Laura the Explora
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Could you please comment the current availability of albergues/hostals on Norte? I will be doing it next September and frankly have been spooked by some reports of full albergues and no places in pensions and hostals. I am actually making reservations -two months before! It is time consuming and a bit annoying.Hello!
Any insights on the second half of the Norte? We are currently on the Norte and are coming to the split for the Primitivo vs Norte. We did the Primitivo in 2019 and loved it, so we are tempted to turn onto the Primitivo again. However, it would be nice to do something new and actually finish the Norte.
Has anyone done both and have insights to share?
Thanks much!!
I knew many pilgrims in June that changed to the Primitivo. I felt the call to walk the entire Norte this time. I have walked the Primitivo before. After Villaviciosa I began to feel some regrets about continuing on the Norte as there were going to be less mountains and less coastal views as the path turned south in Galicia. I felt it might be boring, but it was anything but that. The mountain route after Mondanedo was equal to some of the Primitivo, a quasi- hospitales type route, and Galicia was filled with beauty on a smaller scale. The rivers and stone bridges, the moss covered stone walls, the numerous medieval churches, the ferns, the summer flowers, the roadside crucifixes, and the general tranquility of the rural sections were wonderful.Hello!
Any insights on the second half of the Norte? We are currently on the Norte and are coming to the split for the Primitivo vs Norte. We did the Primitivo in 2019 and loved it, so we are tempted to turn onto the Primitivo again. However, it would be nice to do something new and actually finish the Norte.
Has anyone done both and have insights to share?
Thanks much!!
Oh good, you make the 2nd half sound lovely with all your details!I knew many pilgrims in June that changed to the Primitivo. I felt the call to walk the entire Norte this time. I have walked the Primitivo before. After Villaviciosa I began to feel some regrets about continuing on the Norte as there were going to be less mountains and less coastal views as the path turned south in Galicia. I felt it might be boring, but it was anything but that. The mountain route after Mondanedo was equal to some of the Primitivo, a quasi- hospitales type route, and Galicia was filled with beauty on a smaller scale. The rivers and stone bridges, the moss covered stone walls, the numerous medieval churches, the ferns, the summer flowers, the roadside crucifixes, and the general tranquility of the rural sections were wonderful.
PrimitivoHello!
Any insights on the second half of the Norte? We are currently on the Norte and are coming to the split for the Primitivo vs Norte. We did the Primitivo in 2019 and loved it, so we are tempted to turn onto the Primitivo again. However, it would be nice to do something new and actually finish the Norte.
Has anyone done both and have insights to share?
Thanks much!!
I have done both. Staying on the Norte would be a great choice. There’s actually an option to go back over the Pyrenees or around the end where it’s a bit flatter and longer when you get closer to Santiago.Hello!
Any insights on the second half of the Norte? We are currently on the Norte and are coming to the split for the Primitivo vs Norte. We did the Primitivo in 2019 and loved it, so we are tempted to turn onto the Primitivo again. However, it would be nice to do something new and actually finish the Norte.
Has anyone done both and have insights to share?
Thanks much!!
???I have done both. Staying on the Norte would be a great choice. There’s actually an option to go back over the Pyrenees or around the end where it’s a bit flatter and longer when you get closer to Santiago.
I’m bad, now realize I didn’t read the fullHello!
Any insights on the second half of the Norte? We are currently on the Norte and are coming to the split for the Primitivo vs Norte. We did the Primitivo in 2019 and loved it, so we are tempted to turn onto the Primitivo again. However, it would be nice to do something new and actually finish the Norte.
Has anyone done both and have insights to share?
Thanks much!!
Do the Norte. I have done both, the Norte is the bestHello!
Any insights on the second half of the Norte? We are currently on the Norte and are coming to the split for the Primitivo vs Norte. We did the Primitivo in 2019 and loved it, so we are tempted to turn onto the Primitivo again. However, it would be nice to do something new and actually finish the Norte.
Has anyone done both and have insights to share?
Thanks much!!
A friend of mine did what you are contemplating to do, but later felt the need to come back and finish El Norte. He picked a bad time to do it though, October 2020, when he experienced a fair bit of rejection and restrictions along the way - having to do stealth camping on several occasions.Hello!
Any insights on the second half of the Norte? We are currently on the Norte and are coming to the split for the Primitivo vs Norte. We did the Primitivo in 2019 and loved it, so we are tempted to turn onto the Primitivo again. However, it would be nice to do something new and actually finish the Norte.
Has anyone done both and have insights to share?
Thanks much!!
Good! That will be my plan next time.Like many others who had already walked the Primitivo we continued along the Norte and had no regrets . It was a very scenic and peaceful camino.
Whoops, my mistake, I guess I don’t know the name of the mountain/mountain ranges where the Norte starts heading South to Santiago?????
Back over the Pyrenees? Are you thinking of a different mountain range?
From Ribadeo, you can follow the coastline all the way to Camino Ingles, and to Santiago. Really beautiful and not so crowded.Hello!
Any insights on the second half of the Norte? We are currently on the Norte and are coming to the split for the Primitivo vs Norte. We did the Primitivo in 2019 and loved it, so we are tempted to turn onto the Primitivo again. However, it would be nice to do something new and actually finish the Norte.
Has anyone done both and have insights to share?
Thanks much!!
It is, and the description given is accurate!Oh good, you make the 2nd half sound lovely with all your details!
Is this route marked? Have a name?From Ribadeo, you can follow the coastline all the way to Camino Ingles, and to Santiago. Really beautiful and not so crowded.
I believe that it's the Ruta do Mar. There are several threads on it on the forum.Is this route marked? Have a name?
Ok. I'll have to look at the threads then. Thank you.I believe that it's the Ruta do Mar. There are several threads on it on the forum.
Here are a couple
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/way-marking-on-the-ruta-del-mar.70415/#post-930816
There's also a Cicerone guidebook written by @Dave
Camino Ingles and Ruta do Mar guide - To Santiago, Spain
Guidebook to walking the Camino Ingles and Ruta do Mar pilgrim routes through northwest Spain. From Ferrol, A Coruna or Ribadeo to Santiago de Compostela.…www.cicerone.co.uk
The Norte is the bestHello!
Any insights on the second half of the Norte? We are currently on the Norte and are coming to the split for the Primitivo vs Norte. We did the Primitivo in 2019 and loved it, so we are tempted to turn onto the Primitivo again. However, it would be nice to do something new and actually finish the Norte.
Has anyone done both and have insights to share?
Thanks much!!
This would be my choice.From Ribadeo, you can follow the coastline all the way to Camino Ingles, and to Santiago. Really beautiful and not so crowded.
Me, tooWhen I walked the Norte, I switched to the Primitivo and I found them both outstanding. I liked that they were completely different experiences and terrain. That said, I still planto finish the 2nd half of the Norte in order to finish it.
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