Walking frances 12/14/2016 to 1/21 2017

[Wine and Faith]

Hey All,
OK so i have the time and want to do my third camino frances in the winter on the dates above. I live in a cold climate and am used to frigid blowing wind and heavy snowfall etc.... but I am curious about the albergues during the holiday period. Are they all closed, am I looking at pensions for accomodation? I read the list from one of the other sites, and it seemed that many are closed during the holiday week....
Let me know what you think
thank
Andy

 

[Magnara]

Hey All,
OK so i have the time and want to do my third camino frances in the winter on the dates above. I live in a cold climate and am used to frigid blowing wind and heavy snowfall etc.... but I am curious about the albergues during the holiday period. Are they all closed, am I looking at pensions for accomodation? I read the list from one of the other sites, and it seemed that many are closed during the holiday week....
Let me know what you think
thank
Andy

We walked in Jan/Feb 2006, so the situation might be a bit different, but most of the albergues were closed. We mostly stayed in B&B and little family-run hotels. There is a lot of information on this forum about everything to do with winter caminos, including this question, so you can be well prepared.

 

[Smallest_Sparrow]

Look at this thread, especially @SYates answer. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/francês-winter-2016-news.44303/#post-461281
Buen camino