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Looking to walk from Rome to Santiago next year . It’s difficult to find information or suggested walking sections on the net . Has anyone done this recently that could help me out ?
Tx Sue
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.
I walked Arles to SDC, which forms ~1600kms of your likely route back in 2015. I had company for maybe a week of the route as far as Puente la Reina where the route joins the Frances, so it was pretty solitary. Started early September (Arles is worth a couple of days' stay) and finished around 18 November. Great weather, maybe two days rain in the whole walk. I was 61 at the time. My only warning would be mosquitoes in the Camargue. Take repellant, they're vicious. None of the walking was unduly arduous.
For Arles-Puente la Reina I used Miam Miam Dodo. Great maps. In French, but with symbols that were sufficient for a non-French speaker. I had no trouble securing accommodation. It's not a busy route.
I am 29 doing the Frances by myself starting in SJPdP next week. I didn’t realize this was a busiest time to do the Frances so I am really nervous about the bed race. I don’t mind socializing or...
Hi, can I get second hand poles from Casa Ivar? Happy to make donation. Walking from Santiago to Muxia, then the Primitivo. Will return them when done.....thanks
Hi, A couple years ago I flew into Geneva and took a train to Laussane to begin my Francigena. Next year I would like to fly into Geneva and walk the south side - France into Aigle, Switzerland...
Hi forum friends,
I've been reading lots of posts on here to prepare for my first Camino: May 11th to 16th, central Portuguese way starting from the portuguese border to Tui Spain
As a solo female...
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