Fares Ismail
Fares
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances (2017), Invierno (2017)
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Thank you for ur helpful reply!Fares,
What so you mean by giving a heads up and can it be done in the same day?
The large muni albergue in Ponferrada has additional information, but be aware that they may also suggest you stay on the Frances.
As for the guide on the Forum, it is as recent as it gets, with the latest comments from recent walkers having been added this spring.
For elevations just look at this sketch: http://www.editorialbuencamino.com/caminodesantiago/26/camino-de-invierno
Here is the info on where to buy the recent guide, in Spanish, in Ponferrada: http://caminodeinvierno.es/
If I remember correctly it hasn't been translated yet.Thank you for ur helpful reply!
I meant that should I call to let them know ill be sleeping in the hostel on that day?
And any idea if the guide can also be found in english? I read somewhere on the forum that one was being published.
But again thank you!
You're correct in your assumptionsSalem Lakum, I'm assuming a lot here. As you walk into Ponferrada you can veer to left onto Invierno or continue to right towards Ponferrada and albergue. So I suppose it depends on where you have breakfast.
If you have Laurie's guide,or nothing at all except your ingenuity, all will be well. Don't expect to meet peregrinos on in Invierno, but it is rewarding in it's own right. There are enough flechas to help you.
Buen Camino.
Wrong. See here:Salem Lakum, ...
Wrong again. The official turn-off point for Invierno is after albergue in Ponferrada to the left. But if you do not stay on main road from Molinaseca to Ponferrada and turn left (much before the city) than you got the point. And to veer on the Invierno you do not cross the river to your right but proceed straight....As you walk into Ponferrada you can veer to left onto Invierno or continue to right towards Ponferrada and albergue. ...
I knew exactly what you meant but first-timers might not. Good we get that straight1. Shukraan.
2. Both times I walked Invierno leaving Ponferrada, I went back downhill over river (I think) and turned right.
So coming along Frances as main road turns right to go uphill into Ponferrada (over river?) I suppose the correct word I should have used is continue straight instead of veer left.
Hopefully I didn't or don't mislead anyone.
Buen Camino.
Hello,
Im currently in Léon on the Frances and will switch to the Invierno once I get to ponferrada...
But I have a few questions and I hope someone who previously walked the camino could answer....
1- I know a heads up is recommended but can it be on the same day? Or is it better if I do it the day before?
2- I think the guide on this forum is great, but does anyone know if I can find further help in ponferrada? I heard a guidebook was recently printed in english (can it be found in ponferrada?) and perhaps if they have altitude maps...
The river looks beautiful from that spotAnd just a belated "buen camino", Fares. There is a bunch of Invierno fans on the forum, and we will all be looking forward to hearing how it goes for you, whether in real time or when you have finished. I continue to be surprised that there doesn't seem to be a big burst of pilgrims on this route, now that it is an "official" camino, but if you are looking for solitude and beauty, you are going to the right place!
I don't know if you are planning to stay in Torre Vilarino, which is a very nice casa rural in between Monforte de Lemos and Quiroga, but if you do, don't miss the chance to walk to what seems to be the most iconic viewing spot of the Sil River. It's only a km or so away, and I am still kicking myself that I missed it. This google images search shows a couple of good pictures of the view. https://www.google.com/search?q=cab...iazMXVAhWD34MKHVhOASAQsAQIJw&biw=1920&bih=950
Buen camino, and one last thing for now -- if you use the forum guide, feel free to send updates, criticisms, corrections, clarifications, etc. to me via the forum. I haven't gotten any comments yet this year at all, so I am not sure how we will be able to do an update for 2018 without them!
Maybe it's so well written that you won't have to, Laurie...I haven't gotten any comments yet this year at all, so I am not sure how we will be able to do an update for 2018 without them!
Maybe it's so well written that you won't have to, Laurie
Is there a path from Samos to the Invierno?
Not the right Samos @mspath and this one is if we are talking about Samos monastery:No path as such but you could wing ot by walking south from Samos to Monforte de Lemos to join the Invierno.
See this map
Thank you! Looks like a long day, but possibleNo path as such but you could wing it by walking south from Samos to Monforte de Lemos to join the Invierno.
See this map
Im not on the Sanabres but I'll post and update about my camino
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