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Alicante is the starting point for Camino Sureste. Camino Levante starts in Valencia. The difference between the both of them is the beginning and near the end. They are pretty the same Camino in the middle.
For the Levante there are a few stretch where it is around 45 km. For those days, I just walked half way, then a bit of detour to a town with a hostal, back from the detour and continue the next day. Accommodations round about 20 percent you probably need to stay at a hostal, especially if you plan to stick to a 20-30 km daily. Also, a mobile phone with local sim card is important on this Camino. Almost no albergue will have people waiting for you, except maybe Zamora (end point of the Camino Levante and part of the via de la Plata).
You will have to either register at the police station or in many cases call the hospitelero. Tell him/her where you are in town and wait 10-20 minutes for them to come bring you to the albergue, give you the key and instructions where to put the key the next morning when you leave.
It's a long time now since I walked it. There are a few more options for accommodation - the two 40km I walked (into Higeruela and into Toledo can now be split). There are a number of days though where you start in one pueblo and finish in the next one, which can be 25 - 30km. No bars, perhaps no water on the way. I don't recall a chance to detour - the pueblos in parts are far apart because that this where the water sources are.
It's a great route, an epic Camino
The Stages I walked are here:Thanks Andy! 25-30km is doable. I am trying to avoid 30km plus, especially in the beginning.
The Stages I walked are here:
https://pilgrimpace.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/stages/
but this is old history now compared to other accounts on the Forum.
Just bear in mind about the water - there are long stages with none available on route. The Guide was good in warning about this.
A day or two ago I posted a list with my overnight stays, intermediate distances and prices in another thread. Just check Levante subforum and you'll find it as it is recent and my post was only the second one.I am thinking of departing Alicante March 1 (in 6 weeks). Any advice on expectations around weather? It looks like it is just a few degrees cooler (and less rain) than leaving April 1.
Any advice on distance between sleeping accommodations? While I have read about 50km days, is it possible to do this route with more like 20-30km days?
Thanks fellow Peregrinos!
A day or two ago I posted a list with my overnight stays, intermediate distances and prices in another thread. Just check Levante subforum and you'll find it as it is recent and my post was only the second one.
Of course, no problem if I'll be home. But I'm pretty sure I will be most of the time@KinkyOne
If I get a local Sim card with a ton of data, can I stream you live with any questions via this website? Maybe I can set up a headset webcam. You seemed to have documented this route pretty well!
Of course, no problem if I'll be home. But I'm pretty sure I will be most of the time
Did you find the thread/list?
I think I've sent you my booklet about Levante few months ago. Was that you?
Hallo Pilgr
I start from Valencia the 10 th of March. Maybe I'm well behind you.
Buen camino.
Brandy
If you are starting in March you really should visit Valencia. Valencia is in 'fallas' from the 1st to the 19th March (the feast of St Joseph) in the early days there is not a lot of activity but the Mascleta at 14.00 is fantastic and there is a great feeling of fiesta. There are some photos in my blog: notdunroaminyet.blogspot.com for March 2015. I walked to Silla on my first day and got the train back in order to be there for 2pm, it also gave me a short first day and solved an accommodation problem.Thanks! I figure that I could cut this puppy down to 20km a day if I was willing to detour to towns. Yes, I know that the Levante starts in Valencia and Sureste in Alicante. I want to start in Alicante because I hear the beginning is much more picturesque (and less pavement) than the Valencia route. Otherwise, I see myself as walking to Zamora. So I suppose if asked, I should say Sureste although Levante sounds more important
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