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Hola!Hello, my wife and I have done Frances & Portugese caminos and enjoyed ourselves so much that we are playing with idea of opening a rest area/small accommodation (not albergue). This summer we plan on looking for ideal location wanted to ask you all if you could share your opinion. Basically, as you walked was there a place you remembered saying to yourself " this would be a good place for a rest spot why isn't there one here?
thanks
chase
I passed there on a cold, windy, sleeting day in late April. No ice cream needed for me...brrr!I think that a cafe would be better - and specifically an "English cafe"!
if you want a mobile space then the halt at the top of the steep hill out of Castrojeriz is perfect - not one person would pass without buying an ice cream!!
Hello, my wife and I have done Frances & Portugese caminos and enjoyed ourselves so much that we are playing with idea of opening a rest area/small accommodation (not albergue). This summer we plan on looking for ideal location wanted to ask you all if you could share your opinion. Basically, as you walked was there a place you remembered saying to yourself " this would be a good place for a rest spot why isn't there one here?
thanks
chase
This stretch is the most obvious place that could use a refreshment stand.The stretch after Carrion de los Condes is empty for about 17km's where a David like refreshment stand might be welcome.
For me personally it would be ideal to have some kind of business right there. I like being in lonely places. Ahhhhh, all the walkers long gone in late afternoon/early evening, my legs stretched on the chair, cold beer in my lap and then that special Meseta light kicks in, what a bliss that would beThings come and go along that stretch, it is all privately owned farmland and supposedly not "zoned" for businesses. That is why the hotdog stand that appears there at random comes and goes.
There isn´t potable water or sewerage infrastructure, either, which limits your ability to set up a stable cafe. People with food trucks, vans, and the like come and go, too. It is very seasonal, and the traffic is not steady, so it is tough to form a stable business plan on such a site. It is ideal for people who want to help out for a little while at high season, then move on. For a long-term business, no. It´s just too lonely out there!
A little bit of photographic memory, a bit more of personal journal, even a little bit more of being on this forum for five years now I think and there's also this HUUUGE Camino bug in mewow Kinkyone, , how do you remember all of this? thank you ...
I should walk at least half of the year every year (in let's say two stints) and that's what I would call really "living" out theresounds like you should live out there yourself if you aren't already.. thanks again... lots to research...
It's a bit of a juggling act..finding somewhere that is needed coupled with enough patronage to make it worth while. The Arch of Capara..comes to mind as its on a long 40km day and is also bit of a tourist spotVery true Omar, which is why we are looking for places where there is a need..
thanks
I just finished a large segment of the Frances for the second time and found, yet again, that after climbing O’Cebreiro and trying to continue on is difficult because of lack of accommodations. There is finally an albergue in Linares but it gets filled quickly and I saw many pilgrims forced to move on and find something. It is quite rural and none of the towns before Triacastela have much to offer. It’s surprising really. The top of Alto do Poio is a forlorn place with one bar doing all the business. The other shall not be mentioned after a terrible experience there 7 years ago. Before the new Linares albergue we had to walk on and on after the O’Cebreiro climb until we collapsed on that miserable Alto do Poio.we have those places on our list. What about accommodations? we aren't looking to open an albergue but will have extra rooms for those folks who just couldnt find a place.. we recall meeting people on the camino who were so tired and were walking until they found a place to stay... we wont be advertising it but thought it would be nice to have space for that unlucky person.
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