- Time of past OR future Camino
- May 2023: Via Francigena, Lucca to Rome
(file this one under I've got too much time on my hands why can't I leave now?)
I read a lot about the "Brierley stages" on here, and thought it would be interesting to compare them to the recommended stages in other guides, and especially to other non-English guides. I was surprised to see how similar the proposed itineraries were for SJPP to Burgos. I looked at eight guides, and found these recommendations:
I'm not personally planning on following anyone's itinerary, but I thought this was an interesting pattern that I wanted to share. And if anyone is looking to escape the bottlenecks, or the crowded spots - I bet I can guess which ones they are!
[sources: santiago-compostela.net (commercial), Rother (Germany), Guía del Camino Francés (Spain), Brierley (Ireland) (I think), Gronze (Spain), Galicia Guide (Spain, but in English), Les amis du chemin (France), Guida al cammino di Santiago (Italy)]. I looked at others, but a lot seemed to just copy the Gronze stages. And if anyone can make out Korean ... have at it!
I read a lot about the "Brierley stages" on here, and thought it would be interesting to compare them to the recommended stages in other guides, and especially to other non-English guides. I was surprised to see how similar the proposed itineraries were for SJPP to Burgos. I looked at eight guides, and found these recommendations:
- Roncesvalles, all eight. Not a one mentions Orisson.
- Larrasoaña, all eight.
- Pamplona, three. Cizur Menor, five.
- Puente le Reina, six. Obanos, one. Cirauqui, one
- Estella, seven. Villamayor de Monjardin, one
- Torres del Rio, four. Los Arcos, four.
- Logroño, six. Navarette, one. Viana + Navarette (two stops), one.
- Nájera, seven. Azofra, one.
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada, seven. Redecilla del Camino, one.
- Belorado, all eight
- San Juan de Ortega, seven. Agés, one
- Burgos, all eight.
I'm not personally planning on following anyone's itinerary, but I thought this was an interesting pattern that I wanted to share. And if anyone is looking to escape the bottlenecks, or the crowded spots - I bet I can guess which ones they are!
[sources: santiago-compostela.net (commercial), Rother (Germany), Guía del Camino Francés (Spain), Brierley (Ireland) (I think), Gronze (Spain), Galicia Guide (Spain, but in English), Les amis du chemin (France), Guida al cammino di Santiago (Italy)]. I looked at others, but a lot seemed to just copy the Gronze stages. And if anyone can make out Korean ... have at it!