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I think I'm going with my gut. I'm getting chills about the Primitivo. I'm going to cancel my reservations in Pamplona and start over. What time of year did you go. Pearls of wisdom? ie Getting there. where to stay etc. I do have the Wise pilgrims guide book for the Primitivo@EL LECHERO
The Primitivo is a wonderful camino. I have walked it twice, both times it took 12 days. And you are wise to spend a day in Oviedo, a fabulous town.
I think this is a great plan and you will have no regrets. Buen camino
Sometimes, it's difficult to choose between two options - en Camino or in life - we are torn in two directions. This is a gift for you that you are experiencing such strong feelings in one direction. Enjoy!I think I'm going with my gut. I'm getting chills about the Primitivo
Thank you for providing the link!Here's the link to Eroski's website - which is similar to their app, so you can see what it looks like:
Camino de Santiago | Rutas, Etapas y Albergues a Pie o en Bici
La mejor y más práctica Información para planificar tu viaje del Camino de Santiago paso a paso con Eroski Consumer ► Caminos, Etapas, Albergues y Monumentos ◄caminodesantiago.consumer.es
I share @anamcara’s enthusiasm, as do lots of other forum members. And with the added bonus that it will give you a “start to finish” camino, I think you are right to go with your gut. Albergues were almost all open last September (with an exception for a couple of the municipal ones, like in Belorado and Grandas de Salime, but there are privates to take up the slack).
Gronze.com is a good reference for what’s open. It’s in spanish but very easy to understand even if you don’t speak a word of Spanish.
Highlight albergues on the Primitivo are surely Bodenaya (David) and Samblismo (right before Hospitales). And walking the Roman walls aroud Lugo, oh, don’t get me started! I think you will be very happy with this decision, and you’re right that the transportation sounds less complicated, with no taxi needed.
Such a great choice, I am sure you won’t regret it, @Lechero. And with 15 days, you have plenty of time.
I never walked it but other pilgrims that I met on the Norte all split off to walk the Primitivo. Me, the old man stayed on the Norte. I happened to run into all of them (how great is that) in Arzua or in Santiago. They all told me it was tougher than the Norte, but beautiful and they all loved it. Judging by your photo you look about the same age and I am sure you will be just fine and you will have enough time to comfortably and enjoyably walk to Santiago.I think 15 days is sufficient so that I am not rushing.
I also have to agree with trecile. I don't know why but I think it would be weird for me to end a camino anywhere but Santiago and on to Muxia or Finisterre if you have the time.I say go for it! I think that it will be more satisfying to walk a ¨"complete" Camino.
Totally agree with the other pilgrims, I did the Norte and Primitivo last September/October, you will love it! 15 days is plenty to finish the Primitivo. I also used Wise Pilgrim guide, there were many albergues closed so it's worth checking ahead, if you know you have 15 days it would be worth planning route a little and booking at least some accomodation ahead, booking.com have albergues and hostels as well as some cheap hotels.I was awake most of the night wondering if I made the right decision. I leave for Spain at the end this month. I've made plans to start my Camino at Pamplona and walk 15 days probably stopping at Sahagun. Then taking a taxi to Leon to head back to Madrid. But now I'm having thoughts of completing the Primitivo and completing the whole thing in 15 days ending at SDC. I know it will be harder but something is calling me. To finish a whole camino solo. And I think getting back to Madrid from SDC will be a bit easier. I need some advice. I think 15 days is sufficient so that I am not rushing. Albergues will be open right? I know it will be wet and muddy but o well. If I do the Primitivo. I plan on taking the train from Madrid to Oviedo having a recovery day then start the next day. Hotel recomendations? I know I will get in late the first night what will be open in Oviedo so would get a hotel. Then the next night find an albeurge so I can meet some other perigrinos. Any and all thoughts are welcome.....Decisions. Decisions.......
