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Except for the municipals, I think all those have disappeared. Check the listing on gronze.com, and I think you will find everything toward the end is 12E or more.where many albergues cost 5 or 6 euros
For 2.50 Euros you can get a cafe con leche and a napolitina (chocolate crossaint) in Spain!You will not (or very rarely) get a coffee in France under 2.50 euros. In Portugal and Spain a coffee is still 1.20 to 1.80 euros.
The private albergues at the beginning and end of the Frances tend to be more expensive than those in the middle sections, which I found averaged about 10 euros.Except for the municipals, I think all those have disappeared. Check the listing on gronze.com, and I think you will find everything toward the end is 12E or more.In France the only food available is often from the host, so you have to buy the demipension for a hot meal. That rate is typically 30-33E.
Thank you very much! I am relieved and pleased to learn that the two are comparable. Now I have a new plan for after my Inglés.
Costs in France depend on whether there are pilgrim hostels or gites along your route. If there are, then it is not too expensive. If there are not and you have to stay in tourist hostels/hotels then it is much more expensive than Spain. Meals are more expensive and better.
You need to make enquiries about specific routes.
I only follow the camino rout and I WALKED France !! And I was very disappointed of what I experience, and I talked of the problem to various business owners.
It sounds like a Camino in France will be more complicated and costly than I expected. I still hope to do one, but obviously I will need to research (and save) more before heading out.
I will look at the options and narrow them down, and then see about gîtes, etc.
The Francés is indeed popular...... I can see why: the logistics are easy and the costs are low.
Thank you to everyone for your insights.
Ultreïa!!
Yes but which Camino Route? Some are well supplied with gites and/or pilgrim refuges whilst others are not. I understand that Le Puy (which I haven't walked) is well supplied, but the Voie Littorale and the Piedmonts routes (which I have walked) are not and neither is the Via Francigena in France.
Worst of all for expensive accommodation is the Mary/Michael pilgrimage in England.
Based on the Le Puy Camino, I would say that the food in the Gites (as part of the 30 Euro demo-pension deal) is much better than in a typical Spanish albergue. It is good value for money. Normally a 4-couse meal is served, as is the French custom. The only issue for me was that the overwhelming preponderance of French pilgrims meant that French was the only language spoken at dinner, so it is easy to feel left out of the conversation.
The Chemin de St. Jacques is also popular, but primarily among the French and low countries. My 35E per day is a blend of demipension and self-catering in the gites d'etape that have kitchens. Also, with "everything" closed on Sunday and Monday, there were numerous backpack meals. The saucissons sec, cheese, potted meat, eggs, and yogurt are cheap and nutritious. You do have to become comfortable with eating meals where no one speaks English. Most of my French walks have been with my brother, so we had to be aware of the off-putting nature of a duo speaking a foreign language. Sometimes we would find that those who did speak some English were intimidated by the colloquial vocabulary of our discussions. Simple sentences work best, louder is not clearer, and multiple repetitions of the same words never work well. It is better to use hand gestures and a smile than persist with words that clearly are not being understood. My high school French worked a bit for obtaining common things, but was not enough for a conversation. I have had countless meals where host and guest did not understand a single word from the other party. Yet the food was great, and included as many as five wine pairings as we spent hours eating. France honestly is my favorite, but the convenience of the infrastructure in Spain keeps me going there most often. In Ostabat before crossing the Pyrenees, the Basque dinner included songs in Basque that the French did not understand either! It was something you could not buy in Paris.The Francés is indeed popular...... I can see why: the logistics are easy and the costs are low.
I too was very disappointed walking in France BUT on the Via Francigena, I haven't walked any of the other routes. It was very difficult to get a meal, let alone a decent one and I am sad to say, sometimes it was unedible. And I am French so it actually hurts me to criticise.I only follow the camino rout and I WALKED France !! And I was very disappointed of what I experience, and I talked of the problem to various business owners.
I slept in a converted windmill, monasteries (the old bakery in one), convents, a Roman bath with tile mosaics and granite pillars, a yurt, a couple of caravans, camping huts, a horse stable, private homes, manor house, castle, purpose-built gites, churches, town halls, a swim center, wineries, and hotels. You will find things in France that you won't in Spain. Even if it pushes your comfort zone a bit, I suggest giving it a try.
