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Bus to Santa Irene and walk to Amenal. Avoid pilgrim rush hourStaying in Spain for a while, my parents are paying me a visit in October. We will meet in Santiago and stay there together a couple of days. Having a Camino addict as a daughter, my 73-year-old mom has become very interested in the Camino as well. I would love to take them for a small walk on the Camino so she could see and experience it a bit for herself. She would be capable to walk a maximum of 10k.
Could anyone recommend a small section not to far away from Santiago that is covered by public transport? My plan is to take them on a bus to village A, walk to village B and then take a bus from B back to Santiago. Of course I can try to search for myself at Gronze and Eroski, but maybe one of you knows a nice stretch. I am not that familiar with the Sarria - Santiago part of the Camino. Walked it only once and was at that time paying more attention to my fellow pilgrims than to the road or the scenery...
I walked this route back into Santiago this April and really enjoyed it. The funny yellow arrows made it quite easy to find the way. There are some hills but also lots of walking through woods and some lovely views including looking towards the cathedral as you get closer to Santiago. And after a very quiet camino it was really fun saying buen camino or some variation to all the pilgrims walking in the other direction towards Finistere. Take water and snacks because there were few service points open at the time.Honestly the best stretch of 10km around Santiago are the 10km leaving town towards Finisterre, which could be done in reverse. Public transport can get you to Roxos on the #8 line and you could walk to Quintans from there, it is less than 1km. The walk back to Santiago is under 10km. Funny looking yellow arrows point the way back to Santiago.
Thanks, we certainly will pay A Coruña a visit!I recommend getting a ride to A Coruña and staying a few days there. You could easily walk around the entire town and enjoy the city. It's very beautiful and it start the English way so you can follow some arrows in town. It's not far from Santiago and worth the trip. Buen Camino.
I'm going to A Coruña on Thursday for a couple of days. Any recommendations of places to see? Food to eat? Etc.I recommend getting a ride to A Coruña and staying a few days there. You could easily walk around the entire town and enjoy the city. It's very beautiful and it start the English way so you can follow some arrows in town. It's not far from Santiago and worth the trip. Buen Camino.
There's so much to see and do in A Coruña. I highly recommend getting around via bicycle. The hotel I stayed in gave me a card to use the city bikes free all day ( hotel Coruña mar). There are bike locations all around town. Definitely walk around the tower of Hercules. Make sure to take a picture on the giant Compass shell. You can easily spend a day just walking around the entire point as there awesome sauce many sculptures and sites to see. There's a street on the narrow part of town called rua Estrella. That street is filled with the best places to eat. Check out all the menu de Dia and pick the one that appeals to you. I recall la taberna de Rita menu de dia was excellent. There's also a nice park near there. I spent 5 days there and discovered new sites everyday. Enjoy.I'm going to A Coruña on Thursday for a couple of days. Any recommendations of places to see? Food to eat? Etc.
Also, I'm taking the overnight (ugh) bus to Madrid. Is there anywhere I can leave my luggage (suitcase and backpack) between the time I have to check out of the hostal and when the bus leaves at 22:30? I'll ask at the hostal, but it's not staffed all day, so it may not be possible to leave it there.
A belated update. I spent a nice afternoon at the Camino with my parents. We walked just 8k, from Salceda to O Pedrouzo. It was easy to get a bus from Santiago (and back from O Pedrouzo). We met loads of pilgrims and my mother 'buen caminoed' to every single one of them. They loved it.
I'm going to A Coruña on Thursday for a couple of days. Any recommendations of places to see? Food to eat? Etc.
Also, I'm taking the overnight (ugh) bus to Madrid. Is there anywhere I can leave my luggage (suitcase and backpack) between the time I have to check out of the hostal and when the bus leaves at 22:30? I'll ask at the hostal, but it's not staffed all day, so it may not be possible to leave it there.
Bus to Santa Irene and walk to Amenal. Avoid pilgrim rush hour
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