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That is entirely possible but just to make sure: did you get this information from the Santiago Parador themselves or from Booking.com?I have already tried to book a room at the Parador for the vigil (I was told that is the place to be at for the vigil), and it is already booked up for that night, July 24, 2021.
It was directly through Parador, the person from there has been emailing me, updating me, they at first thought I was asking about 2020, and sent me a quote for that, and then later on they realized I was talking about 2021, and they let me know that there is nothing available then, for the vigil. At this point I am on a waiting list.That is entirely possible but just to make sure: did you get this information from the Santiago Parador themselves or from Booking.com?
If it's from Booking.com, it's just means that Booking.com currently doesn't have any rooms to sell to you for that date. It doesn't mean that the Parador is fully booked!
On the booking webpage of the Parador themselves, they only let you book until the end of 2020. Below are the prices for a room at the Parador during the last week of December 2020, btw. The 31st of December 2020 is not only New Year's Eve, it is also the day when the Holy Door will be opened, so 337 € for a standard room is not surprising. It may be an indicator for the prices to expect for a room on 24 and 25 July 2021.
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Buen Camino! Are you walking from Muxia/Finisterra - that shouldn't be as crowded as other directions. As to accommodation, somewhat surprisingly, the Parador website now would let me book a room for the 25th of July 2021 (best rate for a standard room is € 372) but it is indeed fully booked for the 24th!Have made a decision to go for it, walking my Camino to reach the celebrations in Santiago for the Feast Day of St. James, in the Holy Year, 2021! Thanks for everyone's input! Buen Camino!
I didn't book it; I stopped at the point where I have to enter credit card details. I just wanted to point out that it is already possible to book rooms at the Santiago Parador for 2021 on their website because earlier it was not yet possible.That is awesome you could get in on the 25th!
Santiago may be a haven of safety but I'm still not sure that I would want to spend the night in a park in the town during such a big festival. Admittedly, I've never been in Santiago on the eve of the 25th of July. What's it like, I wonder. All quiet and everyone at home after the fireworks? ...What's the worst that can happen? You end up "sleeping" in a park.
I'm sure I will find another place to stay, however, with not staying at the Parador I hear that I will need to arrive at the square hours before to make sure I am in, because once full it will be closed off. I also get the impression there is little or no sleep on the vigil, still might want to catch a nap before I go to Mass on the Feast Day!Santiago may be a haven of safety but I'm still not sure that I would want to spend the night in a park in the town during such a big festival. Admittedly, I've never been in Santiago on the eve of the 25th of July. What's it like, I wonder. All quiet and everyone at home after the fireworks? ...
Anyway, for those who like to book ahead, here's the current situation as to availability at the Santiago Parador in July 2020 and in July 2021. Only one day is fully booked so far:
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This is actually the first time I hear of a vigil on the eve of Saint James' feast day. I looked at the liturgical program for previous years and could only find a Solemn Vesper for the 24th and then the Procession and Solemn Mass on the 25th. Is the vigil an annual event or a Holy Year event?I also get the impression there is little or no sleep on the vigil, still might want to catch a nap before I go to Mass on the Feast Day!
I do not mean vigil in the liturgical sense, but more in the general sense.This is actually the first time I hear of a vigil on the eve of Saint James' feast day. I looked at the liturgical program for previous years and could only find a Solemn Vesper for the 24th and then the Procession and Solemn Mass on the 25th. Is the vigil an annual event or a Holy Year event?
This is actually the first time I hear of a vigil on the eve of Saint James' feast day. I looked at the liturgical program for previous years and could only find a Solemn Vesper for the 24th and then the Procession and Solemn Mass on the 25th. Is the vigil an annual event or a Holy Year event?
My Camino mentor told me about the light show displayed on the front of the Cathedral, which you can only see within the square. She told me it was worth the splurge to stay at the Parador on July 24, because the Parador places chairs in front of their hotel, for their guests, to watch the light show. Otherwise, you have to get to the square hours early, to make sure you get in the square before it fills up and the square is closed off.Could @MarianK be referring to the "Fogos do Apóstolo"? I guess the Parador is an excellent place to watch the show...
Have made a decision to go for it, walking my Camino to reach the celebrations in Santiago for the Feast Day of St. James, in the Holy Year, 2021! Thanks for everyone's input! Buen Camino!
What a wonderful memory! Thanks for sharing!I was going to start a new thread, but this existing one seems appropriate.
I wondered if members had specific memories of past Holy Years.
2005 was a Holy Year. My daughter and I had walked from SJPDP starting mid June, and entered Santiago on the Friday evening before the Feast Day on the Sunday. The path from Sarria was so crowded that we had slept on gymnasium floors, and on the night we were in Arzua we could not find accommodation anywhere and finished up sleeping on park benches in the plaza.
Here is, for me, a very special photo (taken by me). My daughter, getting ready to enter the Holy Door, on the Feast Day
Not while walking on rural paths while social distancing but yes when passing through populated areas and yes when on a path and you see someone coming the other way. See my article How a Pandemic Camino is Different for more.Will one always have to be masked, even while walking?
I'm sorry, since my original post dealt with questions about the Holy Year, I thought it would be ok to add into my first question. Since this would have been my first Camino, in this Holy Year, I don't have any pictures to post, but fear I never will now, and feel very sad about that.I was hoping to encourage members to post their past experiences of Holy Years.
I'm sorry, since my original post dealt with questions about the Holy Year, I thought it would be ok to add into my first question. Since this would have been my first Camino, in this Holy Year, I don't have any pictures to post, but fear I never will now, and feel very sad about that.
If not this year, maybe 2022? May it be so for you, @MarianK! (As Sabine has said, we have an extension.)Since this would have been my first Camino, in this Holy Year, I don't have any pictures to post, but fear I never will now,
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