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Hello, I recently saw a great video about the Lebaniego that a member posted on this forum, but I cannot find it ....
Here it is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_tsFO6xod4
The video is dated May 2016.
313: depends what you mean by recent. You'll see there are lots of posts/info from people walking the Lebaniego in 2016 and I reckon most of this is good for this year as well.
313 Welcome to the forum !
Hello,
I walked the Camino Lebaniego in May 2014 starting in San Vicente de la Barquera to Potes and then I continued on the Ruta Vadiniense from Potes to Mansilla de las Mulas. It is a gorgeous Camino but most of the time I was the only pilgrim, I had most of the albergues to myself and only saw 2 or 3 other pilgrims in the 9 days. The scenery is beautiful and there are great albergues and pensions along the way.
I would definitely recommend this route.
Paul.
Cherrys, yes I haven't seen any negative reviews from anyone who has completed it!Hi - We talked to someone in May who was going to do it, and to another friend on the Norte who bused part of it, then back up to the Norte. We saw him a few days later and he loved it. We're thinking about it too for another time.
Just wonder if anyone has done the Camino Lebaniego in recent times. I finished the Camino Frances last year and had no major plans to walk again this year. However just heard about this way recently. It sounds great. From the sea to the mountains in a few days. 2017 is a special year also as it is a Jubilee Year at the monastery of Santo Toribo de Liébana. Thinking of doing it maybe this Sept.
Would really love to hear from anyone who has done it recently. Also wondering if anyone planning on doing it. My main concern is that it may be very quiet/ lonely camino! Would love to hear if there is much life on the way.
Hello Pilgrim 313 (Love the name)
I walked this route, from San Vicente de la Barquera to Santo Toribio, in May of this year and absolutely loved it. I count it as one of my best Camino experiences, and I've walked several now. I walked with 3 other pilgrims who I met on the Norte (at various places before and we coincidentally ended up in San Vicente at the same time) and this certainly contributed to the good experience...being able to share it with others.
But the route itself is stunning, and very different from day-to-day (coastal starting-point, river-side, forests, mountains, ancient pueblos and churches) culminating in the beautiful monastery and valley at the end. We were also very lucky with the weather; sunshine and high temperatures every day.
We met some some other pilgrims while walking (a large group from Argentina, a small group of young Spanish students and a few Spanish peregrino couples), which meant sleeping on the floor at the albergue in Cades (because all the beds were taken when we got there) but we had the albergues in Cicera and Santo Toribio to ourselves. So, as with all Caminos, I think it's just the luck of the draw.
The monastery itself was busy with coach groups but if you stay in the albergue there (within sight & walking distance - fabulous location) you can go back to the monastery after the groups have left, as we did and when it was beautifully peaceful.
Because my original plan was to walk the Norte (and the Lebaniego was an unplanned detour) I caught the bus back to San Vicente after reaching Santo Toribio, but the experience and the walk left such an impression on me that in future I would like to go back to Potes and continue the Camino Vadiniense down to the Camino Francés.
Hope this helps you to decide and Buen Camino whatever you choose to do.
You're very welcome Pilgrim 313. If you also do the route from Potes to León (or vice versa) we may even meet each other! That probably sounds like an incredible and unlikely coincidence, but part of my memorable Camino Lebaniego was the incredible coincidences I experienced along the way...but that's another story...Hi SafariGirl
You paint a really wonderful picture! It's giving me more encouragement to 'just do it'. I guess May is a similar month to Sept so I imagine there will be a few pilgrims on the way. In any case it's only for a few days so it not like walking entire Camino Frances on my own!!
Thank you for taking time to reply
Pilgrim313!
...but that's another story...
You're very welcome Pilgrim 313. If you also do the route from Potes to León (or vice versa) we may even meet each other! That probably sounds like an incredible and unlikely coincidence, but part of my memorable Camino Lebaniego was the incredible coincidences I experienced along the way...but that's another story...
Buen Camino. I'm sure it will be a memorable experience for you, whatever it involves
Ha! It's a long story ..but it amazed mePlease tell it, if it doesn't break confidence! Buen Camino, SY
It truly is...'los regalos del Camino'Hi SafariGirl
The draft plan at the moment is to walk from Comillas to Potes - to get a little of the coast and the mountains. So maybe if you are in Potes mid Sept we might bump into each other!! This trip I won't get any further than Potes but again from what I've read it sounds fabulous. Re coincidences the Camino is like that! We can't really plan the Camino, it just happens! 'The Camino is a gift' -a quote I read somewhere. So true. Lebamiego sounds like a great one!!
... For me, it's home.
...then I'm following in good footstepsIn 2014 I saw a fresco-style painting in a bar in Redecilla stating "Olvidate del pasado y haz del Camino tu vida" = "Forget the past and make the camino your life ... I did ...
Buen Camino, SY
Exactly same feelings here!!!...For me, it's home.
In 2014 I saw a fresco-style painting in a bar in Redecilla stating "Olvidate del pasado y haz del Camino tu vida" = "Forget the past and make the camino your life ... I did ...
Buen Camino, SY
You too KinkyOneExactly same feelings here!!!
