Barbers on the Camino Frances

[gagseymt]

I am trying to keep my rucksack weight down to a minimum. One thing I could leave out is my shaving kit. I do not mind being unshaven for a few days. Has anyone seen Barber Shops on the Camino Frances. If so how often? Or are they only in the major cities?

 

[SYates]

Despite being a woman I have noticed plenty of those! Basically any village/small town above a few thousand inhabitants will have a 'catch all and all genders' barber and hair cut shop. Buen Camino! SY

 

[AJ]

I am trying to keep my rucksack weight down to a minimum. One thing I could leave out is my shaving kit. I do not mind being unshaven for a few days. Has anyone seen Barber Shops on the Camino Frances. If so how often? Or are they only in the major cities?

More barbers than you can poke a stick at; second only to pharmacies. A terrific one in Hospital de Orbigo uses hand clippers and cut throat razors.

 

[Al the optimist]

Had a haircut in a gents place in Burgos last year and have often had them in women's hairdressers but have never needed to have a shave there! I know I like to go light but a simple shaver is nothing regarding space/weight in my opinion to have the ability to feel less unkempt.

 

[Stephen]

The Camino offers an excellent opportunity to see how you'd look with a beard.

 

[Al the optimist]

Me? With a beard? Scruffy!

 

[clearskiescamino]

It's probably the only time of the year I let the beard grow. It doesn't bother me one bit