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I posted a way to walk from the airport to (I think) Tres Cantos on another thread. I'm posting it here below...but in all honesty I wouldn't want to do that. Madrid is a lovely place to 'land' in Span for a day or two.Would I want to?
If you have time on your hands to visit the city before you walk, here's a guide that has a lot of good local information. I'm headed to see the Goyas at Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida! https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/spain/madrid-local-guide/Theoretically it's possible; each of the crossings on this route that OSMand came up with is an actual over- or underpass. But whar's on the ground in reality is another story. Even if it's possible, I wouldn't want to try this without a good map and gps routefinding ability - there are many zigs and zags.
Here also is someone's bike route:
Check out this trail!
https://www.wikiloc.com/mountain-bi...s-y-parque-forestal-de-valdebebas-3c-36620229 (Tres Cantos-Vuelta al Aeropuerto de Barajas y Parque Forestal de Valdebebas-3C) at #wikiloc
Again with you and Toledo!Who knows when I might be back this way again, so I’ll allow an extra day and take the a short train ride to Toledo. What a wonderful day spent exploring this town with its rich history and cultures - Arabic, Jewish and Christian. Wow!
Most GPS tracks seem to go up the Calle Bravo Murillo to get to the Plaza Castilla. The Paseo de la Castellana is a much nicer option (mostly a tree-lined boulevard with a very wide walking path with cafés in the middle). I’ve put in two different ways to get to the Castellana from the church. Both are very pleasant, but I have a slight preference for the first one since it takes you on the pedestrian Calle Fuencarral, past the Plateresque facade of the Municipal Museum, and through a bunch of plazas with loads of cafés restaurants, etc. One of my favorites is the Café Comercial on the Plaza de Bilbao. It was the favorite morning coffee place for Tierno de Galván, Socialist opposition leader in late Franco days and eventually mayor of Madrid after the transition. At that time it used to have all the newspapers available for reading with those long wooden poles inserted, like I imagine you would see in a Viennese café.Which is the best route through the city to the Plaza de Castilla?
I love walking as much as the next guy but I think this would border on suicidal. I do not think there are any sidewalks at all.. It would be satisfying to walk from the airport, but I don’t think it is realistic.
Hi, @dagomaz,. I walked to Plaza Castilla which was simple and was told yellow arrows would commence there. The plaza is huge with metro and bus stations, skyscrapers etc. If I was in the right place (?) please share where you pick up the Camino
We were glad we walked this route but wouldn't do it again. End of October 2019 into mid November. The infrastructure just doesn't exist. It was wet and the white mud was terrible. We did take an off route tour to Valladolid.We are about to walk on the Camino de Madrid for about 328 km from Madrid to Sahagun, where it joins the Camino Frances. I have not walked this route yet, but it is very high on my list of routes to walk next.
Every 2 or 3 days, I will make a post announcing a new stage/etapa. That gives everyone a chance to ask questions or contribute knowledge on that stage. Then we go on to the next stage. At the end, moderators will tidy up the thread, and rearrange some material so that the thread provides a good chronological account.
I will be working from a spreadsheet that lists towns and villages along the route, with distances between them. It is attached here as a PDF file, but you shouldn’t rely on the information I have gathered. I’ll be making corrections and additions as we go. If you would like the Excel spreadsheet, send me a private Conversation with your email address.
I will probably post in 14-stages. Some people will want to walk it in fewer days, and some will take longer. We’ll gather the information for you to decide.
Here are some of the key resources I will be checking as we walk:
On my phone I have KML tracks on maps.me. The full route from Madrid to Sahagun is given by rayyrosa’s track here. @peregrina2000 has found the following more recent tracks posted by Daniarkansas on Wikiloc:
- Camino de Madrid guide from the UK Confraternity of Saint James. I have the 2017 paper version, but have ordered the 2020 update.
- Federación Española de Asociaciones de Amigos del Camino de Santiago has an office in Madrid, as shown on this page. For their detailed information on the Camino de Madrid, click here.
- As always, Gronze is a good source
- Rayyrosa run a Facebook page for the Camino de Madrid.
As an alternative starting point, the Camino Mendocino starts in Guadalajara, and joins the Camino de Madrid 96km (3 or 4 days) later. There are some good threads on it in the Camino Mendocino sub-forum.
- Madrid - Colmenar
- Colmenar - Cercedilla
- Cercedilla - Segovia
- Segovia - Santa María la Real
- Santa María - Coca.
