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Late October, beginning of November MOST albergues will still be open, both private and public ones. Closed are a few "summer only albergues" like the one in the ruins of San Anton, the one in the hermitage of San Nicolas etc. This website http://www.aprinca.com/alberguesinvierno/ will provide more and up to date information as winter draws closer. Buen Camino, SY
Just letting you know Zammy that I walked the Camino Frances from mid December to mid January 2013/14. I had no trouble finding albergues to stay in within an easy distance each day, given that the shorter days of mid-winter meant that the distances I walked were shorter than in the summer months. I did stay in a couple of hotels on Christmas Eve, Three Kings Eve, and New Years Eve - mainly because I was having a rest day, and wanted to sleep in. When I got very ill at Carrion de los Condes, though leaving in the morning, I returned two hours later and was allowed to put myself to bed again even though it was out of hours. I tell you of my experience then, as I would imagine that there are likely to be even more albergues open, 3 years later, over the quiet season. Mostly, hospitaleros will tell you what is open further along the road, usually accurately. Only once was I told that an albergue was open, but found it wasn't. That was Christmas night, and a kind lady organized to give me a lift to the bar at Espanosa a kilometer up the road, where the owner opened up the albergue, turning on the heating, hot water etc, and then prepared a sandwich for me for dinner. Buen Camino Janet
Zubiri was full early yesterday (by 2:30, according to some pilgrims who came to Pamplona today), but Zubiri opened up a municipal building just past the town for some pilgrims to sleep on the...
My friend is trying to figure out bookings/lodging. She started in SJPDP Friday, ended up walking the Winter route to Roncesvalles in one day, only to find no bed so bused back to SJPDP to sleep...
A message has just been posted on the Facebook account of the albergue in Roncesvalles. It seems the combination of pilgrim numbers beyond their capacity and poor weather has made this a difficult...
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This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's...
I’m on the Camino Frances since April 4. I just finished the Meseta and it feels unpleasantly busy and has since the beginning. No time time to smell the roses or draw much.
There is a sense from...
The group running the albergue in the ruins of the San Anton monastery near Castrojeriz have announced that the albergue and the ruins will be closed from 1 May until the ruins have been made...
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