Info and accommodation on Camino

[magdalenazalewska]

hi friends. I am doing my Camino in 3 weeks, starting on the 14th of August, from St Jean Pied de Port. Can any of you who already did it can tell where shall I go in St Jean Pied de Port to receive my pilgrims pass and maybe get some map etc?
Will it be difficult to find some accommodations during the period 14th of August-end of September? Ivar as far as I understood you are on Camino now? Are they many pilgrims?
Hugs Magdalena

 

[Jimmy C.]

Hi Magdelena. I'm surprised you haven't had a few replies from the old hands yet. Like you I'm new to this. I start on the 5th of sep. You will get all the info you need in the FAQ on this website. There's threads going off in every direction on every topic. You just have to take the time to follow them. hope you get what you need, and Buen Camino.....Jimmy C.

 

[MichaelB10398]

First of all the timing of your Camino is during the high point of vacation time in Europe; you will see a lot of other pilgrims on the Way. SJPP is a small village and you will have no problem finding the Pilgrim's office. This is also a town worth walking about and getting to know. You will meet many pilgrims and this may begin some excellent relationships along the way.

Make sure you review the FAQ section as well as the Camino Frances section. You will find a wealth of answers as well as helpful information you have not even thought of yet.Accommodationsions can be problematic for those who walk late in the afternoon. This topic has been discussed many, many times. Some tips: try not to walk the proscribed etapes (you will not be walking the same daily distances as others and thus have access to more beds), walk until you are tired and then stop, review the albergues most sought prized and ignore (be picky here; some you really want to visit, don't make this an absolute rule).

Last, don't worry about. We respond to the call of the Camino and she provides. Be open to others, this is not a time to focus solely on one's own needs, help the Hospitaleros out. You will find yourself quickest by serving others.

Buen Camino

 

[anniethenurse]

Welcome to the Forum, Magdalena!

You can receive the credential at the Pilgrim´s Office in SJPP. Open from 07.30 till late in the afternoon, maybe closed a couple of hours lunchtime.

Association des Amis de Saint Jacques Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 39 rue de la Citadelle, 64220 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Tél accueil St-Jean-PdP 05-59-37-05-09

buen camino
happy planning
annie

 

[camino-david]

Hi Magdalena, Annie, MichaelB and many others,
The official opening times of the Pilgrims Office in St Jean Pied de Porte, as emailed to me by the Association are:
Open every day of the year from 0730 to 1200 and 1330 to 2100, except on Fridays and Sundays when it closes at 2230 after the arrival of the last train
Buen Camino. David