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SolWhere did you start your walk?
Springtime 2019 at Santiago Church Madrid after overnighting in an AB&B in the Old Town. Continued up to Sahagun and switched to the Frances up to Leon. Switched again to Camino San Salvador to Oviedo, then a further switch to the Primitivo to see St James again.Where did you start your walk?
Last time, I started from Chamartin station and walked to Colmenar Viejo. I probably would not start from the airport but was wondering where others start.
I am planning to walk the Madrid one of these days and when I am staying in Madrid I always sleep at the Toc Hostel very close to the Sol Metro. I really like that area. Very lively but the Hostel is quiet, comfortable and very clean. Very convenient to lots of places to buy my walking poles, cheap pocket knife and Orange store to get my SIM card.
I’ll PM you my recommendation.I am planning to walk the Madrid one of these days and when I am staying in Madrid I always sleep at the Toc Hostel very close to the Sol Metro. I really like that area. Very lively but the Hostel is quiet, comfortable and very clean. Very convenient to lots of places to buy my walking poles, cheap pocket knife and Orange store to get my SIM card.
That's awesome. I did exactly the same in 2019 then el Ingles. Excellent tripSpringtime 2019 at Santiago Church Madrid after overnighting in an AB&B in the Old Town. Continued up to Sahagun and switched to the Frances up to Leon. Switched again to Camino San Salvador to Oviedo, then a further switch to the Primitivo to see St James again.
Thanks for asking, it brought back some wonderful memories.
Davie
Hola Reb. We loved the Madrid Way (and walked out through the city as per Laurie’s post). We walked this Way in 2018.One time at Chamartin station, another time at Segovia, and another time at Simancas. I like the Madrid, because it ends at my home!
Laurie when we were planning to walk the Madrid we asked the same question of the forum about getting out of the city and I printed out your instructions before we left! Worked a treat. We enjoyed the walk along the big avenue and stopped at one the cafes for desayuno along the way.Walking from the church is, IMO, a great idea. But the camino isn’t (or wasn’t) marked from there. There are many different ways to get through central Madrid to Plaza Castilla, but after much googling and thinking, I think this is the best route. It goes through old Madrid, some really nice plazas and up the shady Castellana, which is a boulevard so the traffic is less annoying. Other routes will give you more sun, more proximity to cars.
What route did others take? If you remember, of course!
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They are programmed to dispense the least number of notes. The smallest note is either a 10 or 20. Usually it is 20. The way to get smaller notes is to choose an amount that is not divisible by 50. If you want 200 choosing 190 will get you 2 x 20 + 3 x 50 and if it doesn't dispense 10's then 180 will get you 4 x 20 + 2 x 50.... That is when I discovered that bank branches in Spain don't have any money in the building any more. Only in the machine, which dispenses large bills not very useful for pilgrims planning to pay albergue charges in cash.
That’s such an enlightening explanation. I’d always ‘aimed off’ the round 100 withdrawals to minimise the number of 50’s; but never really thought about the logic.They are programmed to dispense the least number of notes. The smallest note is either a 10 or 20. Usually it is 20. The way to get smaller notes is to choose an amount that is not divisible by 50. If you want 200 choosing 190 will get you 2 x 20 + 3 x 50 and if it doesn't dispense 10's then 180 will get you 4 x 20 + 2 x 50.
If you want to test if it dispenses 10's then try withdrawing 30. If it won't accept 30 then it probably doesn't dispense 10's.
That sounds like a good investment.On the overnight ‘Sterling spike’ of Brexit night I bought an unreasonable quantity of physical euros and dollars which I’m still working my way through. If you think you have trouble splitting a €50, you want to try a €200 or €500! A sympathetic bank is the only option.
Theoretically it's possible; each of the crossings on this route that OSMand came up with is an actual over- or underpass. But whar's on the ground in reality is another story. Even if it's possible, I wouldn't want to try this without a good map and gps routefinding ability - there are many zigs and zags.I tried to start from the airport because that was where my flight from Sydney landed. It proved impossible - high speed motorways and no way I could find to cross them