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A member who is walking from St. Jean has an older (but physically capable) family member who wants to meet them and walk into Santiago. She prefers to start a bit before Sarria to experience a little of the camino before the crowds and rush at Sarria. Triacastela through Samos has been suggested.
The question now is how to get from Santiago (assuming this is the best arrival point from LAX).
I would think that getting to either Sarria or Samos by bus and then taxi to Triacastela might be best. Has anyone actually done this from Santiago? Keep in mind that the traveler is capable ....but 84 years old and would welcome a simple plan.
What about going to Piedrafita (O'Cebreiro)? Half a day walk to Triacastela and direct bus from SdC. Probably the same time-wise but also cheaper.A member who is walking from St. Jean has an older (but physically capable) family member who wants to meet them and walk into Santiago. She prefers to start a bit before Sarria to experience a little of the camino before the crowds and rush at Sarria. Triacastela through Samos has been suggested.
The question now is how to get from Santiago (assuming this is the best arrival point from LAX).
I would think that getting to either Sarria or Samos by bus and then taxi to Triacastela might be best. Has anyone actually done this from Santiago? Keep in mind that the traveler is capable ....but 84 years old and would welcome a simple plan.
Actually the cheapest from LAX is to fly either to Barcelona or Madrid.
If Madrid then a train to Astorga and bus to Piedrafita.
I would never pick SdC as my entry point if I wanted to walk to SdC. Kind of loses the magic if you come to SdC with a public transport
Then maybe better flying Madrid to SdC. But land travel also means you get to see some of the countryside.I don't disagree....but it adds quite a bit of land travel for an older person without Spanish. Ideally, a person takes a bus from the airport in Santiago or goes direct to a train station to get to the walking point.
The magic is really not lost if you never actually go into SdC.
What about going to Piedrafita (O'Cebreiro)? Half a day walk to Triacastela and direct bus from SdC. Probably the same time-wise but also cheaper.
After all maybe this person would like to visit one of the iconic places on CF?
Well, more than 20k but I would agree in case of 84 y/o person. But still much easier and cheaper to get to than Triacastela.Pedraifita to Triacastela is a full days walk for most of us.... Over 25Km. Then there is the last rather steep downhill that might be a challenge for an 84 year old?
Can anyone tell me a good pension there, and where the church is? She insists she is going to Mass that Sunday!
Oh, so she decided to go to O'Cebreiro first? Nice.Keep in mind that O Cebreiro is really a tiny village. Nothing is more than a block or two away from anything else. Will she be arriving on Saturday or Sunday? Triacastela is the next stop and has a very active priest and church...then the Samos Monastery follows.
http://www.galiciaguide.com/Samos.html
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