St Jean - Burgos Burgos - Leon Leon - Santiago. Which Is Best Section?

[Lance Chambers]

Just wondering which section of the three listed in the title of the post did you find the most enjoyable and why?

Mine was Leon - Santiago

and the reason was that I preferred the landscapes, amenities, food, and companions I made on the last leg to Santiago.

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Hi Lance , I loved the Meseta .

Most of the day's I walked alone and that was a great feeling .

Wish you well,Peter.

 

[Lance Chambers]

Hi Lance, I loved the Meseta.

Most of the day's I walked alone and that was a great feeling.

Wish you well, Peter.

I can well understand your choice. When I did the Meseta it was rather too hot for me but that did not detract from Castrojerez and Fromista where I stayed for 2 rest days because of the restaurants in town.

 

[notion900]

Got to love the Meseta in Autumn, at the end of it I was walking with a lady and we came across a green irrigated field. It was the first green for days and days and we laughed because it hurt our eyes! The lack of colour kind of rests the brain somehow.

 

[whariwharangi]

I didn't find any particular section more enjoyable than another.

None of it stands out as being particularly remarkable.

I probably wouldn't travel from Canada to walk just one section of the three. All or nothing, thanks.

 

[Al the optimist]

I would mot be surprised if people's responses are coloured (yes I am English) by what time of the year they travelled, what the weather was like, who they encountered, any health problems and many other factors. Personally I am sure mine are also influenced by expectations and comparisons to previous Caminos.

 

[cher99840]

I loved the Basque Country. Anxious to see if my choice remains the same traveling in the spring. Last time I went in the fall.

 

[Felipe]

Every one different, every one magnificent in its own terms. I would not want to chose. Why, anyway?
Now, having walked many times the Frances, I'd present you with a variant of the original question. Which time was the better?
To me, the first. I did some equipment mistakes, had blisters and a bit of a knee problem. But the feeling of wonder, of discovery, of freedom, was matchless. I did enjoy my next times, but they were not the same.

 

[John Sikora]

That's a little like asking which is your favorite child I would vote for Burgos to Leon, although the first part through more of the Basque country was fantastic. I think that's what makes the Camino worth the effort. There is no bad part (as long as you don't mind being too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry, too hungry, too full, etc. It's the series of "toos" that make it just plain wonderful.

 

[mike g]

The footsore legions leave after Burgos and it becomes less crowded. La Meseta is the magic part of the walk https://goo.gl/photos/VuywkvscBNZRvuMTA. I was so glad I saw this because I too was apprehensive of la Meseta. Remember the authors of these staged manuals are from 'green parts of the work and there descriptions are likely to infuse a bias towards forests and fields

 

[Mark Lee]

I didn't find any particular section more enjoyable than another.

None of it stands out as being particularly remarkable.

I probably wouldn't travel from Canada to walk just one section of the three. All or nothing, thanks.

Ditto...
I have no favorite section of the CF, and if I'm going to travel all the way to Spain I want to walk as much as possible.

 

[JulieandPeter]

I loved every step of it. The challenging and breathtakingly beautiful beginning filled with expectations and way too much stuff in one's pack. The middle with its endless vistas and grumpy pilgrims pushing themselves one step at a time as they wonder why, why, WHY are they doing this. And the end where everyone is happy again, or not, but stronger and wiser and lighter, hopefully kinder, and very, very grateful.

 

[scruffy1]

All of the above