I was awake most of the night wondering if I made the right decision. I leave for Spain at the end this month. I've made plans to start my Camino at Pamplona and walk 15 days probably stopping at Sahagun. Then taking a taxi to Leon to head back to Madrid. But now I'm having thoughts of completing the Primitivo and completing the whole thing in 15 days ending at SDC. I know it will be harder but something is calling me. To finish a whole camino solo. And I think getting back to Madrid from SDC will be a bit easier. I need some advice. I think 15 days is sufficient so that I am not rushing. Albergues will be open right? I know it will be wet and muddy but o well. If I do the Primitivo. I plan on taking the train from Madrid to Oviedo having a recovery day then start the next day. Hotel recomendations? I know I will get in late the first night what will be open in Oviedo so would get a hotel. Then the next night find an albeurge so I can meet some other perigrinos. Any and all thoughts are welcome.....Decisions. Decisions.......
There is a train station in Sahagün. You could look for a train connection to Madrid from Palencia also. There are buses from Sahagün to Madrid too.I've made plans to start my Camino at Pamplona and walk 15 days probably stopping at Sahagun. Then taking a taxi to Leon to head back to Madrid.
To translate on the gronze website:Camino Primitivo is a wise choice for many reasons, the scenery, the villages, the mountains, etc. including the fact that you will be able to complete it within your time frame. Both times along the Primitivo I was full of amazement and wonder the entire time and would not hesitate to walk it again. I have many great memories of the historical places and the people I met.
In Salas we stopped for the Menú del Peregrino at the Hotel Castillo Valdés. Before walking into the restaurant we passed by the reception where I asked the price for a room and declined because it was more than my friends and I could afford. We had an excellent meal and when we asked for the check, the waiter said the owner wanted to know how much had budgeted for a room and I told him. We were offered splendid accommodations at the price I had mentioned. Needless to say that this was such an unexpected gift and we were so grateful to be able to stay in this historical XVI century castle!
Eroski Consumer has an incredible app with all the caminos. It is full of all the information you need to plan your day by day walk with distances, terrain, maps, albergue information, difficulties, observations, as well as important monuments not to miss. Like Gronze, it is in Spanish but easy to make sense of it.
INMO You won't have any regrets if you opt to go on the Primitivo. It's truly an incredibly beautiful and peaceful route - until it joins the Francés for the last couple of days
While laying in bed last night I though perhaps if enough time take a bus/taxi to the end of the world for the day before heading back......I'll be 6 weeks behind you. I can't wait to try this Camino. I also have 15 days to walk, and I'm hoping to get to SDC in 12, then on to Finisterre in another 3. But, we all know that we need to take it as it comes! Buen Camino
Mi Gusto, amigo! Camiente no hay camino, se hace camino al andarA few years ago I walked the Norte from Irún to Santiago. Then I walked to Finisterre and Muxia, then a few days on the Portugués. I injured one leg in Portugal and after parting with my friends I flew to Bilbao. There I rested for several days until my leg improved. I was on a leave of absence from work and still had plenty of time and wanted to walk some more. I decided that I loved the Norte and should walk a part of it again. I got on a bus to Gihon but on the way, for uncertain reasons, I began to have doubts about walking on the Norte again. The bus driver announced that we were making a stop in Oviedo. Oviedo!! I knew this was the start of the Camino Primitivo. I had heard the Primitivo was hard but I was in excellent Camino shape by then. I had met a German pilgrim on the Norte who told me emphatically that the Primitivo was incredible.
Suddenly, I got up from my seat and told the driver that I wanted to get off and that I needed to retrieve my mochila from under the bus. He said he thought I was going to Gihon. I told him, “I have changed my mind. I must walk the Camino Primitivo.” And thus, El Lechero, mi hermano, it seems you must walk the Primitivo as well!
Por cierto, El Primitivo te llama! Hay que hacer tu proprio camino con tu corazón.Mi Gusto, amigo! Camiente no hay camino, se hace camino al andar
Absolutely take the bus from Santiago to Finisterre and Muxia. You will love it!While laying in bed last night I though perhaps if enough time take a bus/taxi to the end of the world for the day before heading back......
Definitely...it's a great ending!Absolutely take the bus from Santiago to Finisterre and Muxia. You will love it!
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