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Don’t miss coffee or lunch at Meson-Museo,in Presedo - unique.
When are you going?
We leave Ferrol on Tuesday 10 th September- you won’t miss us - 16 in all.
Buen Camino.
Thank you...and thank you for sharing your blog. I'm in love with those giant hydrangeas in Spain and glad to see I'm not the only one thinking they are photo worthy.I think a hidden jewel is Miño. If you love the beach, even in September it will be nice, if nothing else to walk on! We had a fabulous meal at the Mesón Criso in town too! Here are photos for you to see: Day Three Camino Inglés.
I also second the Mesón Museo in Presedo! Stop there for a break, even if you are walking through. It is right along the Camino.
Train from La Coruna to Ferrol is a more picturesque journey than the bus. You also cover many of the Ingles route you will walk back on. In La Coruna, walk out to see the Roman lighthouse, the Tower of Hercules.
If you do have time, as Elle says above, stay in Mino. The Ingles route runs about 2km from the beach, but you would never know you were so near, because it is not apparent.
One thing to note is that there is not the infrastructure on the Ingles that there is on the Frances. You can easily walk 2 hours between restaurants, bars and shops, especially on the two guidebook stages from Betanzos to Hospital de Bruma and thence to Sigueiro. If you do not have water, food and other provisions with you to eat along the way, the Ingles is not enjoyable.
Whilst on Sigueiro, the Ingles walks passed a lovely public swimming pool on the way into the town. If you have room for a swimsuit, you will not regret.
16 of you? Better get to those albergues sharpish!Don’t miss coffee or lunch at Meson-Museo,in Presedo - unique.
When are you going?
We leave Ferrol on Tuesday 10 th September- you won’t miss us - 16 in all.
Buen Camino.
16 of you? Better get to those albergues sharpish!
Thank you @peb !www.renfe.com is the Spanish train website. Buses are quicker and more frequent, but I found the slower, more picturesque train journey much more pleasant, and you have your luggage in front of you at all times, as opposed to down in a hold.
Just enter A Coruna and Ferrol and the date you want to go and you find the train times. September is too far ahead to obtain train times now, but for example; on Saturdays now, there are trains at 08.57 and 10.50, and on Sundays at 10.50. Journey time is about an hour and a quarter. Therefore, look at the times about a month before you are due to travel. No need to book trains in advance, just buy a ticket from the ticket machines at the station (there is an English option button).
If you need to take your food with you, beware there are basically no shops at all between Betanzos and Sigueiro. Ferrol has a very good supermarket in the basement of El Corte Ingles on the main shopping street. Most supermarkets are closed on Sundays and many do not open till 10am in the morning.
Train from La Coruna to Ferrol is a more picturesque journey than the bus. You also cover many of the Ingles route you will walk back on. In La Coruna, walk out to see the Roman lighthouse, the Tower of Hercules.
If you do have time, as Elle says above, stay in Mino. The Ingles route runs about 2km from the beach, but you would never know you were so near, because it is not apparent.
One thing to note is that there is not the infrastructure on the Ingles that there is on the Frances. You can easily walk 2 hours between restaurants, bars and shops, especially on the two guidebook stages from Betanzos to Hospital de Bruma and thence to Sigueiro. If you do not have water, food and other provisions with you to eat along the way, the Ingles is not enjoyable.
Whilst on Sigueiro, the Ingles walks passed a lovely public swimming pool on the way into the town. If you have room for a swimsuit, you will not regret.
I live in the Northeastern part of the USA. where the same Atlantic Ocean blesses our shores. It's not a beach day until you put your feet in the water ,sending shocks up your legs and your lips turn blue! LOL A touch cold might be a touch of home!If it is good weather the beach at Cabanas (back across the road bridge from Pontedeume) is very pleasant, with beach front restaurants to enjoy the view from. It's a touch cold but a dip after long day's walk is very refreshing!
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