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Without a doubt the green route!
Bar Tio Pepe/ albergue in Vilar de Mazarife is wonderful.
After that I can recommend you the wonderful albergue of Villares de Orbigo with the friendly owner Christine.
Agree - take the Mazarife route.Without a doubt the green route!
Without a doubt the green route!
Bar Tio Pepe/ albergue in Vilar de Mazarife is wonderful.
After that I can recommend you the wonderful albergue of Villares de Orb with the friendly owner Christine.
Green, definetely. Am in albergue in Orcina, great place! Forget the car route. This is beautiful.
I can understand getting the impression that Mazarife was a bit strange or creepy. When we were there, so few people were out and about and there was a big tower (water?) looming above. There was another small town on the Camino Frances that we described as a strange little ghost town or "alternative universe": Calzadilla de los Hermanillos. There were hardly any people or cars but a fender bender took place. There were only two cars parked on the street and they weren't going anywhere when the car in front backed into the one behind. Maybe our arrival in both towns coincided with siesta time.La Virgen del Camino was a stop over for us last time and it was a very strange place. The locals made us feel very uncomfortable and we had trouble finding food. We were very happy to leave the next day. I don't like to be negative about a place but it was creepy.
Hi Paul, Our first impression of Vilar de Mazarife was that it was a bit strange because of how empty the streets were and the fact that the water tower loomed above. That was a first impression, though, and it might have been because it was siesta time. Our arrival in Calzadilla was similar. We liked both towns very much, however, which shows how we can't judge a place by that "first impression." In fact, our experience in Mazarife was a highlight of our entire journey to that point (Day 32): http://throughourlookingglass.ca/in...r-11-2015-22-2-km-leon-to-villar-de-mazarife/. I am sorry to miss Mazarife on my second Camino this spring since I will only go as far as Leon before going to Oviedo to walk the Primitivo.Wait, @Judy’s Way are you talking about La Virgen del Camino (which is what the original post is about), or Vilar de Mazarife, about 20k from La Virgen?
Of course every day is different and every impression is unique, but I found Vilar to be warm and accommodating, the reverse of the vibe the original poster got from La Virgen.
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