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There is a reason you have decided to walk through Pamplona - i.e. you want to get out of sync with the wave of pilgrims. You have decided there are advantages. There are disadvantages, as well.Will I have any regrets not spending the evening in Pamplona?
If you arrive in Pamplona and have already seen it, then I'd just walk on through.I'm going to do the Frances in May starting in SJPP. The second day I plan on walking from Roncevalles to Aquerreta and stay in the Hotel Akerreta. (Just because it is where part of The Way was filmed). To get to SJPP I will be flying to Pamplona and spending the night then taking a taxi the next day to SJPP. Since I will have already spent a night in Pamplona, I plan to walk through it on my Camino and stay in Cizur Menor, Zariquiegui, or Uterga. This will allow me to get out of sync with the wave of Peregrinos and make it easier to find a place to stay each evening. Will I have any regrets not spending the evening in Pamplona?
I also flew into pamplona then bussed to sjpp. But when i got back to pamplona, i stayed two nights, partly because i already needed to rest my body a bit. This worked because i got the rest i needed in one of the most fascinating and beautiful cities in northern spain. dont miss it. However, this was my first trip to a european country and everything was very new and fascinating to me. Your past experience may be different.I'm going to do the Frances in May starting in SJPP. The second day I plan on walking from Roncevalles to Aquerreta and stay in the Hotel Akerreta. (Just because it is where part of The Way was filmed). To get to SJPP I will be flying to Pamplona and spending the night then taking a taxi the next day to SJPP. Since I will have already spent a night in Pamplona, I plan to walk through it on my Camino and stay in Cizur Menor, Zariquiegui, or Uterga. This will allow me to get out of sync with the wave of Peregrinos and make it easier to find a place to stay each evening. Will I have any regrets not spending the evening in Pamplona?
I saw this also on Gronze. Zizur Mayor has 3 places that are quite expensive and that's it. Can you tell me where you got 30 km's from? On Gronze it only amounts to 16.8 km's between Pamplona and Uterga.The hospitalero in Larrosoaña informed me that there were no albergues open between Pamplona and Uterga. As that was around 30 km, a distance I hadn’t yet done, I decided to stay in Pamplona again, a mere 15 km from larrasoaña.
I think that @Rmarkob meant 30 km between Larrasoaña and Uterga.I saw this also on Gronze. Zizur Mayor has 3 places that are quite expensive and that's it. Can you tell me where you got 30 km's from? On Gronze it only amounts to 16.8 km's between Pamplona and Uterga.
Right. I've just looked back and I did indeed read it wrong. Thank you!I think that @Rmarkob meant 30 km between Larrasoaña and Uterga.
Decisions, decisions!! Sartre couldn't have said it better!There is a reason you have decided to walk through Pamplona - i.e. you want to get out of sync with the wave of pilgrims. You have decided there are advantages. There are disadvantages, as well.
You are going to make a decision based on your best estimation of the pros and cons. With any decision you will miss out on whatever the alternative uniquely offered. Make your best guess at what will suit you, and then start anticipating the benefits, not the regrets.
Or the opposite, which I've also seen regularly on this forum where the choice to start in SJPP is described in less than kind terms!The important thing is that those who start in SJPdP (which became a tradition) don't feel somehow "superior" and look down on those starting in Pamplona, or Sarria, for example. Because unfortunately it happens quite often.
I am doing the same as you, starting 14 April. I have stayed before at that wonderful hotel in Akereta.I'm going to do the Frances in May starting in SJPP. The second day I plan on walking from Roncevalles to Aquerreta and stay in the Hotel Akerreta. (Just because it is where part of The Way was filmed). To get to SJPP I will be flying to Pamplona and spending the night then taking a taxi the next day to SJPP. Since I will have already spent a night in Pamplona, I plan to walk through it on my Camino and stay in Cizur Menor, Zariquiegui, or Uterga. This will allow me to get out of sync with the wave of Peregrinos and make it easier to find a place to stay each evening. Will I have any regrets not spending the evening in Pamplona?
