Hola LT,
I have mixed feelings about the levante, because i have very good and very bad memories of it, but i think it's a good route for cycling. Distances for hiking are long, but on a bicycle that is no problem. Most pf it is quite flat too. In my opinion the plata is more beautiful, although this 500 kms todo recto on la mancha had their own charm, but i really had to learn to appreciate that. It is also quite lonely on the way - i was there in July and ofcourse spanish people would not consider hiking in July in the hottest places of the spain. So all together i would say go for it, and don't expect too much plata charm. There is a good guidebook translated from Spanish into English with maps. I bought it in Santiago, but i think i also saw it at pied a terre. The book has phonenumbers of the albergues: you usually have to phone somebody so that he/she can come over to open it for you. My favorite: the albergue of La Roda, which is actually IN de plaza de torros.
If you want more info, please let me know or send a pm.
My plans for this year: i am at the moment in a Hostel with wifi in Najera, walking the frances
. I took a flight to Madrid with a guide of the mozarabe in my backpack, got stuck for 1 day in Madrid because of the national strike last week, checked the weatherforecast on my new fancy phone and decided to go to pamplona instead (onder het motto 'eenzaam in de zon is prima, maar eenzaam in de regen niet' ). I walked quite a lot of camino's in spain, but never the 'real' one, and this is the right time because there are not too many people walking at the moment. Enjoying it a lot, although today was a miserable rainy day in rioja.
Have fun in preparing!
Ria
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