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Finished the Vad yesterday and it was everything I had hoped for scenery epic 1st day to la Fuente along the river nansa was a bit long but worth it. There are no shops bars or restaurants la Fuente but the hospitalero cooks a good meal for a few euro. He also stocks a few beers for 1euro and will do a breakfast for 2euro nice guy as well.buen camino!
you will be ahead of me by 2 weeks, again, any updates will be more than welcome! There is an albergue in CADES, but only for 4 people.
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Finished the Vad yesterday and it was everything I had hoped for scenery epic 1st day to la Fuente along the river nansa was a bit long but worth it. There are no shops bars or restaurants la Fuente but the hospitalero cooks a good meal for a few euro. He also stocks a few beers for 1euro and will do a breakfast for 2euro nice guy as well.
Hi Amancio and Jerry
I'm starting on this route in early June so I'm very interested in hearing more about your experiences. I prefer to stay in albergues. The Gronze pages show these at La Fuente, Cicera, Potes, Fuente dé (refugio del camping), Portilla de la Reina (albergue but not de peregrinos), Riano, Cistierna and Gradefes. I'd be very interested to hear whether you found these to be open or not and also whether you experienced any particular problems with the waymarking.
Thank you for your assistance and Amancio: buen camino !
tom
Hola AmancioJust back from the camino, absolutely amazing, it is greener than anything I have ever seen before.
As far as I am aware, you have albergues in all those places you mention, but there are other options
Fuente Dé, is a camping site, there is nothing in Fuente Dé, other than two very posh hotels, the camping offers the hut to pilgrims, but the kitchen only has a microwave oven. I would recommend staying in Espinama instead, if you go for lunch in the Nevandi restaurante, Aurora will spoil you, she is an amazing character. The private albergue in Espinama is big, clean and beautiful, and has a good kitchen and garden. If you are lucky, Aurora's husband Santiago, or her brother Fernando, will offer to give you a lift to Fuente Dé for free, do not miss the cable car trip, it is spectacular. Fernando managed to fit all 10 of us in his Jeep, do not ask me how, but he managed. He gave us a lift to Fuente Dé for free, 3 km uphill, then we walked back to the village after the cable car trip. Last cable car trip is at 6 or 7, I believe, beware of that!
If you visit Fuente Dé in the afternoon, you can shorten the trip by 3 km the following day, along the gorgeous path that brings you to the Berrugas cottages. All in all, the experience in Espinama was unique.
The albergue in Lafuente is in neat condition, has a hospitalero, the only one we saw in the whole camino.
The Lebaniego part is not so well sign posted, you are better off asking locals, because you find red arrows all over the place.
Any other query you may have, please do not hesitate to ask, amigo!
Hola Amancio
Espinama was full (for the weekend?) so I'm in the mountain refugio in fuente de - and really liking it - 'old school' camino. 2 other pilgs here. Yes the route options are quite weird on the lebaniego! Had a great stay in cabanes municipal where villagers helped find the key, later arrived with food and then the mayor parked his tractor outside when he came by to check my pilgrim passport...
I hope we can compare notes when i get back (lentillas-lafuente...) Cheers tom
Hola Amancio
Espinama was full (for the weekend?) so I'm in the mountain refugio in fuente de - and really liking it - 'old school' camino. 2 other pilgs here. Yes the route options are quite weird on the lebaniego! Had a great stay in cabanes municipal where villagers helped find the key, later arrived with food and then the mayor parked his tractor outside when he came by to check my pilgrim passport...
I hope we can compare notes when i get back (lentillas-lafuente...) Cheers tom
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