Gets an uptick from me too. The hospi's office is like the headmaster's office in a 1950's school. I sat up straight and displayed my best behaviour when signing in.Casa Paderborn at the city entrance is a nice small albergue in a quiet area,
If you haven’t spent at least a day in Pamplona to explore the city then I highly recommend to do so. Lovely place. A must see. I enjoyed wondering around, watching ppl from a cafe and exploring the town. Breath in the vibe. Never rush or haste from one place/town/village to the next. Stop and look. Explore. That’s the most enjoyable way and the true Camino way as the Spaniards told me, too.I'm going to do the Frances in May starting in SJPP. The second day I plan on walking from Roncevalles to Aquerreta and stay in the Hotel Akerreta. (Just because it is where part of The Way was filmed). To get to SJPP I will be flying to Pamplona and spending the night then taking a taxi the next day to SJPP. Since I will have already spent a night in Pamplona, I plan to walk through it on my Camino and stay in Cizur Menor, Zariquiegui, or Uterga. This will allow me to get out of sync with the wave of Peregrinos and make it easier to find a place to stay each evening. Will I have any regrets not spending the evening in Pamplona?
I saw your recent post and thought perhaps you might be able to help me. I have a late flight into Pamplona (from Madrid) and won't arrive until after 21:30. I will be traveling the following day to SJPdP and I am trying to find a place to stay in Pamplona that first night. Unfortunately, many places don't have late check in times. I saw that you too arrived late and was hoping you may be able to recommend the hotel where you stayed. ThanksI also arrived in Pamplona by train, arriving after 2100. I spent the night in a hotel near the station, then spent the day in Pamplona until my 1400 bus to SJPdP. I toured the cathedral and it’s museum, picked up a Credencial at a pilgrim shop nearby, checked out the Plaza de Toros, and had lunch at Cafe Iruña. I spent my first night at Orisson, and walked to Espinal the next day, and Larrasoaña the day after that. My intention was the same as yours - to get out of the “bubble” and keep going past Pamplona to Cizur Menor.
The hospitalero in Larrosoaña informed me that there were no albergues open between Pamplona and Uterga. As that was around 30 km, a distance I hadn’t yet done, I decided to stay in Pamplona again, a mere 15 km from larrasoaña.
It worked out well as I met or re-met in Pamplona three of the people I would spend most of my time with all the way to SdC, and got to experience some of the Pamplona nightlife that I had missed when I arrived by train a few days earlier.
I stayed at Hotel Pamplona Plaza, which is only a few blocks from the train station. I also arrived at 2130, and wanted a place within walking distance of the station. Avenida Marcelo Celavata, 35. It was €65 for room, VAT, and breakfast via Booking.com.I saw your recent post and thought perhaps you might be able to help me. I have a late flight into Pamplona (from Madrid) and won't arrive until after 21:30. I will be traveling the following day to SJPdP and I am trying to find a place to stay in Pamplona that first night. Unfortunately, many places don't have late check in times. I saw that you too arrived late and was hoping you may be able to recommend the hotel where you stayed. Thanks
I beg to disagree with your well-intentioned advice, @Rmarkob. The hotel you recommend may be perfect for someone wishing to depart from Pamplona by train the next day. The Hotel Pamplona Plaza is not only far away from the City's center and food streets, but also very far from the bus station.stayed at Hotel Pamplona Plaza, which is only a few blocks from the train station. I also arrived at 2130, and wanted a place within walking distance of the station. Avenida Marcelo Celavata, 35. It was €65 for room, VAT, and breakfast.
Thanks for the tip! I will look into them tonight. It sounds like a nice option. I will be arriving after a long trip, so a private room might be a nice way to crash!I stayed at Hotel Pamplona Plaza, which is only a few blocks from the train station. I also arrived at 2130, and wanted a place within walking distance of the station. Avenida Marcelo Celavata, 35. It was €65 for room, VAT, and breakfast via Booking.com.
