Raymond Aquilina
Ray
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Well marked from both Almería and Malaga to Córdoba. Haven't walked past Córdoba yetHi, Ray,You will love this route! Here’s the webpage. It has a link to the association guide, which is updated monthly. And it is really all you need. The website also has several email addresses if you scroll down far enough. Their members are attentive and very hard working for us pilgrims!
In addition to the email addresses that Peregrina2000 mentions above, you can also contact the Almeria association through their facebook page:I wish to contact the Associations of Friends of The Mozarabe Way in Almeria before I leave
Hi, I walked The Mozarabe from Almeria to Granada during Easter 2019 and I had no difficulties following the yellow markers. I'm very good at getting lost but it did not happen once. I didn't have a map, I used Maps.me to see where I was.
If you contact the Associations of Friends of The Mozarabe Way in Almeria before you go, they will meet you and provide you with information on the route and albergues. You even get a contact mobilphonenumber in case of emergency. And they will give you the doorcode to some of the albergues, you will need that if there is no hospitaleros around.
Buen camino to you.
I will check out the bamboo forest more carefully. I am fluent in French and Spanish which may be of help should I have difficulties. Your I formation falls into my open heart. Thank youGlad to know the marking is now good as I had some problems back in 2016 especially in the bamboo forest. I found it a very lonely experience and was glad I could speak Spanish. Before Cordoba I only met 2 pilgrims for one night each as one was on a bicycle and the other was finishing the next day. To be fair I was not in the best of moods as I had cracked a bone in my foot on the third morning.
Three options:Hi all, we are starting this Camino beginning of October this year. There are most likely three of us. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to get a credential from the Friends of the Camino in Almeria? Or from somewhere else there? TIA
I am not of great help t you at this time however, in preparation for this same route for me Sept 2020, i started looking for resources in French, English and Spanish. I DID find clearly defined stages which I will gladly share with you this winter when I reached everything. I just temper it’s 9 long days to Granada over mountainous terrain and that there is a well-organized pilgrim association in Almeria.Hi all,
I am planning to walk as a solo pilgrim the Camino Mozarabe next October and I am a bit unsure about the amount of signs and arrows along the way. I have walked several caminos among which the Via de La Plata (last year) but this route seems less popular.
Could anyone who walked this route give me some feedback about the signage on the way.
I have looked on google maps street scape ..normally I see several yellow arrows but this time hardly any.
I will be using the GPS maps.
Thank you and kind regards,
Ray
With regard to long stages - The Camino from Almeria to Granada is 200km. The guide (published by the Almeria association) suggests nine stages, but there are albergues at intermediate points on most stages. Pilgrims can choose to break the route into shorter stages. If you prefer not to walk more than 20km per day, it's possible with one exception (Alquife to Guadix - 24km downhill)I am not of great help t you at this time however, in preparation for this same route for me Sept 2020, i started looking for resources in French, English and Spanish. I DID find clearly defined stages which I will gladly share with you this winter when I reached everything. I just temper it’s 9 long days to Granada over mountainous terrain and that there is a well-organized pilgrim association in Almeria.
I think that this is currently one of the best way marked Caminos. I walked it in 2018 and was hugely impressed with the way marking. I walked alone and am not very techno-savvy...given that I am a gal over 70...but the Amigos that oversee the portion between Almería and Granada are hugely invested in this Way and it has all the thumbs up I can muster!Hi all,
I am planning to walk as a solo pilgrim the Camino Mozarabe next October and I am a bit unsure about the amount of signs and arrows along the way. I have walked several caminos among which the Via de La Plata (last year) but this route seems less popular.
Could anyone who walked this route give me some feedback about the signage on the way.
I have looked on google maps street scape ..normally I see several yellow arrows but this time hardly any.
I will be using the GPS maps.
Thank you and kind regards,
Ray
Or 10 not-so-long days.it’s 9 long days to Granada
I agree, but I'd add the steep descent on that same day from Alboloduy. I wouldn't want to do that without walking poles!With regard to challenging terrain - The greatest challenges on the Almeria to Granada route are 1) the riverbed walking in the first few stages. The rocky surface of the riverbeds is exhausting; and 2) the steep climb up the side of the valley out of Alboloduy, which,I hear, has been greatly improved
Thank you Raggy, we will certainly contact the association, and contacting Jorge sounds like a perfect start. Sounds like we can hold off with the credential till we get to Almeria, puts my mind at ease.Three options:
1. Contact the Almeria Associacion and arrange to meet them. You need to be in touch with them to get the codes to open the albergues. Highly recommended to meet them in Almeria, since they are the angels who will support you all the way to Granada. They can provide you with the credencial.
2. Stay at Molino Aguafresca (listed in the guide). The owner - Jorge - is a member of the Almeria association and will spend time to give you the latest information about what lies ahead. He has credencials. His place is near the airport so he can pick up pilgrims who stay at his place from the airport. Following day he can drive them to the center of Almeria to start their pilgrimage. Highly recommend as a place to start your camino. Wonderful to share dinner with Jorge and his wife.
3. Tourist information Center in the center of Almeria has credencials. A backup option if you can’t meet anyone. You’re going to need to contact the association to get the codes for the albergues.
Hi Ronald, you can scout the terrain ahead of usI am not of great help t you at this time however, in preparation for this same route for me Sept 2020, i started looking for resources in French, English and Spanish. I DID find clearly defined stages which I will gladly share with you this winter when I reached everything. I just temper it’s 9 long days to Granada over mountainous terrain and that there is a well-organized pilgrim association in Almeria.
have poles, will walk....Or 10 not-so-long days.
I agree, but I'd add the steep descent on that same day from Alboloduy. I wouldn't want to do that without walking poles!
I haven’t stayed at the nuns residence but I know that you can completely trust Mercedes’ recommendations.I had read about Jorge's place on this forum and am now a bit unsure - does anyone have any experience of both
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