Have a nice day!
Hi we are walking the CF in October and my husband and I would like to take a detour to Santo toribio but not sure about the best way to get there from the CF, any advise?
Hi we are walking the CF in October and my husband and I would like to take a detour to Santo toribio but not sure about the best way to get there from the CF, any advise?
Thanks for your reply will look into it
For lack of time we would like to take public transportation and then come back to CF, we are not sure if possible though
FWIW - there's also a pretty obscure camino called the Ruta del Besaya which runs from Santander to Carrion de los Condes on the Camino Frances (it must be obscure as it didn't come up in a search of this site!). The Ray y Rosa website has details of possible stages here . One day some adventurous soul (Laurie? Caminka?) will chart it for us. Then it might be feasible to go backwards from Carrion to Reinosa or Barcena and then cross over to Potes and Santo Toribio - and then return to the CF via the Vadiniense. Hills will be involved....
RyR says that the Cantabrian authorities have taken an interest in this camino, so expect to hear more about it in the future.
PS It first saw it on the Feve tiled map that is outside most of its stations. Photo attached.
Cheers, tom
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Approximate Distance?
Just wonder if anyone has done the Camino Lebaniego in recent times. I finished the Camino Frances last year and had no major plans to walk again this year. However just heard about this way recently. It sounds great. From the sea to the mountains in a few days. 2017 is a special year also as it is a Jubilee Year at the monastery of Santo Toribo de Liébana. Thinking of doing it maybe this Sept.
Would really love to hear from anyone who has done it recently. Also wondering if anyone planning on doing it. My main concern is that it may be very quiet/ lonely camino! Would love to hear if there is much life on the way.
Are the markings clear from San Vicente de la Barquera? I have read that there is an erroneous marking from an old route in Hortigal but now the route is from Serdio?Hello Pilgrim 313 (Love the name)
I walked this route, from San Vicente de la Barquera to Santo Toribio, in May of this year and absolutely loved it. I count it as one of my best Camino experiences, and I've walked several now. I walked with 3 other pilgrims who I met on the Norte (at various places before and we coincidentally ended up in San Vicente at the same time) and this certainly contributed to the good experience...being able to share it with others.
But the route itself is stunning, and very different from day-to-day (coastal starting-point, river-side, forests, mountains, ancient pueblos and churches) culminating in the beautiful monastery and valley at the end. We were also very lucky with the weather; sunshine and high temperatures every day.
We met some some other pilgrims while walking (a large group from Argentina, a small group of young Spanish students and a few Spanish peregrino couples), which meant sleeping on the floor at the albergue in Cades (because all the beds were taken when we got there) but we had the albergues in Cicera and Santo Toribio to ourselves. So, as with all Caminos, I think it's just the luck of the draw.
The monastery itself was busy with coach groups but if you stay in the albergue there (within sight & walking distance - fabulous location) you can go back to the monastery after the groups have left, as we did and when it was beautifully peaceful.
Because my original plan was to walk the Norte (and the Lebaniego was an unplanned detour) I caught the bus back to San Vicente after reaching Santo Toribio, but the experience and the walk left such an impression on me that in future I would like to go back to Potes and continue the Camino Vadiniense down to the Camino Francés.
Hope this helps you to decide and Buen Camino whatever you choose to do.
FWIW - there's also a pretty obscure camino called the Ruta del Besaya which runs from Santander to Carrion de los Condes on the Camino Frances (it must be obscure as it didn't come up in a search of this site!). The Ray y Rosa website has details of possible stages here . One day some adventurous soul (Laurie? Caminka?) will chart it for us. Then it might be feasible to go backwards from Carrion to Reinosa or Barcena and then cross over to Potes and Santo Toribio - and then return to the CF via the Vadiniense. Hills will be involved....
RyR says that the Cantabrian authorities have taken an interest in this camino, so expect to hear more about it in the future.
PS It first saw it on the Feve tiled map that is outside most of its stations. Photo attached.
Cheers, tom
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A click on Ray and Rosa's website came up with the alternative name, Ruta del Romanico, so that hooked me immediately.I have been in Aguilar de Campoo, which is a stop on the Camino Olvidado, but the rest is new territory. Looks like a very do-able one week walk, which is always good to have on the list! Thanks, Tom, but I am pretty close to camino-wish-list-overload I think. I need to figure out a way to extend my shelf life.
Can anyone tell me if the arrows work in both directions for the whole route? Or are they towards the monastery from each direction?
The wooden signs from San Vicente point towards Santo Toribio and often give the amount of Km left to travel, for both the whole way and the next village - although some of the distances given are obviously incorrect. For the river option you get some Cantabrian river path signage, but actually you just need confirmation that you've found the river and to ID the place to leave it.When I walked, the arrows were only pointing to Potes and the monastery. But that was before the river alternative.
Hello Pilgrim 313 (Love the name)
I walked this route, from San Vicente de la Barquera to Santo Toribio, in May of this year and absolutely loved it. I count it as one of my best Camino experiences, and I've walked several now. I walked with 3 other pilgrims who I met on the Norte (at various places before and we coincidentally ended up in San Vicente at the same time) and this certainly contributed to the good experience...being able to share it with others.
