I'll be walking the Via de la Plata starting April 12th from Seville. I have nothing booked past Seville
Hi Mike
Great time to walk. You’ll be seeing lots of spring flowers as you head north. I left apr 7 last year.
You’ve got Seville booked. Definitely wouldn’t wing that.
I had booked next 3 stops ‘but in hindsight’., I didn’t need to. Others I met when eating dinner or walking had winged it and had found places in albergues. It depends I guess how late you arrive.
I agree with others to give some thought to popular stops for tourists. Hospitalero where you stop may give advice for further ahead and help you make a booking. Good to Ask the hospi for advice .. they are usually aware of what’s ahead of you.
Cáseres is a popular place and sometimes full . I stopped further in Casar de Cásares.
If you don’t plan to prepare your ‘very own’ rough list of ideas for stops and accommodation from the wealth of lists and posts on the Vdlp forum., I’d suggest having access to
www.gronze.com at least, so that you can see what is around.
also Gerald Kelly has a good online guide to the Via which has tracks to download and advice on accommodation. It’s in printed form too and that is available from Ivars camino forum store here.
This route is a beauty Mike!
Btw from my experience ., just enough other pilgrims walking to have good conversation occasionally and company to eat with.
Buen camino
Annie