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The opening of the Holy Year will be on 12/31/2020. I plan to start in SJPdP on 11/25 in order to arrive to SdC on 12/30 and still count with a couple of days to rest somewhere if needed.
I would love to walk in December as well! But I don't know if things will be back to normal even by then.
By the way, the Pope can change the Holy year, back and forth and inside out and whatnot. That's his privilege I guess. So who knows if there will even be an opening of the Holy Year…!
With the plan that the goverment presented yesterday, I think that we can be very optistic about the opening of the Camino. In theory, if everything goes well, everything will return to "normality" by the end of June. "Normality" meaning some extra safety measures, etc.
Yeah, it is a possibility that the Pope decides to modify the dates. If he does so ... I will modify my shedule
Anyhow, if the forecast given by the goverment becomes real, I don´t think that the postposition of the Holy Year would be probable. We will know that in just 2 or 3 weeks.
Only .... Please Pope, don´t fix the starting of the Holy Year in February!!! Latest time it was minus 12 degrees when I when out of the albergue in Leon!!
Inspiring plan you have, to walk in dec this year - how many people are on the track during winter time and how are the poss for accommodations along the way?The opening of the 120th Holy Year will be on 12/31/2020. I plan to start in SJPdP on 11/25 or 11/24 in order to arrive to SdC on 12/30 and still count with a couple of days to rest somewhere if needed.
This ceremony doesn´t happen every year (latest one was on 2010 and the next one will be on 2027). A Holy Year is when the festivity of Santiago (25 July) is Sunday, 2020 is a Holy Year and the opening ceremony takes place on the evening of the 31 December of the previos year. The ceremony starts with the demolition of the brick wall that closes the Holly Door.
This will be my first time at SJPdP, I have always started the Camino Frances in Roncesvalles and, even if Napoleon's route is closed on those dates, I really want to walk that stage!
As the latest possible arrival date to SdC is mandatory (30 Dec) and taking into consideration that it will be a winter Camino, counting with some few extra days, looks like a good idea.
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That is clear. Whatever plan the goverment prepared may change. I think that in one month we will have a clearer image of the situation, in two we will have an almost final image.... And always is the possibility that the corona returns!! So far, every plan is just a declaration of intentions.I don't think any government can assure anything against the Corona
According to pre-apocalypse statistics, December & January are the least busy months on the Camino. Post-apocalypse, who knows. I believe some accommodation close during Winter!
Inspiring plan you have, to walk in dec this year - how many people are on the track during winter time and how are the poss for accommodations along the way?
Then accommodation will be a challenge due to natural concerns of locals about outsiders like me coming into their villages and towns
YEAH!!! This will be an UNIQUE Camino!!So even if we are able to do it it will be unlike any other previous Camino's.
@AnniesantiagoIs there an opening date I don't know about???
12° YIKES!!!With the plan that the goverment presented yesterday, I think that we can be very optistic about the opening of the Camino. In theory, if everything goes well, everything will return to "normality" by the end of June. "Normality" meaning some extra safety measures, etc.
Yeah, it is a possibility that the Pope decides to modify the dates. If he does so ... I will modify my shedule
Anyhow, if the forecast given by the goverment becomes real, I don´t think that the postposition of the Holy Year would be probable. We will know that in just 2 or 3 weeks.
Only .... Please Pope, don´t fix the starting of the Holy Year in February!!! Latest time it was minus 12 degrees when I when out of the albergue in Leon!!
( Vacuna) NO vaccino NO caminoInspiring plan you have, to walk in dec this year - how many people are on the track during winter time and how are the poss for accommodations along the way?
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