But the route itself is stunning, and very different from day-to-day (coastal starting-point, river-side, forests, mountains, ancient pueblos and churches) culminating in the beautiful monastery and valley at the end. We were also very lucky with the weather; sunshine and high temperatures every day.
We met some some other pilgrims while walking (a large group from Argentina, a small group of young Spanish students and a few Spanish peregrino couples), which meant sleeping on the floor at the albergue in Cades (because all the beds were taken when we got there) but we had the albergues in Cicera and Santo Toribio to ourselves. So, as with all Caminos, I think it's just the luck of the draw.
The monastery itself was busy with coach groups but if you stay in the albergue there (within sight & walking distance - fabulous location) you can go back to the monastery after the groups have left, as we did and when it was beautifully peaceful.
Because my original plan was to walk the Norte (and the Lebaniego was an unplanned detour) I caught the bus back to San Vicente after reaching Santo Toribio, but the experience and the walk left such an impression on me that in future I would like to go back to Potes and continue the Camino Vadiniense down to the Camino Francés.
Hope this helps you to decide and Buen Camino whatever you choose to do.
Hi Megan
It depends what you mean by erroneous. The old route turns left up a little road by the bus shelter in Hortigal and in 2016 you could still see the deep red paint mark indicating that way. The 'new' route is the much longer scenic route using an existing river path. I think the Cantabrian authorities are keen for people to adopt the scenic route and so all of their publications show it as their 'official' route. However, Gronze, which many of us find to be an excellent resource, still shows the shorter road route as their main route, with the river one as an option
https://www.gronze.com/etapa/san-vicente-barquera/lafuente
If you plan to take the scenic route and you are concerned that the old marking at Hortigal will lead you astray - it won't. Just don't turn off the larger road and keep on walking to Serdio. Unless the Cantabrians have been around removing the old deep red paint markers recently you'll find a lot of them still there. There is generally quite a lot of the fancy new wooden signage, but whether it always marks a 'better' route is very much open for debate. The Cantabrian authorities seem to have more trouble than others in understanding the camino and supporting it in a sympathetic manner. I suggest you have a look at some of the other Vadiniense discussions as these might help you evaluate the best route options to Potes.
Cheers, tom
Ha! This thread was confusing enough when it was active 18 months ago. It's taken me about ten minutes now to work out the two main conversations that are going on in parallel here - and other bits and bobs besides.
May I make a gentle recommendation to an energetic moderator? That we create a new heading in 'other caminos' for the Ruta de Besaya (/Ruta del Romanico) and stick some of the chat here in that please? It's interesting that in the 18 months since this thread was active I don't recall any further info or vanguard pilgrims reporting back on their experiences... but maybe if we create a visible area on the forum some pilgrim explorer will be inspired to make the first report back.
Hi The Kolbist. Laurie (and maybe some others) walked the old route going back a few years - but I'd take her views with a little pinch of salt as she is so set against walking on any asphalt (insert cheeky jokey emoji here)..
FWIW I think the most important factor in deciding which route to take is where you intend to spend the night. If you are planning on Cades then the river route makes more sense - a nice sensible 26km stage. If you are more ambitious pushing on to Lafuente or even Cicera then the shorter old route makes sense, making those destinations 27 and 32 respectively. Whereas if you take the river route these become 36 and 41.
...But it was not the asphalt into Potes that nearly did me in, it was the narrow road and the huge amount of cars. That stretch ranks up there with the scariest of the scary stretches on any camino, it was really terrifying in places. Virtually no shoulder, very narrow roads, trucks barreling by...
just in case anyone gets alarmed at reading this it's worth pointing out that in other threads we describe how the official way now avoids that main road into Potes.Not knowing anything at that time about this Camino, I wondered if Peregrinos walked a different route or had to walk this road. I am stunned reading this, Laurie!
YES! Thank you, peregrino_tom!just in case anyone gets alarmed at reading this it's worth pointing out that in other threads we describe how the official way now avoids that main road into Potes.
Ha! This thread was confusing enough when it was active 18 months ago. It's taken me about ten minutes now to work out the two main conversations that are going on in parallel here - and other bits and bobs besides.
May I make a gentle recommendation to an energetic moderator? That we create a new heading in 'other caminos' for the Ruta de Besaya (/Ruta del Romanico) and stick some of the chat here in that please? It's interesting that in the 18 months since this thread was active I don't recall any further info or vanguard pilgrims reporting back on their experiences... but maybe if we create a visible area on the forum some pilgrim explorer will be inspired to make the first report back.
Hi The Kolbist. Laurie (and maybe some others) walked the old route going back a few years - but I'd take her views with a little pinch of salt as she is so set against walking on any asphalt (insert cheeky jokey emoji here)..
FWIW I think the most important factor in deciding which route to take is where you intend to spend the night. If you are planning on Cades then the river route makes more sense - a nice sensible 26km stage. If you are more ambitious pushing on to Lafuente or even Cicera then the shorter old route makes sense, making those destinations 27 and 32 respectively. Whereas if you take the river route these become 36 and 41.
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