May 1st

[gschmidl]

Since our camino will take place over May 1st, I was wondering. I assume all stores are closed as I would expect on a public holiday. But what about cafés and the like? Should we make sure and get food for the whole of May 1 on April 30th?

I also assume Sellos will not be hard to come by or I'd have seen someone post about that by now.

 

[Via2010]

Bars, Cafés and Restaurants will be open on public holidays. The Spanish People like to go out for a meal on these occasions.
You can get your sello there, too. So no problem at all.

 

[mspath]

Bars, Cafés and Restaurants will be open on public holidays. The Spanish People like to go out for a meal on these occasions.
You can get your sello there, too. So no problem at all.

However for May 1 which is Labor day in both France and Spain most food shops and other stores will be closed in the afternoon. The weekend before May 1 will be very busy with travelers starting off on their journey; since May 1 this year falls on a Wednesday many workers will take Monday and Tuesday off as a "bridge"/ pont/ puente/. Be prepared!

 

[gschmidl]

Thanks for the warning. We'll be off from Ourense, so hopefully it won't be that packed.

 

[HeidiL]

...and you will have some emergency supplies, just in case, right?

Every single time I've walked I've come across a tiny village where Juan has decided to go visit his aunt, so the bar is closed today... (Does not apply on the Francés.)

 

[gschmidl]

...and you will have some emergency supplies, just in case, right?

Oh, absolutely, yes. I had been to Japan before doing the Kumano Kodo so I knew what to expect, but I've not been to Spain, so I'm erring on the side of (over?)caution.

 

[David Tallan]

However for May 1 which is Labor day in both France and Spain most food shops and other stores will be closed in the afternoon. The weekend before May 1 will be very busy with travelers starting off on their journey; since May 1 this year falls on a Wednesday many workers will take Monday and Tuesday off as a "bridge"/ pont/ puente/. Be prepared!

When I was living in Spain everyone would take a puente for any holiday that fell on a Tuesday or Thursday, making Wednesday the only weekday a holiday could fall on without creating a long weekend. I guess that last bastion has fallen and now it is all long weekends all the time.