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Surviving Camino Frances in Winter: Tips and Must-See Places for Vegetarian Travelers

Willdtrout

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I’m starting Camino Frances in a week. I think I’m well geared up and ready but I would like some tips on best Albergues, restaurants, sites, events, towns that you feel are must a must see.

Tips geared towards a vegetarian will be extra appreciated as I hear that may be hard to find on Camino, especially during winter
 
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At this time of year many albergues will be closed.
You can consult Gronze to see which are open

Camino Francés | Gronze.com

El Camino Francés es el Camino de Santiago en el que confluyen la mayoría de las vías medievales de peregrinación europeas, siendo por tanto el camino de mayor relevancia histórica y el más seguido por los peregrinos. Su punto de inicio, hoy en día, tanto puede considerarse Roncesvalles como...
www.gronze.com
And this list of winter albergues

Here's a recent thread about eating vegetarian on the Camino

I've added the tag "winter" at the top of this thread. Click it to bring up other threads related to walking in the winter.
 
I missed that thread. Thank you for sharing
 
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Here is a sightseeing tip; next door to the Basilica de San Isidoro is its museum. This was the highlight of León for me. Kings and nobles were entombed in the Royal Pantheon under painted vaults described as the Sistine Chapel of the Romanesque. It also has, besides various artifacts, a Renaissance library and a chalice that, although never identified as such before, researchers think may be the Holy Grail.

https://www.museosanisidorodeleon.com/en/
 
trecile said:
You can consult Gronze to see which are open
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For sure check out Gronze as well as APrinca and Buen Camino app. But as I wrote in other posts and my recounting of the camino I ended last month, lots of Albergues were closing earlier than stated. Call ahead to be sure that an albergue is open.
 
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What day are you starting and from where. I am starting Friday Jan 13 from St Jean or Roncevalles
 
I am walking the Camino Frances just now - in Logroño tonight. People who have walked in the main pilgrimage season (Easter to October) may make some suggestions but in reality at the moment you take what you can get and I hope that you find yourself grateful for it! There are long stages where only one or two bars are open and towns or villages with a single open albergue and no private rooms available. As a vegetarian you should prepare yourself for a very limited set of options.
 
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I was there last October. There was only a small part of the 'Pantheon' open, the rest being under restoration, and no photography allowed. It wasn't worth the entry charge, imo.
 
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