- Coca - Alcazarén
- Alcazarén- Puente Duero
- Puente Duero - Peñaflor de Hornija
- Peñaflor - Medina de Rioseco
- Medina de Rioseco - Villalón de Campos
- Vilallón - Sahagún
Next post will be Day 0 in Madrid!
I agree. While normally a little apprehensive about walking in to and out of large cities, we followed the suggestion of @peregrina2000 for the walk out of Madrid. We made an early start and stopped at a delightful cafe for coffee and croissants along the way. It was an enjoyable walk.The exit from Madrid has no ugly industrial parts. It is the nicest and quickest exit from a city of all the ones I’ve walked, except maybe Santiago on the route to Finisterre.
That was also our experience back in 2018. Good albergue or alternative in all usual stops - and often we were the only ones there or with one or two others. I guess not a lot in terms of cafe stops along the way - as you’d see on the Frances - but we were not expecting that level of infrastructure. Waymarking also very good. We still took a wrong turn coming out of Tres Cantos - pilgrim error - but we will get to thatWhat kind of infrastructure are you referring to, @Scott Sweeney? I guess this will come out as we go through the stages,
My imppression has always been that the pilgrim infrastructure on the Camino de Madrid is way above and beyond what you would expect for a camino with so few pilgrims. Lots of terrific albergues just there waiting for you.
What kind of infrastructure are you referring to, @Scott Sweeney? I guess this will come out as we go through the stages,The infrastructure just doesn't exist.
Agree. I would try to do a bit of sightseeing at the start, but more at the end of my trip. Maybe we need a separate thread on Madrid.I really would not be in a rush to leave Madrid to start the Camino if you can possibly swing it, or spend time there at the end. You are in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with fabulous Art galleries, food, architecture, gardens, great transport etc etc. It has a budget for everyone
I love this new nickname for @peregrina2000 !thank you P2K!
Nothing will discourage hardcore pilgrims like us!We were glad we walked this route but wouldn't do it again. End of October 2019 into mid November. The infrastructure just doesn't exist. It was wet and the white mud was terrible.
In the past I have stayed, and been happy with: Hostales Astoria, Internacional, Gonzalo, and Bruña.do you have recommendations for a hostal in Madrid?
Yes, it was the Paseo de Castellana that I used. It was lovely. I got my sello after the 7pm mass in the Iglesia.Most GPS tracks seem to go up the Calle Bravo Murillo to get to the Plaza Castilla. The Paseo de la Castellana is a much nicer option (mostly a tree-lined boulevard with a very wide walking path with cafés in the middle). I’ve put in two different ways to get to the Castellana from the church. Both are very pleasant, but I have a slight preference for the first
Tres Cantos is a "satellite city" built in the 1970s. There are hotels, and a municipal albergue that appears to be closed temporarily (likely due to Covid). Even in normal times, I've read that you must get the key from the Policia during specific hours, and Gronze says that pilgrims must leave by 6 a.m. That is partly why I'll consider taking the commuter train back to Madrid. I don't like to walk in the dark, and I'll still be jet lagged anyway, so who knows how I'll be sleeping!The exit from Madrid has no ugly industrial parts. It is the nicest and quickest exit from a city of all the ones I’ve walked, except maybe Santiago on the route to Finisterre. Once you cross under the M-40 (or is it M-30, not sure), BAM, the city ends and you are in the fields on your way to Tres Cantos.
I quite like the idea of doing:The exit from Madrid has no ugly industrial parts. It is the nicest and quickest exit from a city of all the ones I’ve walked, except maybe Santiago on the route to Finisterre.
I looked up the Madrid Metro maps, and it appears the linea 10 will take us to Fuencarral and to Tres Olivos. Both stations are virtually on the Camino. The Cercanias line C4 also stops in Fuencarral (the Cercanias station is further from the Camino than the Metro), and also to Tres Cantos.this stage in two days - returning by train from Fuencarral one day and from Tres Cantos the next, to stay those nights in Madrid.
the very comfortable Hotel Jardin de Tres Cantos
Looks nice, my only concern being that it might not be that easy to break this into two days for slow walkers.The Senda Real (GR-124) starts at Principe Pio, and merges with the camino a bit before Tres Cantos.
