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Hello fellow pilgrims, next summer I will walk the "Camino del Norte", i have two questions for you, any information would be awesome, as I tried to search on Google but there are some misleading information:
1) Is it possible to "free camp with a tent", i mean, set up the tent late afternoon, cook/sleep and then leave when the sun sets? I read there isn't a general rule In Spain, every municipality makes his own rule I think, anyone ever tried on the Camino del Norte and had problems with the rangers?
2) I don't like labels, but most people would call me "a naturist or a nudist" as I love relaxing on a nudist beach on my free day. I have heard there are some nudist beaches while recurring the Camino del Norte; Someone knows a nice nudist beach to recommend (nearby the camino path), I prefer them to be as savage as possible, unspoilt and with the less affluence of people as possible (I don't want to sound picky, I just like to hear the nature and the sea as the best sound for my ears, it clear my mind from all negative thoughts).
Thank you very much!
Thank you @Kanga =). When I looked at the pictures I was thrilled to walk the C. del Norte, however by what I am reading here I am starting to think it is very far away from my needs, so I think I will have to plan another route with less tourism involved, that maybe parallels the Camino de Santiago, as it is too touristy nowadays for me. Thank you
I have met people who did wild camping on the Norte and on the Frances. It's called wild camping not free camping. Sometimes, when you get permission, it's just called sleeping in a tent.
Everyone's approach was different. Some camped on albergue grounds with permission. I think it's more normal to camp on the albergue grounds on the Norte than it is on the Frances. I think on the Norte the camper gets a big discount or is donativo, I don't recall. Note that some Norte albergues already have tents set up because they get full.
Anyway, some campers told me they asked a landowner for permission. Hmm, wonder if that's true.
Some said they camped on church property. They told me it's always legal to sleep under a church eave. Hmm wonder if that's true.
I think in a small town, some used the plaza mejor? Hmm wonder if that's true, or legal.
Some said they simply walked off the trail a short way. Here I should mention that some of the guys had hammocks, not tents. If you don't pitch a tent it's legal? Hmm, wonder if that's true.
Some did it for a while and then stopped. So they're telling me of a previous camino. Some did it becaus they wanted to be alone with a woman. Some did it to save money. Some liked nature. Some liked independence. Some didn't like albergue dorms or snoring or bedbugs. Some did it for a challenge. Some said it was ok. Some complained of dogs and even wild pigs.
I think it helps to be European in the first place. And to have very good Spanish communication skills.
I don't know how they worked out cooking, dishwashing, showering, laundering, pooping. Although if you eat at restaurants some of this is addressed. And the Norte has public bathrooms and outdoor showers, particularly near beaches.
Regarding the beaches, as others have said, all Spanish beaches are basically nude beaches. But yes be snsible.
You'll notice beaches don't always have changing rooms. So people are changing clothes right on the beach. They do this discreetly, warappong a towel around themselves and dropping the wet trunks or bottoms, then pulling up the dry shorts.
The truth is, from what I recall, women naturally take off their tops. But it's really not common for men to go bottomless.
IMO this has nothing to do with 'something for nothing' but is a matter of respect for local laws, especially those relating to fire risk etc. IMO we should not encourage pilgrims to knowingly break the local laws. Apart from the illegality if we are not careful to comply with the laws it can also makes all pilgrims unpopular.Yes camping is rarely encouraged because many people seem to have a problem with others getting something for nothing e.g. if they pay for albergues every night then so should everyone else.
Freedom or wild camping in New Zealand is legal in many places but it doesn't stop locals calling young tourists 'freeloaders', despite the fact they do it too!
It's a shame that more people don't go by the 'live and let live' mantra.
Yup; last seen three and a half years ago!"Free camping with tent, is it possible? Also a question about nudist beaches"
LOL. Now that's a headline for a thread you don't see very often
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