- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF 2016
Del Norte, Finesterre 2018
Walking the Madrid at present and it’s beautiful with no problems til after the gorgeous city of Segovia.
We planned to stay in Anes, booking the night before via phone with a reservation saying we’d arrive around 4pm. We don’t speak Spanish but the lady we spoke to was ok with English.
Arrived there, made two phone calls at the Albergue to get in but English not good so we went to the plaza as directed and spotted 3 men rapidly making themselves scare at the Plaza Mayor.
We went into the building and spoke to a young woman at her Pc more interested in her nails than us and were told after speaking to a man on the phone (one of the disappearing 3 it appeared) the Albergue was closed! What? We’d booked yesterday. Much laughter between them on the phone.
We had to walk another 12km to the next village and it was difficult due to our age)
Gronze also states the 2 previous villages had bars, 1 with an Albergue but all closed.
Not complaining but the Madrid Camino is not a good Camino for first timers or non Spanish speakers.
You need to carry food and water which luckily we did - nothing nutritious but it was a filler.
Just saying - disappointed as we’d booked so maybe not a definite if you do book and Gronze may not be up to date so just be prepared.
It’s a beautiful Camino
We planned to stay in Anes, booking the night before via phone with a reservation saying we’d arrive around 4pm. We don’t speak Spanish but the lady we spoke to was ok with English.
Arrived there, made two phone calls at the Albergue to get in but English not good so we went to the plaza as directed and spotted 3 men rapidly making themselves scare at the Plaza Mayor.
We went into the building and spoke to a young woman at her Pc more interested in her nails than us and were told after speaking to a man on the phone (one of the disappearing 3 it appeared) the Albergue was closed! What? We’d booked yesterday. Much laughter between them on the phone.
We had to walk another 12km to the next village and it was difficult due to our age)
Gronze also states the 2 previous villages had bars, 1 with an Albergue but all closed.
Not complaining but the Madrid Camino is not a good Camino for first timers or non Spanish speakers.
You need to carry food and water which luckily we did - nothing nutritious but it was a filler.
Just saying - disappointed as we’d booked so maybe not a definite if you do book and Gronze may not be up to date so just be prepared.
It’s a beautiful Camino