You could walk again without packs to Tres Cantos, return to Madrid for the night, get the train back in the morning to start Stage 2.In Tres Cantos, as we often prefer to have some privacy, so we'll go with @jenny@zen 's choice:
Decathlon
Sporting goods superstores
Address:
Parque Oeste, Sector 1 - Barrio Salamanca
28922 - Outside Madrid
Madrid
Nearest Bus or Train:
Tren: Cercanías C-7 (Commuter train)
Open Hours:
9a-10p M-Sa
Decathlon Inesis Castellana
Paseo de la Castellana, 110, 28046 Madrid, Spain
+34 915 61 65 55
Hours: 10:00-10:00 PM
Sunday Closed
No worries...we won't run off without you. In fact those of is walking without a pack to Tres Cantos and taking transport back to Madrid can meet you for tapas tonight. Do you have a favorite place?. I went to one of the two Barrabes stores in Madrid. Barrabes is a higher end outdoor store than Decathlon and they carry a lot of brands known internationally (with prices to match). But they carry the Altus Poncho and typically have it in stock.
One store is off the Castellana very close to the metro stop Cuzco, and the other one is very close to the Principe de Vergara metro stop. You can see maps and info here: http://www.barrabes.com/qsomos/tiendaMadrid_orense.asp
Both are very easy to get to. I had called several weeks ahead and asked them to hold an Altus poncho for me. The staff is very helpful. And they don't close at mid-day.
Yes, Bodegas Melibes, I can't remember the name of the street, but it is near Sol. Here is a photo:Here you go, @Kanga
No worries...we won't run off without you. In fact those of is walking without a pack to Tres Cantos and taking transport back to Madrid can meet you for tapas tonight. Do you have a favorite place?
Bwahaha!Who can resist those tile pictures?
I'm running behind everyone because I've been delayed in Madrid looking for the sports store that sells Altus poncho/raincoats. I had details somewhere but I've lost them.
Sorry to say that neither Decathlon nor Barrabés sells the Altus poncho. Decathlon sells its own brand. Barrabés did years ago but stopped carrying it when Altus discontinued the original and started with the Atmospheric.Here you go, @Kanga
No worries...we won't run off without you. In fact those of is walking without a pack to Tres Cantos and taking transport back to Madrid can meet you for tapas tonight. Do you have a favorite place?
As you leave Fuencarral, you go under the M-40 and there is no more development. There is a bike path/via verde that you can walk on, but also a lot of the way has a nearby dirt path. I don’t mean to give the impression that it is idyllic countryside, because most of this stage after El Goloso is right alongside the highway. And it is a busy highway. But you are definitely out of the urban core.The walk to Fuencarral appears to be entirely urban. What is the walking like from there to Tres Cantos?
Yes, it’s a bit more complicated now. You have to have a rechargeable travel card to ride the metro. When you start your purchase, the machine will say something like ”insert your travel card.” But there will be a panel you can click on that says ”get your travel card.” There is a small charge for the card, but you can load it up depending on how long you will be there.When I returned via Madrid from Santiago in 2018 I gave up the metro since it was impossible to get a ticket from the ticketmachine without some sort of travelcard. I guess I will have the same problem this time.
And it is easy to switch the language of the machine to English — there are some flag icons, I think, at the top left.Thanks!
For anyone planning a trip to Toledo, it is an easy day trip from Madrid. But if you can squeeze in a night in Toledo you will have two enormous advantages — you will see Toledo lit up at night, and you will be in this city without the thousands and thousands of daily bus trippers. Toledo‘s historic core has extremely narrow streets, sometimes filled to the brim with huge numbers.I've never been to Toledo, and I intend to squeeze in a side trip there, one of these years.
Yes, the most obvious is Colmenar, but I won’t jump ahead yet. These long planning threads are much easier to use as a planning tool after the fact if we keep all of the discussion, as much as possible, focused on the stage that @C clearly regularly posts. She posted Day 1 in number 33 above and I expect she’ll post the next stage when she sees that we have pretty much said all there is to say about Madrid to Tres Cantos. 24 posts in the first 5 or 6 hours is a pretty good number, but I’ll bet people aren’t done yet!Following this with interest. However, I would prefer to walk further than 23 kms for the first stage are there other options within the next 15kms?
I agree entirely with the confusion over footbridges in Tres Cantos. I was using a GPS alongside the guidebook, and was glad that I was.I had a vague memory of some confusion about which footbridge to take to get into Tres Cantos (I never stayed there so I have no first hand experience).
Here is an old post, but maybe people who have recently walked into Tres Cantos can comment.
