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Weather in April, is it very cold, should I take winter clothing
The correct name is The Camino de Santiago de Compostella....not El Camino anything
Huh?The correct name is The Camino de Santiago de Compostella....not El Camino anything.
See, now, I might say it should be either "el Camino de Santiago" or "the way of St. James". Why translate one word from the phrase and put it in English and not the others? Of course, if I were being really pedantic, I might say that there is not one "the" Camino de Santiago but many caminos de Santiago (Camino Frances, Camino Portugues, Camino del Norte, Camino Primitivo, etc., etc., etc.) . I might also say that it should be "Camino de Santiago" or "Camino a Santiago de Compostela", that is, the "Way of St. James (the Apostle)" or the "Way to Santiago de Compostela (the place)".Hi....as others have provided you with some good information in the responses above mine, I won't add any more. What I would like to ask though, is that you please Stop referring to the Camino Frances as 'el Camino' or 'The el Camino'. That is most definitely NOT its correct name. Sorry for being a bit grumpy here, but, I see this way of referring to it as such, more and more often. The correct name is The Camino de Santiago de Compostella....not El Camino anything. Kind Regards though and happy planning.
Who thinks Gracem is probably wondering why people are discussing the importance of el/the/the El Camino when the original question had nothing to do with it?
Welcome to the forum Gracem.. you'll get used to it
Hello Everyone,
Happy 2019 to Everyone!
I am planning to walk el Camino Frances in April 2019. I read a lot about el Camino but I there are still a few things I am concern about and I was wondering if somebody could give some info about the following:
-Weather in April, is it very cold, should I take winter clothing? I am trying to take the minimum weight possible.
-I would love to stay in Monasteries, but I read that some are not very nice. I found a list of albergues but not a list of monasteries along el Camino, does somebody knows where I can find a list of monasteries with reviews?
-Are the hotels busy during la semana santa, should I make logging reservation ahead?
Thanks a bunch for the info!!!
Grace
I was thinking I'd like to stay there on my next CF, but the singing nuns were so delightful in the same town. Maybe I will have to take a rest day there so I can stay at both. If I recall correctly, it was located at the far side of town, so if I stay there the second night I will have less to walk on my way out of town.Depending on your budget, this is an awesome 'ex' monastery
https://sanzoilo.com/monastery-of-san-zoilo/?lang=en
We stayed there 2 nights and loved it.
More pics and videos:
https://robscamino.com/2018/hotel-real-monasterio-de-san-zoilo-videos/
The 'private' cloisters.
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I was thinking I'd like to stay there on my next CF, but the singing nuns were so delightful in the same town. Maybe I will have to take a rest day there so I can stay at both. If I recall correctly, it was located at the far side of town, so if I stay there the second night I will have less to walk on my way out of town.
Hi....as others have provided you with some good information in the responses above mine, I won't add any more. What I would like to ask though, is that you please Stop referring to the Camino Frances as 'el Camino' or 'The el Camino'. That is most definitely NOT its correct name. Sorry for being a bit grumpy here, but, I see this way of referring to it as such, more and more often. The correct name is The Camino de Santiago de Compostella....not El Camino anything. Kind Regards though and happy planning.
Who thinks Gracem is probably wondering why people are discussing the importance of el/the/the El Camino when the original question had nothing to do with it?
Welcome to the forum Gracem.. you'll get used to it
I was thinking I'd like to stay there on my next CF, but the singing nuns were so delightful in the same town. Maybe I will have to take a rest day there so I can stay at both. If I recall correctly, it was located at the far side of town, so if I stay there the second night I will have less to walk on my way out of town.
¿qué?Hi....as others have provided you with some good information in the responses above mine, I won't add any more. What I would like to ask though, is that you please Stop referring to the Camino Frances as 'el Camino' or 'The el Camino'. That is most definitely NOT its correct name. Sorry for being a bit grumpy here, but, I see this way of referring to it as such, more and more often. The correct name is The Camino de Santiago de Compostella....not El Camino anything. Kind Regards though and happy planning.
The "singing nuns" are in Carrion de Los Condes on the Meseta. There are actually two parochial albergues in Carrion de los Condes that are run by nuns. One is in a convent. The other is the Albergue Parroquial de Santa Maria, next to the Church of Santa Maria. It is the latter that you want. Every evening, before mass in the church next door, they bring out their guitars and lead a pilgrim sing-along.Sounds fun! What village are the singing nuns in and do they accommodate Pilgrims? We’re walking the CF early May - very excited!
My apologies there....a slip of the spell check....I have no particular problem with people referring to "el Camino" in English provided they do not then preface it with a redundant "the". But if we are going to be thoroughly pedantic then perhaps I might point out that there is only one 'l' in Compostela.
@t2andreoIf you are starting in April, in the west at the beginning,
@RoboYes it's on the way out of town, just across the bridge on the left.
The Singing Nuns? Indeed a tough call.
Reckon I might need 2 nights next time too!
I also stayed here during my walk in April/May last year and, sadly, my experience there was Not so good at all, same also for one of our group's other walkers who was staying at the same place, but, was somewhere downstairs from me.....the Nun in charge, for some reason, refused to tell me which floor he was on and which bunk number, so, we only met up again the next morning where we found the main doors locked tightly and people milling around waiting to get out. The bed was comfortable, but the blanket which I was given was made of heavy wool, very rough and scratchy like horsehair. The rest of our group, who had booked in as well, ended up having to stay in the Parochial around the corner and back towards where we had walked in. Never mind though......the saving grace was listening to the beautiful voices when they were singing prior to the mass.@Robo
On my first camino (2015) I stayed with the Singing Nuns in Carrion de los Condes. They were delightful and I am looking now at a little paper cut-out star which was coloured by one of them and given to me. But I also spent some time with several Irishmen who were staying at San Zoilo and spending their last day on the camino being social with everyone whom they met. They went to the Albergue Santa Maria in the early evening to sit on the stairs and listen to the nuns sing, then back to their own more luxurious haunt. Maybe you don't have to choose. The singing (I nearly typed "sinning") nuns are delightful. But their albergue contains a large dormitory with bunks and pillows covered with heavy plastic covers to discourage bed bugs: very hot and sticky). On my second time through, I stayed with the Poor Clares and treated myself to a comfortable private room.
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