is right next to the train station), I guess that would be no more than an hour’s bus ride. If you take the “shit-o’clock-plane” (6 am) out of Copenhagen, you should be able to reach Astorga sometime in the afternoon.
Happy planning
True! You´re right.
Thanks for your answer! Makes sense.
I agree , you can get the credential in the cathedral of Porto or any of the your local Camino associations and there maybe speak with some live person from their experience.I would recomend doing the Portuguese Camino, from porto tpo Santiago. You would have plenty of time to do the route and anjoy the cities along the way.
Hallo AndreasGL,
my suggestion is also the Camino Portugues. When you look at www.gronze.com, only to get an impression how you could shape the etapes, you will see 14 days walking from Astorga to Santiago and 10 days from Porto to Santiago. Of course, you can walk differend km, but only as an impression.
If I had two weeks, for me, the distance from Astorga would be too tight calculated. It´s nothing you can´t manage, but I don´t like to be in a hurry on the Camino. I like to have two or three days in the back to stop if there is an interesting place or to make a short etape not to leave my caminofriends etc.
From Porto the way could be three or four days less and Porto is directly (and often quite cheap) connected by plane to Copenhagen.
You could start at the atlantic ocean, then walk after 1 1/2 days inside to Valenca and further to Santiago (11 days).
Or continue at the coast until Caminha. From there you can go by a ferry to the spanish side of the Rio Mino and continue at the coast (you need 14 days)
or you can walk from Caminha along the river over Valenca to Santiago (11 day).
I did the way inside and the way at the coast to Caminha/Valenca and it was both times very nice. Inside the country you will have much more pilgrim contacts than on the coast. But nothing against the Camino Frances from Astorga.
Without a doubt the way from Astorga is very beautiful, but it can be quite full.
It depends, what you like.
Wether you walk the Camino Frances, the Portugues or another Camino. In every case I would recommend to fly home from Porto. You can go there by train or bus, if necessary directly to the airport, for about 30,- € and it needs around 3 -4 hours. From Santiago to Denmark there is no direct flight.
June/July every Monday and Friday
Copenhagen - Porto 21:25/20:35 - 23:50/23:00 between 25 € -111 €
Porto - Copenhagen 16:35/15:45 - 21:00/20:10 between 25 € - 166 €
Buen Camino
Michael
Maybe you can answer another question as well.
Do you know if it's possible just to show up at the albergues and have a bed for the night? Or are we supposed to make a reservation at all the places we consider to stay?
Start from AstorgaHi there,
I am planning to walk a part of the camino in june and july - for around 14 days, but I have some questions:
Is there a route between 250 and 300 km you would recommend?
How do I get a passport for that route? I would prefer to stay at hostry, not any fancy hotels.
Hope someone can help!
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