The guide of Madrid Camino (at least the one I had) tells that "Here there is a footbridge into Tres Cantos (modern industrial town, Holiday Inn Express Tres Cantos*** and all facilities). If you wish to visit Tres Cantos you must cross the autovia at this footbridge and return the same way, as the next footbridge is 3k ahead and off the camino."
Since I was staying in Tres Cantos for overnight, I crossed the first bridge. It also has some arrows on it and on the road leading to it. From the bridge one also can see signs for autovia exit to Tres Cantos (but it is ahead, it is an exit from autovia and it is not for pedestrians as too dangerous). The road goes between some garden and cemetery for a few kilometers and does NOT lead to Tres Cantos but around it. I was walking for a couple kilometers and then turned and walked almost all way back, asked people at cemetery and one guy give me a ride to my hotel which was was near railway station. Next day I decided to cross autovia by the closest bridge (second in Tres Cantos) and walk back until I see the arrows. To my surprise, there were yellow arrows on this bridge as well (it was not pedestrian, but car bridge with pedestrian sidewalk, though one more pedestrian bridge is near as well). And immediately after it, was the Camino.
So, the point is. To stay in Tres Cantos or to use train station to come back in Madrid, one has to cross not the first bridge, but second. The one which is near Siemens factory and some big building with many flags near it.
I’ve added a google maps screenshot to show where the Siemens factory is
It was a good first day. And while there is nothing special or historical (!) about Très Cantos, I think it gets a bad wrap sometimes. As another poster said, it is more ‘alive’ at night when the workers return from downtown Madrid. Our needs were a late lunch, a bed and dinner.Am also staying at Hotel VP Jardin. Quite a good length walk for our first day. Looking forward to the rest of our walk.
Tres Cantos reminded me a lot of Milton Keynes, or an Australian suburb - wide streets, low buildings and lots of pizza restaurants and hairdressers. But it isn't a bad place, it is oddly endearing, and the people who live there seem to like it.It was a good first day. And while there is nothing special or historical (!) about Très Cantos, I think it gets a bad wrap sometimes. As another poster said, it is more ‘alive’ at night when the workers return from downtown Madrid. Our needs were a late lunch, a bed and dinner.We had a choice of a couple of restaurants near the VP Jardin for dinner. I’ve stayed in plenty worse (albeit ‘old’ places) on other Caminos. From then on, be assured much more ‘authentic’ pilgrim accommodation awaits the Madrid peregrino/a.
Totally agree. There are more than enough bars, eateries etc, and most people are only going to arrive in the late afternoon, shower, eat, drink, sleep and be gone early the next day. Anywhere can be fine for a short stay.Tres Cantos reminded me a lot of Milton Keynes, or an Australian suburb - wide streets, low buildings and lots of pizza restaurants and hairdressers. But it isn't a bad place, it is oddly endearing, and the people who live there seem to like it.
Well, that proverb turned out to be true for us today.‘If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.’ Zen proverb
My map shows there are two possible routes to Colemar out of Tres Cantos. The 'official' route on the right and another on the left. Is that the one you took, Jenny?Turns out there was a noteworthy sentence or two about a choice between a left and right turn shortly after leaving Tres Cantos this morning.
Yes, we went left without any thought. It was a nice path that eventually ran out of arrows.My map shows there are two possible routes to Colemar out of Tres Cantos. The 'official' route on the right and another on the left. Is that the one you took, Jenny?
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We had almost exactly the same experience. We headed off left and spent a long time wandering across scrubby heathland, eventually using our sense of direction and help from locals to get to Colmenar, thankful we'd opted for a short day.Yes, we went left without any thought. It was a nice path that eventually ran out of arrows.but because eventually we could see the church in the distance … crisis averted.
What a beautiful offering, @rayyrosa !!!Ray and Rosa’s place in Manzanares is so great - don’t miss it if you do this camino!
I remember the first time I’d ever heard of / tasted Berenjenas con miel - we arrived tired and hungry in Castro del Rio on the Camino Mozarabe. In a small bar we asked the young bar owner Miguel to serve us whatever he recommends. Berenjenas con miel was one of the dishes. Since then, when we are in Spain, if it’s on the menu - count us in.Nick, the naming of a plaza after an eggplant is a good sign, I guess.
Yes, the Camino follows them closely for some distance, so if they are high enough to flood the camino (is this even possible?), that's when you could take the left fork - the one @jenny@zen took right after TC. That longer route can't be washed out because it follows higher ground across the Alto de Navalcaballo. Harder to discern the tracks here, but you can see the topography!My biggest concern about this stage is the arroyos between Tres Cantos and Colmenar.
