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If you're interested in following along, I'll post future updates in this thread.
Oh, yes PLEASE!!!!
Did you get a smile or a buen camino from the nun who stamped your credential? Maybe I just encountered someone who was having a bad day, but it made me sad to have such a dour send-off on my Levante.
Valencia is just a spectacular city, look at the sun and the sky and the beautiful buildings. Get ready for asphalt for a while, hope you have lots of good cushioning in your shoes!
Beautiful pictures. How I miss Spain. I often visit Alicante, and I have done the first few hours of walking out from there on the Camino (The Sureste, intertwining with the Levante, as I understand it). It is soo tempting to start out there. But Valencia also looks like a great city to start from!Hey everyone,
Now that the weather is better, and since I live in Valencia, I'm going to slowly start to chip away at the Camino Levante. As some people remember I walked a few hours of it a few weeks ago. The Cathedral was closed for visitors then so I wasn't able to get a stamp. So today I re-walked some of the route through the city and managed to find a nun inside the Cathedral to give me my first stamp. She had to dig it out of a box, so I suspect they haven't stamped anyone in a while due to COVID.
Here are a few shots from around the city. If you're interested in following along, I'll post future updates in this thread.
This was my walk from my place in Valencia, past the town hall (the ayuntamiento), past the Cathedral (where the first marker is), and then inside to get my stamp.
Thanks so much Duane. It's all very daunting standing on this side of it but I shall not be dissuaded. I was already aware of the tax issues (incl dual taxation) & bureaucracy in general.I moved here under the non lucrative visa as well. And I have a Facebook group where I help people as well called tapas forever. I make a very small amount of money doing so as I sell an ebook about it, but my motivation is simply to help people as it was super hard for me and now it’s easier.
I really like it, and I can’t imagine living in Canada anymore, at least short term.
How is your fluency in Spanish? I would imagine that that would make the move easier. I have often thought of a number of Winter months somewhere warm in contrast to Ontario.I moved here under the non lucrative visa as well. And I have a Facebook group where I help people as well called tapas forever. I make a very small amount of money doing so as I sell an ebook about it, but my motivation is simply to help people as it was super hard for me and now it’s easier.
I really like it, and I can’t imagine living in Canada anymore, at least short term. You have to file taxes here after a year, which I naively didn’t think would be the case initially. But cost of living is super low and quality of life is super high. Valencia has 300+ days of sunshine a year whereas all I remember doing my university in Vancouver was rain.
I have been here two years under the non lucrative but am in the process of converting it into a “cuenta propia” visa so I can start my own company here.
@Albertagirl Checkout the hyperlink below.Here's a question from another Canadian, one hoping to begin the Levante from Valencia this fall. I should like to have some idea what would be a good time to begin walking the Levante. I walked the VdlP in the fall, beginning on Oct. 3rd, and found it very hot (mid-30's) until I arrived at the halfway point in Salamanca. But it's a long way to Santiago from Valencia and I am hoping to be able to begin, at the latest, in mid September. What do you think?
Florida maybe?How is your fluency in Spanish? I would imagine that that would make the move easier. I have often thought of a number of Winter months somewhere warm in contrast to Ontario.
I moved here under the non lucrative visa as well. And I have a Facebook group where I help people as well called tapas forever. I make a very small amount of money doing so as I sell an ebook about it, but my motivation is simply to help people as it was super hard for me and now it’s easier.
I really like it, and I can’t imagine living in Canada anymore, at least short term. You have to file taxes here after a year, which I naively didn’t think would be the case initially. But cost of living is super low and quality of life is super high. Valencia has 300+ days of sunshine a year whereas all I remember doing my university in Vancouver was rain.
I have been here two years under the non lucrative but am in the process of converting it into a “cuenta propia” visa so I can start my own company here.
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Very enjoyable read @DuaneS ...& that sky in your pics!...such a vivid blue.Day 1 - Valencia to Almussafes (About 25km)
The scenery may not have been speccy for you as a resident of Valencia, but for me (& others harbouring the same dream), I found your pics so interesting & full of hints as to what it may be like to live there...fascinating!The walk out of Valencia isn't anything spectacular in terms of scenery, but I always try to see the beauty in all walks if I can, and enjoyed the stroll nonetheless.
Great pics & post @DuaneS.I took train from Valencia back to where I left off last time, and walked to Algemesi today, which is officially the end of stage 1 for the Levante. I actually think this official stage should be broken up (like I walked it) somehow as it's crazy long and not a good way to start a camino I think (nearly 40km on your first day) - I can't imagine doing it all in one day, as you'd be completely wiped, and, if out of practice (like me), potentially end up injuring yourself.
Fair enough, but there is a website for the 'official' community valenciana pilgrims association and they have a rough layout of stages - at least for the first stage, the length is probably related to where there is an algergue to stay in.Great pics & post @DuaneS.
I'm intrigued by the statement about 'official Stage 1'...why is it "official" & who is setting that? I always thought that so-called stages generally come about from guidebook authors purely as suggestions on how to breakdown the journey.
Thankfully, how we tackle a walk, managing distances, time, availability of amenities such as accom & food, etc, is very much an individual thing...we walk our own path without being constrained to set start/stop points. It's for this reason walks like the Milford Track in NZ & the Three Capes Track here in Tassie, stunning as they are, just didn't suit me; distance & nightly stops are all dictated...no choice = not my style!
Rest up & we look forward to your next instalment whenever that may be.
Apologies for the 'detour' of your thread @DuaneS but @filly, you don't have to take the organised option for the Overland Track..you can DIY (carrying your tent) for a fraction of the cost.Could not agree more! I went to Tasmania to hike the Cradle Mountain Overland Track on an organised trip. Ridiculously expensive for a daily 2 minute showerlet and 10 am starts. Converted me to tent carrying in Nordic countries (I highly recommend the Kungsleden in north Sweden, crossing the artic circle, 24 hour daylight in July...)
I've found the markers to be pretty hard to find in some areas. I almost always get lost going through the towns. I've taken to using the All Trails app on my phone and seeing the listed GPS route whenever I get lost - it may not take me along the official trail as I have a feeling it came from someone on a bicycle (good news is it often always goes through the main drag, and hooks up with the camino again leaving the city). But in a few areas the arrows have been pretty faded or hard to locate.Great pictures, thanks. Carcaixent looks so much more inviting than when I walked through. I think maybe the camino didn’t even take us down the main drag.
IMHO, Xátiva is one of my top three or four castles in all my castle climbing around the Iberian peninsula. It is astonishing, you will love it! If you take the pedetrian path back down through the woods, you will pass a stone tower whose name I believe is pau de glac (ice palace) where they used to haul snow to store for ice for the summer. I was surprised when I saw it, but have since seen others on the Camí Catalá.
Hope you have a great time, I think there is a lot of good food to be had in Xátiva!
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