reenabluewaters
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Hi there! Can I just ask if it's manageable to travel without a guidebook/map? Are the route all marked? Is there a big chance of getting lost? I will be starting the camino in Villafranca.
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The route is really well marked so it's not necessary to carry a guidebook unless you want some historical information or a guide to interesting things to see.reenabluewaters said:Hi there! Can I just ask if it's manageable to travel without a guidebook/map? Are the route all marked? Is there a big chance of getting lost? I will be starting the camino in Villafranca.
That sounds like the Red Albergue system brochure. It is available in all the Red Albergues.a really useful little leaflet with all the places between Leon and Santiago listed with their distance to Santiago. It notes whether there is a shop, cafe, albergue, ATM or farmacia in each place.
Yep, it's a very similar format, Falcon, but even more basic (a sheet of A4 folded in 3). I'm sure it's done in cooperation with someone else otherwise there would be no point advising on the places between Leon and Triacastela, which you've already passed by that time.falcon269 said:That sounds like the Red Albergue system brochure. It is available in all the Red Albergues.
falcon269 said:If you take the Dragonte Route out of Villafranca without a map or guidebook, they will need to send the rescue dogs to find you!
Thanks Julie for this site. I used a similar sheet years back and found it so useful. You can see at a glance the distances between villages, with or without albergues. Annejulie said:reenabluewaters said:Hi there! Can I just ask if it's manageable to travel without a guidebook/map? Are the route all marked? Is there a big chance of getting lost? I will be starting the camino in Villafranca.[/
It is useful to know how far it is to the next albergue/bar etc. I find the format of this sheet useful http://www.asantiago.org/distancias.