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Thanks for your feedback. It was a wonderful experience.@Magwood, this is a lovely and inspiring blog! We are considering doing this Camino as well (as an old Lebaniego route), during our upcoming 6 weeks in Costa Verde.
Well done!
Many thanks - will indeed check out your blog!@woofer I walked a version of the Mar in May 2016. I pretty much stuck to the coast and made a side trip to Estaca de Bares, the most northerly point of Spain, and to San Andres de Texeido, a pilgrim destination in its own right. You are welcome to take a look at my blog, starting at day 24 for the Ruta do Mar. This was an entirely solitary and truly wonderful week of coastal walking. There is lots of info in the blog, but if you have any questions, please ask away.
I'm on the Norte now thinking of walking to A Coruna. Looking for info. When/ where are the music festivals? Thanks fellow Pilgrim.Hola ! I will be walking this route at the start of July. Anybody else walking this way? I've just had a quick glance at the new Cicerone guide and note that they suggest combining some sections of the "Ruta Cantabrica" which stays on the coast with "do Mar" which veers inland for a more church/sacred experience.
It seems there are hardly any albergues once you leave Ribadeo and there are 2 massive music festivals en route which greatly reduce the amount of accomodation available and also greatly increases the cost of accomodation. Has anyone walked this way in July the last few years and how difficult/expensive was it to find accomodation.
Hi there. Like I said above the metal festival is in Viveiro the first weekend in July and Ortigueira (nearer to Ferrol) has a 4 -day Celtic music festival the 2nd weekend. There are literally no beds available since early Feb in these towns for this summer. These are annual events that the Cicerone Guide obviously knows nothing about. Lack of dedicated albergues and costly accommodation is likely to keep numbers low on this Camino. Will post my experience of it over the next couple of weeks !I'm on the Norte now thinking of walking to A Coruna. Looking for info. When/ where are the music festivals? Thanks fellow Pilgrim.
Hope you are able to avoid the festivals and find a bed, unless you want to attend them of course. I don't think the guides can list festivals even if annual without adding too much info and weight. Easier to check online for dates etc and get up to date information for the year.Hi there. Like I said above the metal festival is in Viveiro the first weekend in July and Ortigueira (nearer to Ferrol) has a 4 -day Celtic music festival the 2nd weekend. There are literally no beds available since early Feb in these towns for this summer. These are annual events that the Cicerone Guide obviously knows nothing about. Lack of dedicated albergues and costly accommodation is likely to keep numbers low on this Camino. Will post my experience of it over the next couple of weeks !
I see it now. Reserruction fest. Thanks for the heads up. I'm two weeks behind. Enjoy.Hi there. Like I said above the metal festival is in Viveiro the first weekend in July and Ortigueira (nearer to Ferrol) has a 4 -day Celtic music festival the 2nd weekend. There are literally no beds available since early Feb in these towns for this summer. These are annual events that the Cicerone Guide obviously knows nothing about. Lack of dedicated albergues and costly accommodation is likely to keep numbers low on this Camino. Will post my experience of it over the next couple of weeks !
I am attending the Ortigueira festival as I'm finishing do Mar there but not going to the Heavy Metal festival in Viveiro. I cant agree with you that mentioning 2 festivals is adding weight and too much info to a guide book. It is extremely relevent and a big help to planning. I booked accomodation in Feb for my July walk and even then the only hotel rooms showing availability for Viveiro were quoting 220 euro. Surely peregrinos need this type of information ? There is little or no support for peregrinos and no albergues once you leave Ribadeo and though it is a lovely walk it seems to me more a marketing ploy to get more people to walk the Ruta Cantabrico which is over 80% identical than a real Camino.Hope you are able to avoid the festivals and find a bed, unless you want to attend them of course. I don't think the guides can list festivals even if annual without adding too much info and weight. Easier to check online for dates etc and get up to date information for the year.
It is a Camino that currently lacks much support for pilgrims but its low numbers made it attractive. We found the locals very welcoming and enthusiastic that we were walking their Camino.
Buen Camino
Viveiro and Ortegueira - Those are just 2 of the many festivals/ fiestas etc along the route (and also others) so it really would not be practicable to list them all. They are walking guides not cultural/historical in great depth, although they do include some relevent history etc. We research areas for ourselves before making plans so that we know is happening as we walk through............. I cant agree with you that mentioning 2 festivals is adding weight and too much info to a guide book. It is extremely relevent and a big help to planning. .................. Surely peregrinos need this type of information ? There is little or no support for peregrinos and no albergues once you leave Ribadeo and though it is a lovely walk it seems to me more a marketing ploy to get more people to walk the Ruta Cantabrico which is over 80% identical than a real Camino.
Glad you liked the photos. My final word on the festivals - they are actually 2 of the biggest in Spain - he does mention Ortigueira. They do play a major role - given that we agree that peregrino accomodation is sadly lacking - in further reducing availability and causing prices to skyrocket ! After 4 days I have seen ONE do Mar sticker and a small scattering of fading yellow arrows. This walk - delightful as it is - is really the Ruta Cantabrico with a few optional extras and the exhorbitant cost of hotels will ensure that it's appeal as a fully fledged Camino remains unlikely in my opinion.Viveiro and Ortegueira - Those are just 2 of the many festivals/ fiestas etc along the route (and also others) so it really would not be practicable to list them all. They are walking guides not cultural/historical in great depth, although they do include some relevent history etc. We research areas for ourselves before making plans so that we know is happening as we walk through.
I don't see it as a marketing ploy but a joining of older routes and also the route to San Andres. True there is no infrastructure for pilgrims but then, years ago, there was none on other Caminos until numbers began to make it desirable and viable. Still true of some of the other lesser known and used routes too.
Love the photos, they remind us of our time walking there.
The "Cathedral Rocks" - As Catedrais about 10 miles west of Ribadeo. Incredible!Oh my gosh @woofer, those ROCKY beach shots (post #15) taken on the sand are awesome!
Truly amazing.The "Cathedral Rocks" - As Catedrais about 10 miles west of Ribadeo. Incredible!
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