I did a quick analysis of the albergues listed on gronze.com, and found about 40 private albergues under 10E between SJPdP and Santiago. Parochial and municipal albergues under 10E abound, but some are small.The private albergues at the beginning and end of the Frances tend to be more expensive than those in the middle sections, which I found averaged about 10 euros.
Via Podiensis.Which routes(s) was that?
I did a quick analysis of the albergues listed on gronze.com, and found about 40 private albergues under 10E between SJPdP and Santiago. Parochial and municipal albergues under 10E abound, but some are small.
My husband walked LePuy to Figeac and he loved it. He stayed in albergues and tells me they're all very good. Get hold of a Miam Mian Dodo guidebook, it ll help.I'm trying to decide where to walk from Sept 25th through Oct. 9th. I have walked from SJPP to Burgos, and from Leon to Santiago de Compostela. I am flying into Paris from Toronto, and am thinking of either walking the Meseta (Burgos to Leon), or from Le Puy to Figuac (or there abouts). I'll be walking alone, my French is very rusty, my Spanish is mostly just some words and a few phrases, my German is passable. I don't have a lot of money-- so I've been trying to find out more about the Le Puy route. Should I take a tent to try to make ends meet? What about a sleeping bag? If I have a sleeping bag, do I have to pay for sheets? Will I be able to talk with anyone? Is there a guide book with some history and information about the area? I am R.C and this is a pilgrimage for me, not a walking vacation. Advice is welcome!
Yes! About 15% of Le Puy walkers are non-French. You will find Swiss, Germans, Dutch, Canadians, not to mention the occasional American, Australian, or New Zealander. The Miam Miam Dodo guide identifies which lodgings have English-speaking hosts; other English-speaking pilgrims will gravitate toward these.I'll be walking alone, my French is very rusty, my Spanish is mostly just some words and a few phrases, my German is passable. Will I be able to talk with anyone?
Daily lodgings with demi-pension will average 35 Euro.I don't have a lot of money-- so I've been trying to find out more about the Le Puy route.
Camping places run about 10 Eur where available with tent; 20-25 Eur if you use their on-site accommodation.But there aren't many campgrounds; check MMD for details.Should I take a tent to try to make ends meet?
The norm is to have a sleeping bag or a bag liner; sheet rental is only occasionally available, at 4-5 Eur.What about a sleeping bag? If I have a sleeping bag, do I have to pay for sheets?
The English-language guide by Alison Raju has some history.Is there a guide book with some history and information about the area?
Churches along the route are generally RCand generally not locked during the day. There are several convents and monasteries that offer pilgrim lodging. See MMD for details.I am R.C and this is a pilgrimage for me, not a walking vacation.
We are just purchasing next door and hope to provide accommodation but not until sometime next year. Just 6km after Saint Jean-d'Angely and a five minute walk from the Tours route.It sounds like a Camino in France will be more complicated and costly than I expected. I still hope to do one, but obviously I will need to research (and save) more before heading out.
I will look at the options and narrow them down, and then see about gîtes, etc.
The Francés is indeed popular...... I can see why: the logistics are easy and the costs are low.
Thank you to everyone for your insights.
Ultreïa!!
Thank you for the information & you sharing! That is some serious walking.Hi SusanSmyth, yes it is true that is more expensive in France, in my experience (I walked twice through France, once from Geneva and this year from Italy/ Monginevro/Arles/Sonport) I have found with difficulty even places to sleep, in Spain you find pilgrim menu with bread water and wine for 10/12 Euro, in France only half litre of wine with your meal minimum 8 Euro and the food is not for walking pilgrims but for tourist. I did arrive in a village under heavy rain where there was no place to sleep, only by stopping a gendarme car for information I did find out the only place was an Hotel and I paid 85 Euro and this is only one example. In the end I told myself that I wan't walk anymore in France but I will make my future camino starting from Spain or Portugal.
In Italy descending towards Rome via Francigena was ok but the return up north was very difficult as it wasn't marked and where there was one I wasn't sure if it would take me back to Rome, sleeping places were a bit better than in France but not as good as in Spain, while the type of food in the menu was appropriate for pilgrim.
In total I walked for 3308 Km in 98 days.
Ultreya
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