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Yes. We walked as far as the train station, and then took a taxi into the center of town. Then we had a celebratory lunch (wonderful pizza!), and I kept walking as far as Rabé. (We had started the day from just past Monasterio de Rodilla.)Is this true?
Yes, it is. I would grab a bus. My daughters and I walked into Burgos totally wet and bedraggled after 24 km without a place to sit down in the drizzle. We just put our heads down and slogged to our hotel. But I was glad we walked it because my daughters were on their first Camino and we had seen only a couple of pilgrims en route from Irun. In Burgos as we walked to our hotel, we saw other pilgrims, and even strangers said "buen camino", which was something they hadn't experienced.It looks to me like the walk into Burgos from Villimar (just after the BU30) ring road) is on busy city streets and not particularly attractive. Is this true?
Yes. We walked as far as the train station, and then took a taxi into the center of town. Then we had a celebratory lunch (wonderful pizza!), and I kept walking as far as Rabé. (We had started the day from just past Monasterio de Rodilla.)
If you install Chrome browser on your ipad and use that on non-English sites, the translation to English is offered automatically. I’ve done that on my ipad often.Thanks all! I’m on my IPad now so translate isn’t easilyaccessible — can’t wait to read the links. One of the reasons I asked I’d that I know there is Roman stuff on that stage and didn’t want to plan something tha might cause us to miss it!
Once we got to this point, we took a taxi. My husband walked all the way in on his first trip and felt it was not a good walk.Hi All, This forum on the Vasco has been very, very quiet! I am planning to walk the Vasco this fall , all pandemic things permitting. I am wondering about the last stage into Burgos. It looks to me like the walk into Burgos from Villimar (just after the BU30) ring road) is on busy city streets and not particularly attractive. Is this true? We have been to Burgos several times and are thinking about catching a bus through the city and staying on the far side at Tardejos. Is my impression accurate? Thanks. LizB
Two more clues come to mind.
I you plan to stay overnight in Zegama, make sure you find accommodation in advance. In 2019, the pilgrim hostel was located in the old sport hall. Normally not a problem, but the showers and also the toilets were in the new gym, a few hundred meters away towards the center of the village. For access I got a card, but between 9:00 pm and 7:00 am the new gym was closed and could not be entered with this card.
In Vitoria-Gasteiz, you must take the guided tour of the old Santa Maria Cathedral. The tour starts in the rocky foundation of the cathedral and ends at the top of the tower. Very big recommendation.
Thank you SabineP.
I had tried my luck at Ostatu Zegama, unfortunately everything was fully booked.
Very nice the new Albergue. I should think about a new try on the Camino Vasco - this time without any rain.
Hi Liz. I cannot comment on the Vasco but my first Camino was Frances and the route into Burgos from the airport was one of the most uninspiring parts of the journey and your description of Vasco sounds similar. I joked about how boring it was with other pilgrims on my subsequent Caminos and those who had walked it were in agreement. When you arrive in the old town it is worth the trek. I stayed in Alberque Divina Pastora a lovely quiet space above a small chapel where there is a pilgrim's mass a 20.00 each night. The walk out of Burgos on stage 13 of the Frances is equally uninspiring but leads you to the Meseta so is worth enduring.Hi All, This forum on the Vasco has been very, very quiet! I am planning to walk the Vasco this fall , all pandemic things permitting. I am wondering about the last stage into Burgos. It looks to me like the walk into Burgos from Villimar (just after the BU30) ring road) is on busy city streets and not particularly attractive. Is this true? We have been to Burgos several times and are thinking about catching a bus through the city and staying on the far side at Tardejos. Is my impression accurate? Thanks. LizB
Totally in agreement with this.Hi Liz. I cannot comment on the Vasco but my first Camino was Frances and the route into Burgos from the airport was one of the most uninspiring parts of the journey and your description of Vasco sounds similar. I joked about how boring it was with other pilgrims on my subsequent Caminos and those who had walked it were in agreement. When you arrive in the old town it is worth the trek. I stayed in Alberque Divina Pastora a lovely quiet space above a small chapel where there is a pilgrim's mass a 20.00 each night. The walk out of Burgos on stage 13 of the Frances is equally uninspiring but leads you to the Meseta so is worth enduring.
Buen Camino
Vince
No, we didn't. As mentioned, we were wet and bedraggled and focused on our hotel destination! However, on Google Earth, that looks like a pleasant alternative through the city, depending perhaps on where your accommodation is located.There appears to be a linear Riverside park along the Vena that can be followed all the way to the Plaza de Espana in the center of the city. Has anyone followed this river walk?
No worries, @ebrandt . The Roman stuff is well before town. And you can't miss it - there are even interpretive signs.there is Roman stuff on that stage and didn’t want to plan something tha might cause us to miss it!
Yes: Michael did:There appears to be a linear Riverside park along the Vena that can be followed all the way to the Plaza de Espana in the center of the city. Has anyone followed this river walk? It looks like it could be a very nice way to walk into Burgos.
When I came out of the trainstation I went to the right and then the very big, nearly trafficless street to the left. Only after a few minutes I came to a lovely little river and I could follow it to the right just into the center of the city. Almost all the time I walked under huge plane trees through the white seeds of these trees that reached my ankles. Not for allergy sufferers but beautiful.
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