I don't recall these as being an issue at all. I was walking in September.My biggest concern about this stage is the arroyos between Tres Cantos and Colmenar.
The arroyos are a bit of a pain because the stepping stones are just too far apart to confidently step from one to the other (at least for me), without losing balance, and falling off into the wrong side of the river.Why concern about the arroyos?
Sure, Wendy has a list somewhere of where we ate each day. Overall, the Madrid was a bit more of a challenge than most caminos because it is so rural and often there just aren't many food options at all, let alone veggie ones, but we managed OK.Please, as we go along, can you let us know how you two managed as far as vegetarian food is concerned? (Asking not just for myself, I hope!) Managing, in terms of both how and where, I mean. Gracias!
Under the circumstances, I'd be just taking off my shoes to wade across the ford, as your photo shows. The colder the better. But it's good to know there's a high way in case the weather's been bad.And they are just too deep to wade across with ankle high waterproof boots without getting the water in.
I am not a shill for WhatsApp and I realize that some people have serious concerns about using the app because of Facebook/privacy issues, but just so you know how popular it is in Spain…. Last month a forum member tried calling Ray y Rosa over a two day period and had given up on staying there. I suggested that he try WhatsApp, and they responded almost instantly.Acogida de peregrinos La Encomienda – Well equipped donativo operated by Ray y Rosa has bunks for 4 pp (maybe up to 7), meals, and takes reservations. Contact +34 645 908 079, preferably by WhatsApp.
I don’t think that place was in operation when I walked — looks like a better location than the Chiscón, which is on the edge of town.Found Hosteleria HC in Colmenar on booking.com now. Booked there in 2020, rooms 45-50 euros.
That´s why I booked there in 2020, not so far away from the camino. Looks ok and rather new.I don’t think that place was in operation when I walked — looks like a better location than the Chiscón, which is on the edge of town.
Certainly for a while, perhaps while some are shopping.The Santillana Reservoir and natural area offer bird watching opportunities. We might just lose @VNwalking there.
There is also an nice brochure in Spanish.Just east of La Pedriza and while you are passing Manzanares el Real on the busy M-608, you will see a large reservoir on the right. In general, Santillana Reservoir is a great spot in spring and fall for scattered shorebird and songbird vagrants and an important waterfowl and gull wintering site. Among other things, the pastures around the lake host meridionalis Northern Shrikes (part of a complex of subspecies likely to be split from Northern Shrike), Woodchat Shrikes, large numbers of Yellow Wagtails (Motacilla flava) from spring to fall, and foraging European White Stork pairs, which nest in nearby towns and atop sawn-off pasture trees visible from the road
This stage takes us from Tres Cantos, 12 km to Colmenar Viejo and another 15.5 km to Manzanares el Real.
In addition to the Gran Hostal El Chiscón, previous posts have added options for accommodation in Colmenar Viejo:Colmenar Viejo is well equipped with sports stores, restaurants and the Gran Hostal El Chiscón if you would like to walk only a short day.
That's also listed in Gronze.There is also a señora with rooms, Andrea at +34617655243 (and she is on WhatsApp)
We feel so fortunate to be here! Ray and Rosa have created a perfect space for pilgrims in the garden of,their own home
We'll definitely not miss it. ¡Gracias @rayyrosa !Ray and Rosa’s place in Manzanares is so great - don’t miss it if you do this camino!
The slow walkers we are often like to have a rest day, in particular if the town is interesting. It's too early in the walk for us to take a rest day, but with a 14.8km (according to Gronze) or 15.5km walk from Colmenar Viejo to Manzanares el Real, we should have time to go exploring. I might find my darling watching birds with @VNwalkingLet's not forget to explore Manzanares el Real..
The drumbeat of the Approaching Next Big Day Effect. I'm feeling it at home, just walking virtually.As @C clearly recommends, it’s best to stock up on provisions. I recall on the afternoon / night we were in Cercedilla, there was nowhere open for dinner. But there was a grocery store not far from our Hostal so we bought provisions for dinner (eaten in our room) and for the next day’s breakfast and path to Segovia. Excitement mounting.
I would likely chose the latter, wanting to make the next day a bit less of a scary challenge. Not that it would be necessarily, but that's what this mind does. So compassion says be nice and whack off a few kms right off the bat. Besides, @Bad Pilgrim is right. Sometimes sharing space with many teens is no fun, even though they are having a ball.
