SethCamino
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Jun 2023: Vía de la Plata (Ourense-Santiago-Muxía)
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You don't have to choose! You can start on the Norte, then veer off onto the Primitivo.Hello, Pilgrims,
It's that time of year again and I'm back to deciding which Camino I'll walk this year. Last year I walked my first Camino (Porto-Santiago-Fisterra-Muxía) in September, and this year I'm considering the Camino del Norte OR the Camino Primitivo in August.
I found the Portugués Central to be rather easy and I'm looking for a more challenging path. I've heard both the Norte and Primitivo are more challenging, especially the latter. What has your experience been? What are the advantages for each?
Any insight, recommendations, or tips would be very highly appreciated. And, of course, Buen Camino to all.
Saludos,
Seth
Norte (2016 23 days) | Primitivo (2015 8 days) | San Salvador (2015 3 days) |
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Long (820 km) | Medium (320 km) | Short (122 km) |
Sometimes crowded | Not crowded | Solitudish |
Sea view and more sea view | Mountain view | Mountain view deluxe |
Mix of albergues and albergue turistico and pension. | Decent amount of albergues. | Not so many albergues. |
"Sporty". I found people walking the norte a bit to much turistico, I missed the tranquility and to much party people. | Calm. | Very calm. |
Some minor hills to conquer. | A bit up and down. | Up up and more up and down here and there. |
You pass some nice cities and interesting places. | Beautiful views, nice people. | Views and some more views. |
Churches closed. | Open churches. | I can't really remember visiting any on that stretch except one. |
You can take Camino del mar, join camino Inglés and skip Francés or you can walk as far as Santa Iréne without joining CF | Comes out on the CF in Melide crowded | Does not end in SdC but can be done together with Primitivo. |
I vote for San Salvador + Primitivo. Then you get lovely views and some challenge.
Norte (2016 23 days) Primitivo (2015 8 days) San Salvador (2015 3 days) Long (820 km) Medium (320 km) Short (122 km) Sometimes crowded Not crowded Solitudish Sea view and more sea view Mountain view Mountain view deluxe Mix of albergues and albergue turistico and pension. Decent amount of albergues. Not so many albergues. "Sporty". I found people walking the norte a bit to much turistico, I missed the tranquility and to much party people. Calm. Very calm. Some minor hills to conquer. A bit up and down. Up up and more up and down here and there. You pass some nice cities and interesting places. Beautiful views, nice people. Views and some more views. Churches closed. Open churches. I can't really remember visiting any on that stretch except one. You can take Camino del mar, join camino Inglés and skip Francés or you can walk as far as Santa Iréne without joining CF Comes out on the CF in Melide crowded Does not end in SdC but can be done together with Primitivo.
I found your description of the Norte accurate except atI vote for San Salvador + Primitivo. Then you get lovely views and some challenge.
Norte (2016 23 days) Primitivo (2015 8 days) San Salvador (2015 3 days) Long (820 km) Medium (320 km) Short (122 km) Sometimes crowded Not crowded Solitudish Sea view and more sea view Mountain view Mountain view deluxe Mix of albergues and albergue turistico and pension. Decent amount of albergues. Not so many albergues. "Sporty". I found people walking the norte a bit to much turistico, I missed the tranquility and to much party people. Calm. Very calm. Some minor hills to conquer. A bit up and down. Up up and more up and down here and there. You pass some nice cities and interesting places. Beautiful views, nice people. Views and some more views. Churches closed. Open churches. I can't really remember visiting any on that stretch except one. You can take Camino del mar, join camino Inglés and skip Francés or you can walk as far as Santa Iréne without joining CF Comes out on the CF in Melide crowded Does not end in SdC but can be done together with Primitivo.
It wasn’t so many parting pilgrims but with albergue touristico you have other people as well. I walked in the middle of the summer, vacation period. There was some bed race going on as well. But I truly enjoyed most of the camino. Nice to hear that you met young hope-giving young people. Ok there were a lot of minor hills to Bilbao.I found your description of the Norte accurate except at
64 it was pretty tough for me until Bilboa. I started in late September last year. It always amazes me and amusing and fun to read people’s reactions of others they meet. Last year it was never very crowded walking and the last few hundred kilometers I was pretty much alone every day and most nights. You found a little too much partying. I was struck by how many young people who were walking for a variety of pretty cool reasons. Almost all of them were taking time off work and were in jobs that for the most part were in the arts or working hard working with people who were much less fortunate and sometimes in pretty desperate situations. I really felt like there was hope for our future surrounded by those young people. Maybe the next time I do the Norte it will be a zoo!!! Lol
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