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Just looked up my diary and the 1st May this year is on a Friday and is a public holiday in France. Will this cause a shortage of accommodation on the Le Puy Camino with a lot of people making use of a long weekend? We will be a week into our walk and using private rooms, at this stage we should be somewhere around St Come d'Olt.
Just looked up my diary and the 1st May this year is on a Friday and is a public holiday in France. Will this cause a shortage of accommodation on the Le Puy Camino with a lot of people making use of a long weekend? We will be a week into our walk and using private rooms, at this stage we should be somewhere around St Come d'Olt.
Hi, yes, the French love their long weekends, and places will get booked up. Either start phoning ahead 2 or 3 days beforehand, or ask in a tourist office if they can help you with accommodation for the next day or day after. I walked in May last year, and most people we met were French ramblers, and were walking for only 3 or 4 days or for 1 week only. They had ALL booked ahead. However, as no deposits are required people often don’t pitch up to claim their bed, and some places start releasing rooms after 6pm. Jill
Great advice in both of your posts. As more and more French have come to the realization that they have the means to take a holiday they previously put off, the basic vacation spots are becoming very popular. Wilderness hiking is definitely one of those. During May for the holiday weekend of May Day, V-E Day, Ascension and Pentecost I would definitely recommend a reservation. There are rolling school holidays during the month as well, different for each region of France.P.S. In case you are not aware of this, if you intend to go demi-pension (half board with evening meal included) along the route you will need to book the day before. Its not like Spain where you could often get an evening meal without formally reserving it in advance.
I normally don't bother with guidebooks but for the Le Puy Route the Miam Miam Dodo was invaluable.
Biarritzdon do you suggest to call for a reservation to SJPDP, and how to call from USA?Great advice in both of your posts. As more and more French have come to the realization that they have the means to take a holiday they previously put off, the basic vacation spots are becoming very popular. Wilderness hiking is definitely one of those. During May for the holiday weekend of May Day, V-E Day, Ascension and Pentecost I would definitely recommend a reservation. There are rolling school holidays during the month as well, different for each region of France.
I will be there the 26th, hope to start the 27th. Buen Camino!I will be walking in May as well. I hadn't realised in advance that May is so packed with holiday weekends...
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I will be walking in May as well. I hadn't realised in advance that May is so packed with holiday weekends...
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You should be fine for the 26th, but if you are concerned there are many threads on this Forum that have given advice on various places to stay in SJPdP and most of them list the email address that you can use to make a reservation. The Pilgrim's Office can help you make arrangements the day you arrive as well.Biarritzdon do you suggest to call for a reservation to SJPDP, and how to call from USA?
No real worries, thanks! I only have tried to avoid arriving in Le Puy on the 14th of May. I now hope to arrive the 12th. For the rest, we'll see. Que sera, sera.Hi Luka,
hope my post did not worry you but its just something to be aware of. As I said it didn't create any real problems for me on my Camino. It just meant I may have had to book a couple of days in advance and keep an eye on the accommodation situation if I bumped into groups en route.
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