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Muchisimas gracias, peregrina 2000Hi @tomas2019,
Welcome to the forum. @Dave has posted a link to a document he is compiling that gives current information.
Check here — https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/primitivo-accommodations-covid-updates.70265/
Pergrino Alvaro you are so lucky to be doing the Camino again.Saludos.Álvaro Lazaga, a Spanish peregrino from Benidorm, is currently walking the Primitivo “backwards” on his way home. You can get a sense of the conditions and nunbers. I have not seen them all, but I just watched Ferreira to Pociña de Muñiz.
From what I understand from Paul Garland hospitalero at the municipal in Grado is that since opening on July 1st the albergue has been Covid full every day.Yesterday in Oviedo there was more beds than pilgrims , same today in grado .
I met Paul yesterday and he was kind enough to direct me to la Quintana. I think that all donativos and municipal are already booked but still there are other albergues that are openedFrom what I understand from Paul Garland hospitalero at the municipal in Grado is that since opening on July 1st the albergue has been Covid full every day.
Indeed. I stayed in Quintana in June when the muni was closed.I met Paul yesterday and he was kind enough to direct me to la Quintana. I think that all donativos and municipal are already booked but still there are other albergues that are opened
When you say “Covid full” do you mean that they are allowing fewer pilgrims and reaching the maximum each day?From what I understand from Paul Garland hospitalero at the municipal in Grado is that since opening on July 1st the albergue has been Covid full every day.
As in booked in advance or are they still first come, first served?I met Paul yesterday and he was kind enough to direct me to la Quintana. I think that all donativos and municipal are already booked but still there are other albergues that are opened
Booked in advance.As in booked in advance or are they still first come, first served?
Yes. Depending on the region 30-50% of normal capacity hence reason for booking.When you say “Covid full” do you mean that they are allowing fewer pilgrims and reaching the maximum each day?
No one can say how it will be next week and certainly not so far ahead.I was planning to start the Primitivo in early September 2021. With the upswing of covid-19, I'm concerned. Does anyone have information about the situation from Oviedo to Santiago?
Would you recommend trying to make reservations now for September, or would a day or two in advance once I'm actually walking be enough? I have secured my first night's reservation in Amandi (just outside of Villaviciosa) and Sergio there has been very helpful so I'm sure he could help me line up the next few nights from his albergue.Booked in advance.
I can't imagine that you need to book now for September but a couple of days before may be needed.Would you recommend trying to make reservations now for September, or would a day or two in advance once I'm actually walking be enough? I have secured my first night's reservation in Amandi (just outside of Villaviciosa) and Sergio there has been very helpful so I'm sure he could help me line up the next few nights from his albergue.
I did my Primitivo in August-September (2018), then the only albergue I should have felt more comfortable having reserved was at Castro, as I got the last bed. Otherwise no problems, but of course no pandemic at the time…I can't imagine that you need to book now for September but a couple of days before may be needed.
Indeed no pandemic and no capacity limitations. Past years have little reflection on the current situation.I did my Primitivo in August-September (2018), then the only albergue I should have felt more comfortable having reserved was at Castro, as I got the last bed. Otherwise no problems, but of course no pandemic at the time…
I also plan to do the Primitivo in September after the San Salvador.I plan to tackle the Camino Primitivo in September. I was wondering if anyone knows the albergue/refugio situation along this route. In the best of times the albergue availability was sparse. I was just wondering if Covid brought on more closures along this Way, thereby making the trek a bit more challenging.
As always, any information is welcome.
Buen Camino......
I have always wondered how one might find the way going backwards since most of the arrows are facing just one direction, i.e., forwards. I guess one would have to keep looking back as one walks.Álvaro Lazaga, a Spanish peregrino from Benidorm, is currently walking the Primitivo “backwards” on his way home. You can get a sense of the conditions and nunbers. I have not seen them all, but I just watched Ferreira to Pociña de Muñiz.
Apps with gps maps of the route can really help with staying on course.I have always wondered how one might find the way going backwards since most of the arrows are facing just one direction, i.e., forwards. I guess one would have to keep looking back as one walks.
I've always wondered exactly the same, stinmd. Sometimes it's hard enough finding arrows when walking the right way, but to walk a camino in reverse.... wow!I have always wondered how one might find the way going backwards since most of the arrows are facing just one direction, i.e., forwards. I guess one would have to keep looking back as one walks.
