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That is indeed exactly what I need.Here’s a website which will give you information on where to send your luggage in Santiago. I think this is just what you want, a moderate fee to store it for a couple months. this is Ivar, and I believe this is the same person who runs this website:
Thanks Andrew. Just perfect.Hi again, you are right, using the words “baggage transfer” just brings up lots about daily transfers between albergues. ”holding” brings up more useful links.
Ivar is the site owner here, he runs a baggage holding service and also has a range of goodies like maps and books, which can be purchased online.
Prior to my camino, I compiled a note of all the useful hints I read here, it was on my ipad when I compiled it but using icloud it was also available on my phone while on the camino. Looking back at that just now, the note has this about the luggage holding service he provides:
Sending luggage to Ivar in Santiago
http://www.casaivar.com/luggage-storage-in-santiago-de-compostela/
I just checked that link, it is still correct. When I reached SDC I went to collect my luggage and met Ivar and had a short chat. The entire process went very well.
Good luck with your trip.
I will try to be help as far as the Aragones is concerned (I have never walked the Invierno).
I actually do not know of an English guidebook for the Aragones. I do know the German Rother guidebook on the Frances also has info the Aragones stages. However I can imagine you do not speak German....
Your best bet is to check out this website: https://www.gronze.com/camino-aragones
It is in Spanish, but it is easy to figure out where the albergues (and other accomodations) are. If I remember well the tourist information office in Jaca also had some information on this camino (so once your are there, you may want to check this out).
My stages on the Aragones were: Somport - Villanua - Jaca - Arres - Artieda - Sanguesa - Monreal - Puenta la Reina. So this makes seven days, which is an average pace I guess. Other pilgrims I walked with also walked in seven days, most of them staying in Ruesta instead of Artieda.
I really enjoyed walking the Aragones, it is a miracle to me why there are not more people walking it. So,
happy planning and buen camino !
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1. What's a ballpark number of days to do this walk at a relaxed pace. It seems from looking at maps that the distance should be roughly the same as walking the entire Frances. Our hope is that we will have plenty of time after completing this walk, including a few days rest here and there, to do some more sightseeing in other parts of Spain or Portugal.
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Good point! Luckily, we are planning on spending a night in Zaragosa before continuing up to the Canfranc/Somport area. One of our favorite restaurants in Spain is there and it's a large city so we should be able to ship our clothes from there.Be aware that there is no postoffice in Somport, only an albergue, if you want to send your things to Ivar.
You will have to do that before you take the bus up to Somport.
The road/path up to Somport from Oloron St. Marie is a very nice 4 days walk as well, and you seem to have a lot of time.
Thank you sir.I did Toulouse to Santiago this year. I didn't follow your route exactly but here are my days per section.
Toulouse to Somport via Lourdes (Arles/Piemont): 13 days
Somport to Puente la Reina (Aragones): 7
Puente la Reina to Leon (Frances): 14
Leon to Oviedo (Salvador): 5
Oviedo to Santiago (Primitivo): 11
Slow pace with the exception of Salvador which was just right. If I were to do this again, I'd definitely cut 2-3 days from Francis.
I brought along an old Miam Miam Dodo that covered Aurelia, Tolosona and Aragones but didn't really use and ended up tossing. Instead I relied on GPS tracks that I had downloaded and Gronze which was enough for me.
There are instructions on here to forward stuff to Ivar. I used it one year and it worked perfectly.
We will be walking in September and October.I second the suggestion to walk up from Marie-St-Oloron! Stunning! What months are you walking, though? That really can change this route (snow vs searing sun!)
With side-trips, rest days, and walking an average of 20-25km a day, we did it in 40 days
The wife and I are in the process of planning our first Camino walk. We've been to Spain a few times and love the country but have never walked a Camino. Our current plan is to buy round-trip airfare to Madrid with around 88 or 89 days between arrival and departure to make sure we don't go over the 90 day Schengen Zone limit. Arriving in September and departing in December. To get the most varied Camino experience we are contemplating beginning our walk in Somport and doing the Aragones walk, connecting to the Frances, and then breaking off and doing the Invierno into Santiago. We are retired but both in excellent shape (gym rats) and have no concerns about the distance. So, that preliminary plan in mind, a few questions:
1. What's a ballpark number of days to do this walk at a relaxed pace. It seems from looking at maps that the distance should be roughly the same as walking the entire Frances. Our hope is that we will have plenty of time after completing this walk, including a few days rest here and there, to do some more sightseeing in other parts of Spain or Portugal.
2. Assuming we have enough time after reaching Santiago to go touring around the country for a few weeks, we would like to send some extra clothes to Santiago when we start out to use after our walk. I'm not finding a link on the forum site for the service to have our stuff held in Santiago. Would we send a bag via the post office from Madrid, and who would we send it to?
3. We don't see a guide available for purchase in the forum store for the Aragones. Where should we look for one, or is there an app that would suffice?
Thanks in advance.
The wife and I are in the process of planning our first Camino walk. We've been to Spain a few times and love the country but have never walked a Camino. Our current plan is to buy round-trip airfare to Madrid with around 88 or 89 days between arrival and departure to make sure we don't go over the 90 day Schengen Zone limit. Arriving in September and departing in December. To get the most varied Camino experience we are contemplating beginning our walk in Somport and doing the Aragones walk, connecting to the Frances, and then breaking off and doing the Invierno into Santiago. We are retired but both in excellent shape (gym rats) and have no concerns about the distance. So, that preliminary plan in mind, a few questions:
1. What's a ballpark number of days to do this walk at a relaxed pace. It seems from looking at maps that the distance should be roughly the same as walking the entire Frances. Our hope is that we will have plenty of time after completing this walk, including a few days rest here and there, to do some more sightseeing in other parts of Spain or Portugal.
2. Assuming we have enough time after reaching Santiago to go touring around the country for a few weeks, we would like to send some extra clothes to Santiago when we start out to use after our walk. I'm not finding a link on the forum site for the service to have our stuff held in Santiago. Would we send a bag via the post office from Madrid, and who would we send it to?
3. We don't see a guide available for purchase in the forum store for the Aragones. Where should we look for one, or is there an app that would suffice?
Thanks in advance.
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