- Lodging in Cercedilla – Hostal Aribel Longinos, and Hostal La Maya
- Large youth hostel Albergue Villa Castora, about 2 or 3 km past the town
- Also, about 2-3 km along the route to Segovia are two hotel-restaurants.
Wait, that's a youth hostel? Noisy teens en masse transform me into a misanthrope, the Wicked Which of the West. Hmmm. Revising spreadsheet.With the youth hostel in Dehesas
nualaoc said:I stayed in the youth hostel and enjoyed the young people! I had my own en-suite room which was (I think) on a different floor to the groups. I didn't specifically request this - but I know others have had the same experience when making an individual booking. The accommodation and location were great - the food was passable and I was grateful for the picnic breakfast. If I were staying there again, I'd have a nice menu del dia in Cercidilla and stroll to the hostel later in the afternoon.
And that too!!!The drumbeat of the Approaching Next Big Day Effect.
Well, we checked the profile of this stage, and we noticed that it goes up and up. This stage with its 20 km is just within the range that we could walk without my having to carry someone by the end of the dayFor us, this day began with Ray n Rosa dropping us back on the Way and, from there, it was a peaceful, enjoyable and uneventful walk - though with three unexpected sharp climbs. I say unexpected as I don’t recall checking elevations for this or previous stages, knowing that the climbing would come on the morning of Day 4 for us - Cercedila to Segovia.
we would stop in Cercedilla to stock up on provisions, and then continue to Las Dehesas, which would give us an 8.7 km day. Or actually a 9.7 km day, if we stay at the Hotel Casa Cirilo, which Gronze tells us is 4.1 km away from Cercedilla's town centre.Also, about 2-3 km along the route to Segovia are two hotel-restaurants. They give you a head start on the 31 km walk to Segovia, but might get rather expensive.
Our thinking, too, @VNwalking .I would likely chose the latter, wanting to make the next day a bit less of a scary challenge. Not that it would be necessarily, but that's what this mind does. So compassion says be nice and whack off a few kms right off the bat.
I have stayed in Hostal Aribel Longinos. As Jenny has said, it is right at the Camino exit from town, not far from the train station.
- Lodging in Cercedilla – Hostal Aribel Longinos, and Hostal La Maya
- Large youth hostel Albergue Villa Castora, about 2 or 3 km past the town
- Also, about 2-3 km along the route to Segovia are two hotel-restaurants. They give you a head start on the 31 km walk to Segovia, but might get rather expensive.
Wow, that was the first I had heard of this, but it has been coming for a long time. When I lived in Madrid in the 70s it was the go-to weekend winter fun place.There are several hostales, possibly serving the ski development that only recently closed down.
That looks like a good option too. Then a shortish morning walk to Segovia rather than in the afternoon heat at end of a long day. HhmmmAfter Cercedilla and the ascent over the Purte de Fuenfría, a diversion to San Ildefonso is a possibility. It adds a day, but there is an albergue, lots of services and a palace to look round.
We stayed there too, nice hotel. I was impressed with how well the photographer matched the new photos with the original and how little the place has actually changed, at least in appearance. The polideprotivo is for emergency only. We arrived during fiesta and were informed that after 6 pm there'd be no-one to let us in or out, plus it is as you come into town thus adding to the next day's walk. I seem to remember there is a narrow gauge railway that heads up into the hills from a different station. One for the train nuts.I have stayed in Hostal Aribel Longinos.
From my notes on April 27th 2017, be prepeared for snow at the end of April
If you are coming to the Camino in the next day or two, pack some woolies - woke up to snow on the mountains where we have just come from and a snow shower in La Granja! It's about 13 kms from the albergue to the middle of Segovia, walking on a dirt track alongside a busy road all the way. If that doesn't appeal, there were plenty of busses to Segovia."
The San Ildefonso was worth a visit. There are loads of famous fountains in the grounds of this palace and tours that go round at certain times of the day as they turn each fabulous fountain on in turn - surely worth seeing? It costs, but vaguely remember it being free on the day I was there for some reason, maybe a Wednesday? There is (was?) an excellent albergue in the town but there were quite a few hostels here.
I think...marvelous! And that applies to any of those options. Though I'd be more likely to take a half day in La Granja, and a full day in Segovia.This could be a good time for a rest day or two half-days - in La Granja and/or Segovia. What do you think?
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