For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
⚠️ Emergency contact in Spain - Dial 112 and AlertCops app. More on this here.
Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.
Besides the cathedral, it has to be the park near the albergue.
I spend the late afternoon relaxing in the park, watching the kids play, couples lying down on the grass (one would lay on the other's lap), kissing, some eating ice cream, some playing ball, etc.
Exactly like the song from 'Chicago' except it was on a Sunday instead of Saturday.
I particularly liked the Basilica de San Isidoro, next door to the cathedral. When I walked in the late '80's the refugio was in the basement of this classic Romanesque building.
I like the Parque San Francisco, across the street from the post office. It´s fenced, full of trees and lovely flowers and fountains, a real oasis amid all the traffic and hubbub.
The Cafeteria with internet downstairs at approximately 4 Ave. de Ordono II, about 100 meters from the Plaza de Santo Domingo. It is one of the few places open when the rest of Spain is closed!
I'm sure this info has already been shared, but here's an update: the Tuna are still working their magic under the arches in the Praza Obradoiro (facing the catehdral) in the evenings. I was there...
I just completed the Camino Fracis. I got to the pilgrim office in time to get my compesela, and had a very positive experience there. I dedicated my camino to a close cousin who recently passed...
Mods: please move this thread to wherever it belongs and/or give me links to threads about this. Thanks!
I will be in Santiago on Apr. 28-30. Usually I have stayed at zthe Last Stamp, but they...
I plan on arriving in SDC on July 23, and stay a day or two. How feasible is it that I will be able to get a seat for the 10:00 Mass on the Feast Day, the 25th? Am I better off attending a...
Profile maps of all 34 stages of the Camino Frances
ivar
Updated:
This site is run by Ivar at in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon