Kiwi-family
{Rachael, the Mama of the family}
- Time of past OR future Camino
- walking every day for the rest of my life
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I've been researching all to no avail with trusty google!
No bus from Zamora to anywhere near the church (although it would only be a marathon to go there and back in a day!)
No accommodation in surrounding hamlets to stay there the night then hoof it on towards Montamarta the next day (which would make some sense rather than backtracking to Zamora if on foot)
I'm not opposed to deviating from the official path and ending up in a non-guide-book location, but it's not looking particularly doable.
Or do you know some secret? I'd love to be able to get out there and even wander a bit further to the water. I even scoped out the church for a covered portico to sleep in but there would not be room for five!
Also, do you know when the church is open. It would be disappointing to walk there only to find it closed.
....No accommodation in surrounding hamlets to stay there the night then hoof it on towards Montamarta the next day (which would make some sense rather than backtracking to Zamora if on foot). I'm not opposed to deviating from the official path and ending up in a non-guide-book location, but it's not looking particularly doable. Or do you know some secret? I'd love to be able to get out there and even wander a bit further to the water. I even scoped out the church for a covered portico to sleep in but there would not be room for five!....
Hello Kiwi Family. 20 minutes beyond San Pedro de la Nave there is a lake. I camped out there back in July 2010. Have you considered walking from Zamora via Braganca to Ourense?
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...ia-de-la-plata-along-the-way.9022/#post-55424
Cheers...
Laurie, Hello! Of course I remember. There are 20 or so romanesque churches in Zamora and it's surrounds and perched on top of most is a nido de cigüeñas. Camping along this route was pretty wild...This is all a crazy circle. Lovingkindness, you probaby don't remember this, but when I was preparing my Camino Sanabres, back in 2010, you were in Zamora, and you went to the tourist office to get information for me about San Pedro de la Nave. I am so glad to see you back on the forum again, many wild adventures later! Buen camino, Laurie
Hello Kiwi Family. 20 minutes beyond San Pedro de la Nave there is a lake. I camped out there back in July 2010. Have you considered walking from Zamora via Braganca to Ourense?...
lovely photos, Laurie
Hello Kiwi Family. 20 minutes beyond San Pedro de la Nave there is a lake. I camped out there back in July 2010. Have you considered walking from Zamora via Braganca to Ourense?
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...ia-de-la-plata-along-the-way.9022/#post-55424
Cheers...
What a fabulous idea! I have emailed him. Actually I asked about the "roof and floor" option which the CSJ website suggests is available in Valdeperdices. If he can point us to that we would be very happy and could visit La Hiniesta on the way. In fact, we could go to La Hiniesta and finish in Valdeperdices for only 18.4km (and could do a further kilometer walk down to the water for an afternoon of splashing by the looks of the map). Then the following day, could walk to San Pedro and backtrack to Valdeperdices and on to Montamarta for another 18.8km day (or we could walk another 12.6 flat km on to Fontanillas de Castro if we wanted to)Why not email the local priest whose email address is given in Hikoi's post? Mention that you are a large New Zeland family who wish to visit after walking a long day. Surely he might know of someone/someplace nearby who might accommodate you.
Have you seen this parish web? Check it for further parish email addresses.
What a fabulous idea! I have emailed him. Actually I asked about the "roof and floor" option which the CSJ website suggests is available in Valdeperdices. If he can point us to that we would be very happy and could visit La Hiniesta on the way. In fact, we could go to La Hiniesta and finish in Valdeperdices for only 18.4km (and could do a further kilometer walk down to the water for an afternoon of splashing by the looks of the map). Then the following day, could walk to San Pedro and backtrack to Valdeperdices and on to Montamarta for another 18.8km day (or we could walk another 12.6 flat km on to Fontanillas de Castro if we wanted to)
I did not say "Large family" though, as there will only be five of us!
I'm enjoying this little virtual detour as it is making the upcoming journey seem a bit more real! Hopefully we'll bump into the guy you met - knowing this much is actually enough to give me confidence to walk out there and then start asking questions even if the priest doesn't reply.
I think I've pretty much decided to do this detour to San Perdo (and La Hiniesta which is another surprise I didn't know about)and hope for the best and consider this is blessing enough. We'll then sick with the standard Sanabres rather than heading off to Bragança, as appealing as that is! Did someone say something about an alternative to Verin even from the Sanabres route without getting onto the Bragança route? I thought I read that yesterday and can't find it today! I would entertain that as a possibility because you can never see too many castles!
...Did someone say something about an alternative to Verin even from the Sanabres route without getting onto the Bragança route? I thought I read that yesterday and can't find it today! I would entertain that as a possibility because you can never see too many castles!
We are going to San Pedro de la Nave! And for anyone else who may wish to do this wee detour, here is the very pronto reply from the parish priest:
Dear Rachael:
There is no problem for visiting the church (now it has a good time for it: from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10,30 am to 1,30 pm, and from 5 pm to 8 pm).
And for sleeping there, in Valdeperdices, you can call before to the Ayuntamiento (City Hall) for asking for it. The phone number is: +34 980 555 761. I think they do not understand English. So you can write to me before arriving Zamora, or call me (+34 695 577 979). The place in Valdeperdices is a big hall, the old school of the village. If I am in my village these days (I live in Muelas del Pan, a nearby village), I could pick you at San Pedro de la Nave and bring you to the rectory, in Muelas, where you also can sleep (there are two guest beds, and the other two could sleep in sleeping bags on the floor). You have to tell me the day that you will come because some days of May I have to be out, so I can tell you now if it is possible that you are in Muelas.
God bless you. Best regards,
Luis Santamaría, parish priest
Of course, I do not know if he offers a bed to every pilgrim that contacts him, but certainly the Valdeperdices Town Hall information would be for the general public!
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