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I'm flying to Madrid on Oct. 1. I've priced one-way tickets. $200.I am also heading there in October, the 1st. I have purchased my ticket already - "open jaw" like Anne. I have a tight connection in Madrid, but I also know there is a later flight to Oviedo. When are you going?
Buy it online at www.iberia.es and make sure you buy a round trip(!) and throw away the return. Use an unlikely return date for the cheapest ad on! That way it will cost you a little over 100 euros! Buen CaminoI'm flying to Madrid on Oct. 1. I've priced one-way tickets. $200.
Sorry, my mistake! Anne¿Gijón?.
El Aeropuerto de Asturias no está en ni Oviedo ni en Gijón. Está entre las localidades de Ranón y Santiago del Monte. Dista unos cuarenta kilómetros de Gijón y unos cuarenta y cinco kilómetros de Oviedo.
Desde el aeropuerto salen autobuses hacia Oviedo y Gijón.
Gijón?.
Asturias Airport is neither Oviedo or Gijón. It is between the towns of Ranón and Santiago del Monte. It is about forty kilometers from Gijón and about forty-five kilometers of Oviedo.
From the airport buses to Oviedo and Gijón.
Sorry, my mistake! Anne
Aquí Google no sirve! (o por lo meno todavia no)¡Puxa!.
Apart for their nice web page showing an attractive old hotel, I was particularly enticed by their cafeteria and promise of home baked cakes and pastries!I absolutely love the Hotel Vetusta. I am a real sucker for those old buildings that have been rehabbed, and this one is really nice. http://www.hotelvetusta.com/ I've stayed there a number of times, and the staff is just wonderful. The staff behind the desk (typically women) also do a lot of cooking of cakes, etc, for the little cafeteria that's connected to the hotel. It's a very nice place, great location.. Laurie
PadreQ, I can reply for Adriaan ( fraluchi) as he's my husband! We have booked at the Hotel Vetusta, as we always take somewhere private for our first night after our long flight and 8 hours jet lag. By the way, looking at your dates, we might see you in Santiago as we will be working for 2 weeks in the Pilgrim Office, starting 2nd October. Burn Camino!
I absolutely love the Hotel Vetusta. I am a real sucker for those old buildings that have been rehabbed, and this one is really nice. http://www.hotelvetusta.com/ I've stayed there a number of times, and the staff is just wonderful. The staff behind the desk (typically women) also do a lot of cooking of cakes, etc, for the little cafeteria that's connected to the hotel. It's a very nice place, great location.
I'll also throw out the name of a very good hostal, Los Arcos , for a less expensive option. I've stayed here twice now, and the owners are young guys who are working very hard to stay alive in this economy. If you stay there, tell them the peregrina americana with the white hair recommended it. Much more simple than the Vetusta, but much cheaper as well. It also has a great location, right at the arched entrance to the square with the Ayuntamiento (town hall), and a few feet from the library and its many free computers.
http://www.hostal-arcos.com/
Either place is a great way to start the Primitivo, IMO! Buen camino to all those lucky pilgrims starting out soon. Laurie
Oh, darn. I should have done that. I bought a one-way. Oh well.Buy it online at www.iberia.es and make sure you buy a round trip(!) and throw away the return. Use an unlikely return date for the cheapest ad on! That way it will cost you a little over 100 euros! Buen Camino
Many thanks for the reccomendations, not walking until April next year but the lure of home baked goodies may just influence my decision on where to stay ;-)I absolutely love the Hotel Vetusta. I am a real sucker for those old buildings that have been rehabbed, and this one is really nice. http://www.hotelvetusta.com/ I've stayed there a number of times, and the staff is just wonderful. The staff behind the desk (typically women) also do a lot of cooking of cakes, etc, for the little cafeteria that's connected to the hotel. It's a very nice place, great location.
I'll also throw out the name of a very good hostal, Los Arcos , for a less expensive option. I've stayed here twice now, and the owners are young guys who are working very hard to stay alive in this economy. If you stay there, tell them the peregrina americana with the white hair recommended it. Much more simple than the Vetusta, but much cheaper as well. It also has a great location, right at the arched entrance to the square with the Ayuntamiento (town hall), and a few feet from the library and its many free computers.
http://www.hostal-arcos.com/
Either place is a great way to start the Primitivo, IMO! Buen camino to all those lucky pilgrims starting out soon. Laurie
Many thanks for the reccomendations, not walking until April next year but the lure of home baked goodies may just influence my decision on where to stay ;-)
Also thanks to you for supplying much good info on the Primitivo itself, am happily spending hours in the fun planning stages...have a slightly odd route planned, Primitivo from Oviedo, backwards along the Frances as far as Ponferrada ( some places I need to revisit! ) then the Invierno if all goes to plan...
I'm doing the Camino Primitivo in October, and I need to buy a plane ticket to Oviedo from Madrid. My traveling companion prefers to buy the ticket when we land in Madrid while we're at the airport. Being a planner, I worry about flight availability at the last minute, as well as the possible additional cost of buying a ticket the day before we leave. Does anyone have any advice on this?
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