taugustine said:
Hi,
We are a family of 3 doing our first camino in the last week of April. We are planning to walk from Lugo to Santiago. Can you tell me about the good albergues along the way and what will the weather be like?
Sheila.
Hi, Sheila,
There's several options beginning in Lugo and I'm not sure about which one you are interested in:
1) Lugo-Palas de Rei (35 km)
2) Lugo-Melide (52 km)
3) Lugo-Sobrado (47 km)
I walked Lugo-Palas de Rei and there's an albergue (San Roman de Retorta) 19 km after Lugo. All the distance is by the road and if you continue by it you arrive in Palas after 16 km. But, to get the albergue you have to leave the road and after 1 km you find the albergue. If you follow the arrows, it is about 20-22 km. to get to Palas. I took the option that leaves the road, longer but much beautiful (in my opinion) to arrive in Palas in just one day.
About the second choice, is too long for me and I suppose for everybody. I'm not sure if it's possible to stay in San Roman and after that to walk 33-35 km. to Melide.
The third choice lets you to stay in Friol (23 km) but there's no albergue, only any pension or hostal. From Sobrado you arrive in just one day to Arzúa.
From Palas, Melide and Arzúa there's enough albergues every few km, it's the
Camino Frances.
But, being your first Camino, is this the best option? May be another Camino is a better choice. And, if you are not really interested in the Compostela, may be you can begin more far from Santiago (this is just an opinion to avoid all people that walks just the last 100 km. to earn the Compostela in the
Camino frances).
About weather, should be rainy, neither hot nor cold, who knows exactly? If you are going to walk just four days you can imagine it looking for it in
http://www.inm.es
Buen Camino,
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Javier Martin
Madrid, Spain.