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That is a problem I agree, but bear in mind that the temp maximum is reached late in the afternoon. The mornings are fine, and often surprisingly cool. (My experience was the beginning of June). Of course as you move north it gets progressively cooler. I found Galicia a bit of a shock.a bit concerned about my ability to survive the heat on VDLP,next week up to 36 C in Seville
The temperatures on Madrid and VdlP are similar in the summer, at least on the flat section of Madrid. On Salvador & Primitivo might be lower.i have learned my lesson from Frances,where i have a plane to catch,which cost me a couple of nails and a lot of pain,great memories)...now i have all time in the world,after 6 years in London i need a proper pilgrimage in wilderness),if i decide on Madrid,then will continue on Salvador and Primitivo,so no big crowds for me...though would love to see those black pigs),a bit concerned about my ability to survive the heat on VDLP,next week up to 36 C in Seville
There is a pilgrim office just across the river from the old city, in Triana. You can walk it. They have a guide which got me to Santiago. You can get a pilgrim passport there too, and lots of advice. I'll find the address and post it, if no-one beats me to it.in Belarus now is raining,make me wishing for a lot of sun,seems to me soon i will have more than fare share of it) one day in Madrid,one day in Seville and i am ready for a nice long Camino) maybe somebody knows where in Seville i can buy a VDLP guide?
You'll start approx. 10 days ahead of me but I'll walk Levante and connected to VdlP in Zamora before turning on to Sanabres. What lenght of stages do you expect to walk?in Belarus now is raining,make me wishing for a lot of sun,seems to me soon i will have more than fare share of it) one day in Madrid,one day in Seville and i am ready for a nice long Camino) maybe somebody knows where in Seville i can buy a VDLP guide?
If you mean Triana Backpackers, I enjoyed it there. Great evening meal on the roof terrace, and my introduction to Sevillian sangria! They'll direct you to the pilgrim office, which is only a couple of hundred metres away.actually it is my plan to stay in Triana hostel
Yes, but not if you drop your phone in the toilet like I did on the VdlP...glad I had brought Gerald Kelly's guide in paperback! Don't know how I would have made it through all the AVE train construction detours without it since a lot of the yellow arrows weren't reliable. Of course I am directionally challenged even with arrows...Andrius11:
Don't waste your money on a paper guide if you have a smart phone. Buy the VDLP app by Melanie McManus for the route, and Gerald Kelly's for accommodation. Or use the accommodation list available on this website. Otherwise rely on the yellow arrows.
In combination they worked just fine all the way from Seville to Santiago September-November last year.