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Is it possible to walk from Le Puy to SJPP staying in hostals as in french camino?
There are small hotels in some of the larger towns, but many chambre d'hĂ´tes which offer better grade private rooms and bathrooms, usually on a half board basis. The Miam Miam Dodo guide is the best for finding them, planning your route and making reservations, either by email or phone.
The tourist offices are often very helpful too in making bookings, but only in their immediate vicinity. They only have information on their very local area.
Love it! ....aaaah, the joys of travel!Y
One story: a hiker, I forget from what country but Anglophone, complained about the French breakfasts, just juice, coffee and bread and jam and a little yoghurt. He couldn't wait to get to Spain where it had to be better!
2014 edition will be available on amazon.fr beginning Dec. 5.If you take a Miam Miam Dodo, buy fresh. Lots of updates for the Chemin du Puy in each new edition!
That is hard to guess. Hosts already feel that they are providing a service. They are far enough away from Santiago that they don't feel any particular need to subsidize pilgrims; sort of "if you cannot afford it, don't go." It never hurts to ask, but if you are going to camp, you might want to stick to the listed camp grounds. They are usually quite well appointed with toilets and showers, but they are not much cheaper than the gites. Some have snack bars, but few have kitchens except in the cabins and caravans that they rent. Your main savings will be from cooking your own food, not the cost of the tent space. Once you have tossed the tent, ground cloth, sleeping mat, cook stove, gas, and cookware into your pack, you may need to revise your daily mileage plans downward a bit.Or would that be rude?