dancingthecamino
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I know I get easily confused but you've got 11 days? 5 of which will take you from Ferrol to Santiago? You are planning a bus tour of the Norte? You might do better using the FEVE narrow gauge railway that parallels the Norte https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-cantabria/lines and would give you the opportunity to hop off the train and spend the night in some interesting places.Hi! I am doing 11 days on the Camino del Norte this summer. I will start in Irun, but then I am fairly open. I am hoping to stay away from highway walking and find magical small towns. I do not need any days in Galicia, unless there is small costal town I shouldn't miss. (I will hop over to the Ingles for my final walk into Santiago). I am happy with taking a bus to get to different towns.
2 questions:
1) Is there a good Norte guidebook or website that shows when you are near a road vs. a rural path?
2) What are the towns that you think can't be missed?
Thanks!
Some would say “working for little reward”, Yiddish is a subtle tongue. The root is somewhere in hauling, carrying, bearing a burden. “I schlepped my back pack from France to Santiago and all I got was a Compostela…”A hebrew -speaking friend of mine defines ‘schlepping’ as ‘working whilst sweating’.
I have 11 days on the Notre, then another 5 on the Ingles. I am excited for many of the big cities as well. It is much easier to get info on the cities rather than the towns. I was planning on walking till Bilbao for the first 6 and then heading on to another little segment of the Notre.I know I get easily confused but you've got 11 days? 5 of which will take you from Ferrol to Santiago? You are planning a bus tour of the Norte? You might do better using the FEVE narrow gauge railway that parallels the Norte https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-cantabria/lines and would give you the opportunity to hop off the train and spend the night in some interesting places.
Towns that shouldn't be missed? San Sebastien, Gernika, Bilbao, Santallina del Mar, Llanes, Poo, Ribadesella, Gijon, Oviedo, Ribadeo, Sobrado dos Monxes. How long have you got?
Oh, and Ferrol and Santiago are in Galicia.
@dancingthecamino I don't mean to be rough but your current idea is, in my opinion, unrealistic. The Norte does pass through or near some magical little towns but it also schlepps through some pretty major cities. That is part of the magic of camino and also part of the landscape of camino.
Hmm, maybe you should just keep walking until you need to skip to Ferrol. Llanes is my favourite “little” place on the entire north coast of Spain. But then so are Bilbao, Santander, Poo and so many others. You’ll only find yours by walking not from other people’s opinions
Exactly! I think that was one of the reasons that I enjoyed staying in San Vicente de la Barquera. I hadn't planned to stay there. I stopped there around 9:30 in the morning for breakfast, and decided to stay because it just felt like that was where I was meant to be at that time.It wouldn't be magic if you knew in advance and planned the visit for that reason!
I am hoping to find the balance of having a loose plan and keeping myself open to the journey the camino takes me on. I am not booking anything so I can also stay present and choose those magical moments.It wouldn't be magic if you knew in advance and planned the visit for that reason
Thank you! This is what I was hoping to find!You might get some ideas from this thread: Coastal alternatives to the Norte's asphalt
One of the towns that I really enjoyed was San Vicente de la Barquera.
But I agree with this:
I have corrected the linkMay I ask you reload the reference to coastal alternatives please? The mentioned reference has an error. With thanks
Fondly sandi
You might get some ideas from this thread: Coastal alternatives to the Norte's asphalt
Thanks so much, this is super!I have corrected the link
We spent four nights in Malpika.Hmm, maybe you should just keep walking until you need to skip to Ferrol. Llanes is my favourite “little” place on the entire north coast of Spain. But then so are Bilbao, Santander, Poo and so many others. You’ll only find yours by walking not from other people’s opinions
Wise Pilgrim Camino Norte … I ordered it and it was delivered to Australia within days. Also the Wise Pilgrim app.Hi! I am doing 11 days on the Camino del Norte this summer. I will start in Irun, but then I am fairly open. I am hoping to stay away from highway walking and find magical small towns. I do not need any days in Galicia, unless there is small costal town I shouldn't miss. (I will hop over to the Ingles for my final walk into Santiago). I am happy with taking a bus to get to different towns.
2 questions:
1) Is there a good Norte guidebook or website that shows when you are near a road vs. a rural path?
2) What are the towns that you think can't be missed?
Thanks!
Although it is not a small town San Sebastian is a must. I spent 3 days there at the beginning of my Norte Camino and it was wonderfulHi! I am doing 11 days on the Camino del Norte this summer. I will start in Irun, but then I am fairly open. I am hoping to stay away from highway walking and find magical small towns. I do not need any days in Galicia, unless there is small costal town I shouldn't miss. (I will hop over to the Ingles for my final walk into Santiago). I am happy with taking a bus to get to different towns.
2 questions:
1) Is there a good Norte guidebook or website that shows when you are near a road vs. a rural path?
2) What are the towns that you think can't be missed?
Thanks!
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