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At the end of April I am picking up my Camino where I left off last year: Leon. Would like to bus forward a ways to skip the urban walk. What bus, where to catch it (am staying near the cathedral), and how far to get me out of town (Virgin del Camino)?
You are choosing th)e wrong way: The ordinary walk from Leon to Astorga is terrible, along a highway. Much traffic and noise. But if you take left (well marked) shortly after La Virgen del Camino, you can walk to Vilar de Manzarife (good albergues), and the next day to Hospital del Orbigo: A peaceful , easy walk. I will never do the highway walk again, but the one I recommend here, is very nice.
Yes: Nice little place. But one of the albergues (two exist) has changed owner. It was OK before; do not know now. But yes, it is also a possibility. But this year, I'll stay in Hospital de Orbigo: Have not stayed there before.Or after Hospital de Orbigo there is also the possibility to stay in Villares de Orbigo.
Yes: Nice little place. But one of the albergues (two exist) has changed owner. It was OK before; do not know now. But yes, it is also a possibility. But this year, I'll stay in Hospital de Orbigo: Have not stayed there before.
Then I should try it! Which member, may I ask?Rest assured that the new owner ( a member of this forum ) will keep up the high standards of the former owner!
Then I should try it! Which member, may I ask?
Here is the way of the alternative (much better!) route, with a possible stop in Vilar de Mazarife, from Leon to Astorga. The hospitalero in Vilar said that this route is becoming increasingly more popular:At the end of April I am picking up my Camino where I left off last year: Leon. Would like to bus forward a ways to skip the urban walk. What bus, where to catch it (am staying near the cathedral), and how far to get me out of town (Virgin del Camino)?
I forget the number, but you get it at the big traffic circle down from the cathedral. Near that Gaudi building that is now a bank (I think). It goes to V del C.At the end of April I am picking up my Camino where I left off last year: Leon. Would like to bus forward a ways to skip the urban walk. What bus, where to catch it (am staying near the cathedral), and how far to get me out of town (Virgin del Camino)?
At the end of April I am picking up my Camino where I left off last year: Leon. Would like to bus forward a ways to skip the urban walk. What bus, where to catch it (am staying near the cathedral), and how far to get me out of town (Virgin del Camino)?
Thank you! Great information.This is where you can take the bus to La Virgen del Camino on Plaza de Santo Domingo. As you can see, it's only a short walk from the cathedral. I don't remember what number the bus was, just ask the locals.
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Once you get to La Virgen del Camino, rather than staying on the N-120, take the small road to the left (the Basilica de la Virgen is behind your right shoulder):
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Then, shortly after, turn left through the fields until you get to the roundabout. You have to cross once over and once under the highway, and then it's all pleasant walking away from traffic to Villar de Mazarife.
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Buen camino!
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