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Hello all!
I'm planning my first Camino for May 2016, and am having a bit of a debate as to what route I should take.
I am planning on walking from SJPDP along the Frances route for most of the way, but I'm wondering if it's realistic to branch away from the Frances at Leon, walk the Salvador, then walk to SDC along the primitivo route.
Do any of you have any experiences with this? Would this be significantly longer or harder than just continuing the Frances the whole way? If I were to do the Primitivo, is the terrain doable without hiking poles?
I'm a 20year old female travelling with a friend, both of us are in relatively good shape.
Thanks!
It's not a question of having separate credenciales for different Caminos, it's about getting the credencial specially designed for the Salvador. It very pretty, and shows the route. It is also only for that route, with just enough spaces for the typical 5 or 6 days it takes. It would not work for the Primitivo.Getting a new credential is a great idea if you want to have a separate log of your Caminos, but if pressed for time it's not strictly necessary...no one cared that mine went from Camino to Camino...the only time I noticed any even small scrutiny was at the pilgrims office, and then only over the stops from my last 100 km. he didn't even blink at the fact that my many credentials covered several months/routes. Probably pretty common.
Buen Camino!
I think what you are proposing is ideal. You get the best of the CF in my opinion and add to it vistas galore! On the primitivo you will have Oviedo which is pretty, Lugo and its wall, roman ruins in Castro, a dam and all the ruins of what was built to constructed (appently considered as national monument of some sort), Sta Eulalia de Boveda. You will miss Astorga and Gaudi's palace, true but the Primitivo is superb and I hear the Salvador is even more beautiful.Hello everyone,
Thanks for the super quick and super helpful replies!
I think I am leaning towards the detour... I would love to get some quiet reflection time. That being said, would I be missing any amazing sites along the CF route? I'm interested both in nature vistas and historical towns.
As of right now I am fairly flexible in the amount of days I can stay, I am thinking maybe 40-43 days (including rest days and buffer between flights), so I am really glad to hear that the alternate route isn't much longer than the CF!
Wow...any other routes have their very own credential (she asked, wondering what else she missed out on...)It's not a question of having separate credenciales for different Caminos, it's about getting the credencial specially designed for the Salvador. It very pretty, and shows the route. It is also only for that route, with just enough spaces for the typical 5 or 6 days it takes. It would not work for the Primitivo.
Not that I know of. It also has its own version of the Compostela; you pick it up at the Oviedo Cathedral. Look at www.caminosansalvador.es and you'll find a poor sketch of the credencial and Salvadorana. The site says you pick it up at the albergue, not the cathedral.Wow...any other routes have their very own credential (she asked, wondering what else she missed out on...)
Not that I know of. It also has its own version of the Compostela; you pick it up at the Oviedo Cathedral. Look at www.caminosansalvador.es and you'll find a poor sketch of the credencial and Salvadorana. The site says you pick it up at the albergue, not the cathedral.
Hello everyone,
Thanks for the super quick and super helpful replies!
I think I am leaning towards the detour... I would love to get some quiet reflection time. That being said, would I be missing any amazing sites along the CF route? I'm interested both in nature vistas and historical towns.
As of right now I am fairly flexible in the amount of days I can stay, I am thinking maybe 40-43 days (including rest days and buffer between flights), so I am really glad to hear that the alternate route isn't much longer than the CF!
What did you end up doing?Awesome advice everyone!
I think I'm going to budget enough time for the detour. If I decide to walk the entire Frances and end up with some extra days at the end I might either stay in Santiago or walk to Finisterre.
This was my first experience on the forum and I'm so amazed at how friendly and helpful everyone was, guess I should've expected that from such a group!
A hint about responding on an old thread (e.g. this one which was last active in 2015)...What did you end up doing?
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