I was given the advice to stay a day in Pamplona once I arrived...sight see then head on up to St Jean. That way I could walk through Pamplona and not miss seeing it .........and then find a smaller town to stay in after that....I'm going to do the Frances in May starting in SJPP. The second day I plan on walking from Roncevalles to Aquerreta and stay in the Hotel Akerreta. (Just because it is where part of The Way was filmed). To get to SJPP I will be flying to Pamplona and spending the night then taking a taxi the next day to SJPP. Since I will have already spent a night in Pamplona, I plan to walk through it on my Camino and stay in Cizur Menor, Zariquiegui, or Uterga. This will allow me to get out of sync with the wave of Peregrinos and make it easier to find a place to stay each evening. Will I have any regrets not spending the evening in Pamplona?
All I wanted to do after almost 20 hours of traveling (multiple legs by car, flight to London, connection to Madrid, bus to Atocha station, and two trains to Pamplona) was to find a hotel close to the train station so I could take a shower and sleep in a bed. I had no desire to explore the nightlife at that point.I beg to disagree with your well-intentioned advice, @Rmarkob. The hotel you recommend may be perfect for someone wishing to depart from Pamplona by train the next day. The Hotel Pamplona Plaza is not only far away from the City's center and food streets, but also very far from the bus station.
@Loriene however wants to take the bus to SJPdP next day, besides that I imagine that she also would like to have a late dinner at one of the bustling Tapa– hmm sorry: Pintxo bars. (In Spain, dinner time starts commonly at 9:30pm or later)
For about the same price, Loriene might as well stay at the Hotel Yoldi*** recommended here before, which not only is located 200m from the main Plaza del Castillo, but equally 200m from the bus station. And should she decide to stay at the Yoldi again after getting back from SJPdP, she will find the Camino passing right at the Hotel's doorstep. Check out the map.
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The hospitalero in Larrosoaña informed me that there were no albergues open between Pamplona and Uterga. As that was around 30 km, a distance I hadn’t yet done, I decided to stay in Pamplona again, a mere 15 km from larrasoaña.
I saw this also on Gronze. Zizur Mayor has 3 places that are quite expensive and that's it.
This will allow me to get out of sync with the wave of Peregrinos and make it easier to find a place to stay each evening. Will I have any regrets not spending the evening in Pamplona?
I loved Pamplona but your reasoning sounds good.I'm going to do the Frances in May starting in SJPP. The second day I plan on walking from Roncevalles to Aquerreta and stay in the Hotel Akerreta. (Just because it is where part of The Way was filmed). To get to SJPP I will be flying to Pamplona and spending the night then taking a taxi the next day to SJPP. Since I will have already spent a night in Pamplona, I plan to walk through it on my Camino and stay in Cizur Menor, Zariquiegui, or Uterga. This will allow me to get out of sync with the wave of Peregrinos and make it easier to find a place to stay each evening. Will I have any regrets not spending the evening in Pamplona?
Thank you for this recommendation! I just booked this hotel for my first night in Spain! It looks like an ideal location. That next day I can see the city a bit and enjoy lunch before catching a bus to SJPDP- all an easy walk. It is a relief to know that after a long trip, I will have a private room in a beautiful hotel to recharge. Thank youI beg to disagree with your well-intentioned advice, @Rmarkob. The hotel you recommend may be perfect for someone wishing to depart from Pamplona by train the next day. The Hotel Pamplona Plaza is not only far away from the City's center and food streets, but also very far from the bus station.
@Loriene however wants to take the bus to SJPdP next day, besides that I imagine that she also would like to have a late dinner at one of the bustling Tapa– hmm sorry: Pintxo bars. (In Spain, dinner time starts commonly at 9:30pm or later)
For about the same price, Loriene might as well stay at the Hotel Yoldi*** recommended here before, which not only is located 200m from the main Plaza del Castillo, but equally 200m from the bus station. And should she decide to stay at the Yoldi again after getting back from SJPdP, she will find the Camino passing right at the Hotel's doorstep. Check out the map.
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