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And the Decathlon store is about a 15 min drive by taxi.
We stayed at the AC Marriott at the train station and it was pretty inexpensive by hotel standards. The Camino goes right past the front door so it's convenient.
And the Decathlon store is about a 15 min drive by taxi.
We stayed at the AC Marriott at the train station and it was pretty inexpensive by hotel standards. The Camino goes right past the front door so it's convenient.
I paid that much for 2 nights. Must have been because I made an advanced reservation and paid months ahead of time. If you are on a tight budget then it obviously won't work for you.Thank you - I do very much hope to find some poles in a shop in town though - I think 2x 15 min is a pretty far ride in a taxi ;-) (I am used to shorter distances).
I looked up the hotel you mentioned and prices seem to start at almost €100 ...which might be cheap for a Marriott hotel but that is about a 10-nights-on-the-camino-budget for me
But thanks again. In Burgos last year I did manage to find a bus out of town to visit Decathlon - but it was on a day off so had more time. The poles I bought in SJPP last year weren't from a fancy outdoor or sports shop but they still served their purpose and supported me up and down the mountains :-D
I paid that much for 2 nights. Must have been because I made an advanced reservation and paid months ahead of time. If you are on a tight budget then it obviously won't work for you.
Buen Camino!!
First,
I hope you are happy with the restriction of having a job to go back to...you have been reassured about the best albergue. In the event that it should be full, the hotel Gran Regente is central and yet only about ten or fifteen minutes walk from train station. I found a rate online, and when I went in to enquire, whatever their rate was, they honoured the one I had seen, and we booked in there and then. I can’t remember offhand but I think it was €60 for a room for two nights, buffet breakfast included.
Hi Mette,
I stayed at Albergue de peregrinos de El Salvador on 12 July and there were probably 15-20 pilgrims there. Some of them were bicigrinos.It's a huge albergue, I don't think there will be a problem to get a bed.
I went to the Decathlon when I was there and it wasn't near the Cathedral. It was well outside the city. But I guess you can figure all that out once you get there.
Decathlon recently (well, within the last 4 or 5 years) has started building smaller stores in the central urban core. They call them Decathlon City. The big stores are still out in the industrial parks where land is cheap and public transportation usually pretty bad, so the in-city options are great for peregrinos. Lisbon and Zaragoza are two cities where I have seen the in-city version, so it sounds like they are expanding their locations.Maybe there are 2 Decathlons? I came across one (not a big one) not far from the Cathedral.
Maybe there are 2 Decathlons? I came across one (not a big one) at 3 Calle Uria, not far from the Cathedral. This is a busy road with lots of shops, eg. El Corte Inglés.
Decathlon recently (well, within the last 4 or 5 years) has started building smaller stores in the central urban core. They call them Decathlon City. The big stores are still out in the industrial parks where land is cheap and public transportation usually pretty bad, so the in-city options are great for peregrinos. Lisbon and Zaragoza are two cities where I have seen the in-city version, so it sounds like they are expanding their locations.
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. We went to the big one that was about a 15 min drive away because we need to buy a fuel canister for our stove. That's probably the only store that had it when I did the online search.Maybe there are 2 Decathlons? I came across one (not a big one) at 3 Calle Uria, not far from the Cathedral. This is a busy road with lots of shops, eg. El Corte Inglés.
Decathlon recently (well, within the last 4 or 5 years) has started building smaller stores in the central urban core. They call them Decathlon City. The big stores are still out in the industrial parks where land is cheap and public transportation usually pretty bad, so the in-city options are great for peregrinos. Lisbon and Zaragoza are two cities where I have seen the in-city version, so it sounds like they are expanding their locations.
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