Simperegrina
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- Frances 2023-24, Portugues Central, Invierno 2024
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Why mad? Unless you’re seriously tight on time?
It’s a great time of year, and from what I’ve read you’re combining some wonderful walking. A couple of somewhat more strenuous days, but it’s not exactly like you’re inexperienced is it. It’ll be June by the time you hit the Primitivo, beautiful!!
Buen Camino!
Makes for the best trips, Camino or otherwise !I’d have to be prepared to change plans on the hoof if necessary.
Peter, you walked the Verde variant. How many days does that add on pls?Makes for the best trips, Camino or otherwise !
Just checked, took me 13 days from Ovedio - Santiago, including a rest day in Lugo, the Verde, and the Norte variant. Stay at Casa Benigno in Friol, if you email/ phone direct and tell them you’re a pilgrim on the Verde you get a great discount. I’ve heard their food is also good, sadly the kitchen was closed the night I stayed. The restaurant/bar just up the road was excellent.
I did the same route this past fall but instead of taking the train/bus from the Norte to Leon I walked down the Labiniego/Vadiniense from San Vincente de la Barquera to the French and then up the San Salvador to the Primitivo. The whole thing took me 40 days from the airport in Biarritz. It is a very hilly combo but you are rewarded with fantastic views. I don't think I would do it that fast again. The Norte and Primitivo were fairly crowded, I travelled parallel to a group of between 5 and 10 on the Salvador and the Labiniego/Vadiniense was very, very quiet.
Sounds like a great plan! You’ll be plenty warmed up by the time you reach León. The San Salvador can be walked in 4-6 days (day one will determine if you can do less than five). Also, if you’re pressed for time and physically ready for it, I walked from Lugo-SdC in 3 days (about 35km/). It was great, and this placed me between the CF crowds after Melide.
I’m sure you’ve seen this, but get the Ender guide for the San Salvador.
Enjoy!
Incorrect. They look at the start point (Oviedo), sometimes how many days you've walked, and they double check that you've got your 2 stamps a day for the last 100km. Which in this case is from Lugo, so it's super important to get one in Lugo as you leave ( I got mine at the church just immediately before the ways separate, I think they open around seven or seven thirty in the morning specifically for Pilgrims, under the circumstances play safe and get one at the cafe before you leave) & in Friol upon arrival, as there are ZERO service's along the way on day one of the Verde. Day two, I got my first stamp at the bar a couple of kms after joining the Norte, the second I think at the end of the day in Sobrado.I have a question about the verde variant. I read somewhere that it is not considered a camino and you may not get a compostella in Santiago. I will finsch the primitivo in 2025 and a compostella is very important to me ( i walk it vicari pro for a very much loved someone).
I was wondering about this routte ( the massive amount of people on the frances are not apIling to me) but mayby stay on the save side for the compostella?
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