- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances 15,16,18
VdlP 23, Invierno 23, Fisterra 23
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I haven't been there for Easter, but I understand it is fabulous. (I have been in Spain for Semana Santa, but in smaller towns). If you can get accommodation, grab it immediately! Stay in Sevilla for a few days.Go for it
If Semana Santa is your thing, then Malaga is the place to be IMHO.
I’ve been to SS in Sevilla and found it very difficult to get close to the actual processions. The city centre is dominated by pre-sold seating - much of it empty most of the time.
The Sevillian floats (tronos in Malaga - I’m not sure it’s a universal term) are carried by perhaps 20 costilleros from underneath; giving them the appearance of hovercraft. In Malaga the tronos are much larger and carried by 70-80 people.
Best option is to look for the route (pamphlets easily available - and they’re the same every year) and go to see the processions starting from or returning to their origin.
It’ll be busier than you could believe possible.
Your reactions 1, 2 and 3 are completely correct added to this is the fact that accommodation prices double for this period and so ipso facto reaction 4 is spot-on too. I live in a small village 100km northwest of Seville. My suggestion would be to start a week earlier if possible, it means that the weather will be more comfortable too. You will then experience Semana Santa in small small to medium sized towns in Extramadura where the local are as fervid as Sevillanos and the experience will be much more personal. Seville in Semana Santa is like nothing-else in the whole world though. Sorry this is probably of no help whatsoever.I'm playing with dates, and flights and all that good stuff.
My preferred VdlP dates at this stage have me starting right in the middle of Semana Santa.
So my thoughts at this stage are:
- Great, what an experience!
- You must be mad, the place will be crazy.
- It will be hard to find accommodation.
- Maybe the early stages of the VdlP will be quieter?
Having never experienced Semana Santa anywhere in Spain, ......... I'm a bit torn.
If you have been in Sevilla during Semana Santa, what would you say?
Go for it, or
Avoid it?
Last year before I started the Via de la Plata I decided to spend at least 3 days in Sevilla. I arrived the day before the National day of Spain and the city was just packed completely. Everywhere I went I was surrounded by many, many and I men alot of tourists enjoying their holiday! If you are not into big crowds then I say get there before or after Semana Santa and enjoy the city for a couple of days and start your camino.It's not really 'my thing'.
It was more a case of "Am I mad to be there during it"?
I might avoid it then.
Maybe plan to be out of town before it starts!
I'm not a great one for big crowds.
It is a scene not to be believed..but it is incredibly crowded and rooms and dining out is complicated and crowded...I'm playing with dates, and flights and all that good stuff.
My preferred VdlP dates at this stage have me starting right in the middle of Semana Santa.
So my thoughts at this stage are:
- Great, what an experience!
- You must be mad, the place will be crazy.
- It will be hard to find accommodation.
- Maybe the early stages of the VdlP will be quieter?
Having never experienced Semana Santa anywhere in Spain, ......... I'm a bit torn.
If you have been in Sevilla during Semana Santa, what would you say?
Go for it, or
Avoid it?
A splendid elaboration of the question, Paul.Well, I mean, would you advise starting your Camino in Pamplona during Feria?
(Just testing the hypothesis, @henrythedog)
In spite of my earlier advice, I think that's an excellent compromise - Semana Santa on the Camino, but not starting with the overwhelming event in Sevilla.I'll start a week or so before Semana Santa
@Robo in Seville I highly recommend Hotel Simon - very near the cathedral, Camino friendly (logo for the Amigos de Camino on the front door), and a beautiful small family run place. We had one of the rooms in the antique vestibule. Not cheap but I know you will be staying at some albergues along the way....
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Whilst in Seville I am usually to be found in the Bodega Santa Cruz (Las Tres Columnas). Easy staggering distance from the Cathedral should you feel the need to repent afterwards. Try the pringa.@Robo in Seville I highly recommend Hotel Simon - very near the cathedral, Camino friendly (logo for the Amigos de Camino on the front door), and a beautiful small family run place. We had one of the rooms in the antique vestibule. Not cheap but I know you will be staying at some albergues along the way....
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