Yesterday I stayed in municipal albergue in Lugo they said that since 7th of July they are not taking any reservations , today I am staying in as seixas municipal one and it is the same story . I think it is quite positive change .Yes. Depending on the region 30-50% of normal capacity hence reason for booking.
The reason for the change is that their line system wasn't working properly.Yesterday I stayed in municipal albergue in Lugo they said that since 7th of July they are not taking any reservations , today I am staying in as seixas municipal one and it is the same story . I think it is quite positive change .
Are the albergues at max capacity? How many pilgrims? Are any of the albergues doing communal dinners? Things will change between now and September when I go, but I'm trying to get a sense of the current situation. Any info would be a huge help, thanks!!!Yesterday I stayed in municipal albergue in Lugo they said that since 7th of July they are not taking any reservations , today I am staying in as seixas municipal one and it is the same story . I think it is quite positive change .
My question, in case anyone happens to know the answer, is about the first stage out of Oviedo. I'm aiming to stop in either Grado or make it a looong first day to land at the monastery in Cornellana. Both places I'm looking at- the donativo in Grado and the albergue in Cornellana- are open (at least for now) but Gronze doesn't specify whether they take reservations or not.
Thank you @peregrina2000 !!! Using WhatsApp didn't even occur to me, and that's a much easier solution than attempting to figure out how to call from the states and muddle through the Spanish that I don't really know how to speakNadine, you can whatsapp the albergue. I just did, and they responded immediately to tell me they were open and that they will take a reservation if you are certain of your day of arrival.
tel. 34 635 48 59 32
Well, I thought I would make it simple by just saying that I was walking next week and was wondering if they were open and what the reservation situation was. They responded immediately and told me to make a reservation. I said, thanks, and they wrote right back and insisted I reserved. So I came clean and told them that it wasn’t really me who was walking now, but an internet amiga. I thought I was making it simple, but I was making it more difficult. If there is a language problem, let me know as I can write back and make the reservation on your behalf.Thank you @peregrina2000 !!! Using WhatsApp didn't even occur to me, and that's a much easier solution than attempting to figure out how to call from the states and muddle through the Spanish that I don't really know how to speakAnd thank you for going ahead and reaching out to them to find out about reservations, it is such a help!
Ha! I'm so sorry that you got caught up in this but I just had to laugh! A few minutes ago I did send a message and, true to form, they responded right away and my reservation is confirmed. Thank you again, sometimes the relatively simple solution is sitting right there but can be so hard to see!Well, I thought I would make it simple by just saying that I was walking next week and was wondering if they were open and what the reservation situation was. They responded immediately and told me to make a reservation. I said, thanks, and they wrote right back and insisted I reserved. So I came clean and told them that it wasn’t really me who was walking now, but an internet amiga. I thought I was making it simple, but I was making it more difficult. If there is a language problem, let me know as I can write back and make the reservation on your behalf.
I slept in Cornellana on my first Primitivo and really enjoyed it a lot. That was where two Portuguese pilgrims learned that putting socks in the microwave does not dry them.Ha! I'm so sorry that you got caught up in this but I just had to laugh! A few minutes ago I did send a message and, true to form, they responded right away and my reservation is confirmed. Thank you again, sometimes the relatively simple solution is sitting right there but can be so hard to see!
Very excited to try to decipher the carving; it's almost like a treasure hunt and gives me something to be on the lookout for!I slept in Cornellana on my first Primitivo and really enjoyed it a lot. That was where two Portuguese pilgrims learned that putting socks in the microwave does not dry them.
You will have to tell me whether you think the wild animal on the carving over the entrance is saving the child or eating the child.
A live update would be great, because I am hoping to be on the Primitivo again in September. Fingers crossed. Are you comfortable staying in albergues, @NadineK.
Well I’mI slept in Cornellana on my first Primitivo and really enjoyed it a lot. That was where two Portuguese pilgrims learned that putting socks in the microwave does not dry them.
You will have to tell me whether you think the wild animal on the carving over the entrance is saving the child or eating the child.
A live update would be great, because I am hoping to be on the Primitivo again in September. Fingers crossed. Are you comfortable staying in albergues, @NadineK.
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