Where to start Madrid or Seville?

Andrius11

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• May 21, 2015

• #1

About to start my second Camino,just cant decide between two of them..Camino de Madrid or Via de la Plata?

 

Anniesantiago

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• May 21, 2015

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Both are wonderful but I really LOVED the Madrid route and it only takes 2 weeks

 

Andrius11

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• May 21, 2015

• #3

Anniesantiago said:

Both are wonderful but I really LOVED the Madrid route and it only takes 2 weeks

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Well if i start from Madrid,i am planning on doing Salvador and Primitivo too) guess it will take a bit more than two weeks)anyway Madrid 1-VDLP 0,thank you.

 

KinkyOne

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• May 21, 2015

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Andrius11 said:

Well if i start from Madrid,i am planning on doing Salvador and Primitivo too) guess it will take a bit more than two weeks)anyway Madrid 1-VDLP 0,thank you.

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I Haven't walked VdlP yet but I did Madrid last year. If you're looking for more solitary Camino than Madrid is the answer. But when heading for Leon on CF it might be a shock
Primitivo also becoming more and more popular but Invierno is again about the solitude.

Ultreia!

 

Andrius11

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• May 22, 2015

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only couple days from Sahagun to Leon,great time to practice my patience and tolerance)

 

Peregrinopaul

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• May 22, 2015

• #6

Definitely Seville. I've done both and found Seville such a spectacular place to start. And once out of the city you're straight into beautiful country. Fewer pilgrims on the Madrid route in my experience, but certainly you'll be on your own quite a bit on the VdlP. An issue would be when you want to start.
You do have Segovia on the Madrid route, but Merida, Salamanca and Zamora are wonderful, and break up the lonely stretches.

 

Andrius11

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• May 22, 2015

• #7

starting to lean towards VDLP ..again) at least i decided to spend a day in Madrid..red wine,tapas and beautiful churches,great combination) must learn some phrases in spanish,which in my case almost non existent.