pilgrimage2011
New Member
Dear forum,
I am so grateful for this website! Ever since I read Paolo Coelho's The Pilgrimage I've wanted to walk to Santiago de Compostela. I love the prospect of the physical challenge, and doing this by myself, as well as meeting inspiring people along the way.
I'm trying to plan it out for this summer, but as it turns out I only have from July 18th till August 6th, as my summer holiday does not start until the 18th of July and I'm teaching again on the 8th of August. I live in Amsterdam, so can leave Amsterdam on the 18th and have to be back there on the 6th of August.
Can I ask for your advice on the following:
- How and whereto can I best travel from Amsterdam to start the camino if I want to reach Santiago de Compostela in 2,5 weeks?;
- For me this is a spiritual journey, and I am therefore not looking to do anything specific as a tourist, but are there places or times I shouldn't miss?;
- What would be the estimated costs of walking the camino to Santiago for, say, 2,5 weeks (including overnight stays and food)?
- Do you have to plan the whole camino beforehand (like, make hostel reservations), or can you just start walking from your point of departure?;
- When they say it's crowded on Camino Frances in the summer months, what do they mean exactly?
Ok, that's all I can think of right now. Thank you so much!
All the best,
Pieternel
I am so grateful for this website! Ever since I read Paolo Coelho's The Pilgrimage I've wanted to walk to Santiago de Compostela. I love the prospect of the physical challenge, and doing this by myself, as well as meeting inspiring people along the way.
I'm trying to plan it out for this summer, but as it turns out I only have from July 18th till August 6th, as my summer holiday does not start until the 18th of July and I'm teaching again on the 8th of August. I live in Amsterdam, so can leave Amsterdam on the 18th and have to be back there on the 6th of August.
Can I ask for your advice on the following:
- How and whereto can I best travel from Amsterdam to start the camino if I want to reach Santiago de Compostela in 2,5 weeks?;
- For me this is a spiritual journey, and I am therefore not looking to do anything specific as a tourist, but are there places or times I shouldn't miss?;
- What would be the estimated costs of walking the camino to Santiago for, say, 2,5 weeks (including overnight stays and food)?
- Do you have to plan the whole camino beforehand (like, make hostel reservations), or can you just start walking from your point of departure?;
- When they say it's crowded on Camino Frances in the summer months, what do they mean exactly?
Ok, that's all I can think of right now. Thank you so much!
All the best,
Pieternel