Celi Anatrella
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Great ideas, both of these.If you are keen on the Salvador, go for it and take a few days to explore the Oviedo region, with all the caves and historical region of Covadonga.
maybe the Ingles followed by Finisterre?
Thank you kindly! Two days travel each way. So I could count with 12-13 days to walk.Great ideas, both of these.
The 2nd one - Inglés to Santiago and claim your Compostela there then Sdc to muxia and over to Finisterra…. Would fit in well with getting there and back to X? (Not sure how much travel time you need).
Buen camino.
The Camino del Norte really appeals to me too but somehow I think I would love to do that one complete in one trip maybe with my daughter in the future. The feeling of reaching Santiago after a loong pilgrimage it’s indescribable compared to the feeling after a shorter challenge. That being said… isn’t the Camino del Norte montanious as well?I don't think that I'd do the Salvador or a mountainous Camino in October/November.
How about the Invierno, part of the Norte or part of the Via de la Plata?
I wanted to walk the Portuguese Coastal when I first started planning the Portuguese but then my hubby wanted to go along so I researched the Central instead so he could have a more Camino ‘feeling’. That one seems really nice. However, I met a couple of pilgrims when walking the Central that switched to the Central and said the Coastal was very touristy? Maybe it was the time of the year?If you are keen on the Salvador, go for it and take a few days to explore the Oviedo region, with all the caves and historical region of Covadonga.
You could also do the Portuguese Coastal route, which seems beautiful, Or maybe the Ingles followed by Finisterre?
What a lovely problem to have!
I totally agree with you about the feeling of reaching Santiago after walking for over a month.The Camino del Norte really appeals to me too but somehow I think I would love to do that one complete in one trip maybe with my daughter in the future. The feeling of reaching Santiago after a loong pilgrimage it’s indescribable compared to the feeling after a shorter challenge.
The Norte has a lot of ups and downs, but it's not mountainous in the same way that the Salvador is. Plus I think that being near the coast it doesn't get as much snow as the interior mountain regions.isn’t the Camino del Norte montanious as well?
Thank you kindly! I appreciate your input.I totally agree with you about the feeling of reaching Santiago after walking for over a month.
The Norte has a lot of ups and downs, but it's not mountainous in the same way that the Salvador is. Plus I think that being near the coast it doesn't get as much snow as the interior mountain regions.
I did not know about this onee. Thank you kindly! Now I’m more confused than before!Consider the Aragonese and a slight detour to the old monastery of San Juan de la Peña. I walked it from Santa Cilia in early November 2019. The temperature was okay. There was a lot of rain but that was the case all over northern Spain then. I had no problems finding open albergues (except Santa Cilia). I only saw two other pilgrims on it though. We walked separately at different speeds but shared the albergue at night.
I connected to it from the Camino Catalan so I did miss the mountanous part from Somport down to Jaca. You'll have to ask further about that section.
It connects to the CF near the old church at Eunate (five stars, like San Juan de la Peña) and you can keep on it in either direction until you run out of time
Interesting, i have the same question andI wanted to walk the Portuguese Coastal when I first started planning the Portuguese but then my hubby wanted to go along so I researched the Central instead so he could have a more Camino ‘feeling’. That one seems really nice. However, I met a couple of pilgrims when walking the Central that switched to the Central and said the Coastal was very touristy? Maybe it was the time of the year?
I don’t know much about the Camino Ingles but the combo you suggested sounds interesting. Thank you kindly!
I've only done the Central route (with the exception of Porto to Vila do Conde on the Litoral), but I can pass on what a friend who has done both told me. He said that many of the coastal towns could be beach towns just about anywhere, so he really liked the Central route more for that reason.I met a couple of pilgrims when walking the Central that switched to the Central and said the Coastal was very touristy? Maybe it was the time of the year?
The beach towns have their own unique Portuguese flavour I felt, as someone coming from a place with lots of coastline. In October-November (which is also when I walked) the beach towns have a lovely sleepy deserted feel. Wild winds and a spectacular wild Atlantic coast. The little fishing villages are gorgeous, and interesting, with tractors pulling the boats up the sand, and fish for sale out the back of the sheds.I've only done the Central route (with the exception of Porto to Vila do Conde on the Litoral), but I can pass on what a friend who has done both told me. He said that many of the coastal towns could be beach towns just about anywhere, so he really liked the Central route more for that reason.
I was going to suggest the Aragones too but wondered about the Somport pass in Winter… (I walked it in August).Consider the Aragonese and a slight detour to the old monastery of San Juan de la Peña. I walked it from Santa Cilia in early November 2019. The temperature was okay. There was a lot of rain but that was the case all over northern Spain then. I had no problems finding open albergues (except Santa Cilia). I only saw two other pilgrims on it though. We walked separately at different speeds but shared the albergue at night.
I connected to it from the Camino Catalan so I did miss the mountanous part from Somport down to Jaca. You'll have to ask further about that section.
It connects to the CF near the old church at Eunate (five stars, like San Juan de la Peña) and you can keep on it in either direction until you run out of time
Forgive my ignorance... it's the first week of Nov in Spain considered the winter season already?I was going to suggest the Aragones too but wondered about the Somport pass in Winter… (I walked it in August).
Starting from Santa Cilla is an excellent idea
That may help, also the gronze site. https://www.mundicamino.com/rutas-camino-de-santiago/
It depends on what the weather is!it's the first week of Nov in Spain considered the winter season already?
I have been thinking of doing the same. Would appreciate feedback from others who have journeyed on the Invierno at that time of year. Thank you!Hi, thought I'd jump in on this thread with a sort of related question of my own....
I'm thinking of walking the Invierno in the last two weeks of November. Can anyone who had completed it in late Nov early Dec advise if it's difficult to find Albergues open? I've looked on Gronze and it seems to show more private small pensions etc - which cost-wise soon starts to add up. It seems there are some Albergues in-between the main recommended stage points, which I'd be happy to adjust my schedule to - but not sure if they remain open in winter...? Any advice gratefully received.
Hi Canche! Have you done them in late Oct - early Nov? Are albergues opened usually or just the private ones?Try the Invierno o the Olvidada
To help you find a route the forum has a number of subforums for the various caminos. These can be used to access threads dealing with each. For example, the subforum for the routes in Spain is at:Which route should I walk?
Thank you kindly!To help you find a route the forum has a number of subforums for the various caminos. These can be used to access threads dealing with each. For example, the subforum for the routes in Spain is at:
Ok, I should have said Autumn. My mistake.Forgive my ignorance... it's the first week of Nov in Spain considered the winter season already?
Thank you kindly for your answer!Ok, I should have said Autumn. My mistake.
But still, it’s a mountain area. Who knows what the weather will be? Not me…
And I didn’t want to give the wrong message, like ‘yeah, it’ll be ok!’
I’ve just come back from a few weeks in Alicante and the weather was all over the place, some days 26 deg and the following days 12 deg and raining heavilyIn all the years I have come here (since I was 11 !) I have never experienced this before.
You’re welcome. Keep a look on the Spanish weather forecastThank you kindly for your answer!
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