Is there or has there been in the old days a (old?) prison or jail for pelgrims in Triacastella??
Someone told me for sure but I did not knew it.........
yes, though it no longer exists. One version of the story is that it was for pilgrims who misbehaved, another that it was for vagrants pretending to be pilgrims. Why these should have been a particular problem in Triacastela, I don't know ;-)
Buen Camino! I'm planning on starting my Camino on April 13th and wanted to cut the first stage in half and stay in Orisson, but I'm finding all the Albergues to be full. This has made me a little...
Managed to get to France from UK this morning (yesterdays flight cancelled). The last train to SJPP from Bayonne has also been cancelled 😞. There are no trains running tomorrow & a taxi costs...
Hi, my family is hiking the entire Camino Frances this May and June. We are all very excited. If you subscribe to the New York Times, there is this guest essay that was written just a few days ago...
My wife and I keep hearing of more and more people walking the Frances this May and we am getting a bit nervous about finding a bed each night along the Way. We are planning to leave SJPP on...
Hello sojourners.
I want to walk CF to Santiago in September 2023. With all the pilgrim congestion and uncertainty about albergues/boarding originating in SJPdP, does it make sense to start CF in...
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