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John,Hello......i will be starting out on the Via de la Plata from Triana hostel Seville on 10th Sept and whilst searching for a covid test in Seville for my return trip to the U K i came across this link ..........
https://www.andalucia.org/en/travel-assistance-insurance
It appears to be free Covid 19 Insurance provided by the Andalucian region just for tourists .
Hope i dont need to avail myself of this generous offer , but nice to know its there .
Regards....John
Hi John,Hope i dont need to avail myself of this generous offer , but nice to know its there .
Yes that's why that person created the website ryanarisevil.com some years back.Good heavens i am learning a lot today .
After reading that there is no charge to change a booking with Ryanair within the first 24 hrs of making said booking I went ahead and changed my return flight so as to give me more time to find a clinic for a Covid test .
I am not knocking Ryanair as the return flight is still cheap , but , do be aware that it is only the price of the seat itself that is free to change , so any other charges , choosing a seat number , hold baggage , sports equipment etc is lost i believe .
I had no extra to pay for the seat as it was the same price , but i had to pay again for seat choice and 15Kg hold baggage , so another 50euros extra .
As i say not a real moan but just something to be aware of especially if you have booked baggage and bike at £60 in the hold .....and there are 2 or 3 passengers .
If anyone knows any different please correct my post but this is how it played out for me this morning .
Regards.....John
Many thanks for posting info. Are there only a few other pilgrims at each accommodation or is it busy? Have a wonderful ride.A bit of info on albergues on the Via de la Plata...municipal in Castelblanco de los Aroyas closed.... spent the night in Casa Salvadora 43 Avda Espagna , 400mts from the municpal ( 14 € )..... .municipale in El Real De La Jara closed ....spending the night at Alojamiento Del pelegrinos 100mts down from municipal ( 10 € ) hope this helps someone
Regards.....John
Did you call hostal Rodriguez in Calzadilla (de los Barros btw.)? There is a hostel that had like 40 empty rooms when I stayed there. It was only 10 euro because the place is rundown. Gronze says 15 euro this year. Hostal Rodriguez is my second choice in Calzadillanothing available in Fuente des cantos nor Calzadilla de Cantos ....looks like a bus shelter for me tonight
Why you say during 24 hours from booking? You can change the date of your Ryanair flight for free until 7 days before this flight (I did it myself in August and it costed me nothing) and I believe you can change it twice (due to pandemic).After reading that there is no charge to change a booking with Ryanair within the first 24 hrs of making said booking I went ahead and changed my return flight
thanks John for this useful information, including bus shelter info as backup accommodationHappy penguin....regarding the hostal Rodriguez ,that is where i was and there were no vacancies . I said i would stay in the bus shelter outside and i had a drink on the terrace . The owner came out later and said they have found me a room .The problem is that i think during the pandemic they can only rent out a certain number of beds . They did not look at my passport nor register me as staying there , so i think i was an excess guest . The price was indeed 15€ but dont count on the fact that there are 20 rooms at the hostel .
Regards....John
Hello I see this was 2021 but still refers upto 2022 June. Do you know in a case of needing this how you contact them or what do you do to get it ? Thank youHello......i will be starting out on the Via de la Plata from Triana hostel Seville on 10th Sept and whilst searching for a covid test in Seville for my return trip to the U K i came across this link ..........
https://www.andalucia.org/en/travel-assistance-insurance
It appears to be free Covid 19 Insurance provided by the Andalucian region just for tourists .
Hope i dont need to avail myself of this generous offer , but nice to know its there .
Regards....John
Thank you sounds reassuring that Spainish hospitals will cover for covid and f we needed to self isolate expenses too.Hello Lynnehardy .....https://www.andalucia.org/en/travel-assistance-insurance
This has all the information and it looks like the scheme is still in operation untill June 2022 .
I think if you present yourself with Covid symptoms at any medical facility then the insurance will be activated automatically .
In the info it states " it is not necessary to contact the insurance , if you meet all the requirements then you are covered ".
Hope this helps .
Regards........John
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