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Hopefully you’ll get to do that camino. If you’ve never been to Granada or Córdoba, you’re in for a real treat. The Mezquita in Córdoba is one of my very favourite buildings in the world, and the Alhambra in Granada is also spectacular.Another 'other' vote: we plan to do the Mozarábe from Almeria, looking at all the interesting sights along the way, if we are able to travel by spring 2022.
Aha! You’ve spilled the beans. Your loyal followers are usually in total ignorance till you take your Mediterranean plunge and actually start to walk.Current plan is to pick up last year's Covid-truncated camino at Montserrat
Great combination, @Flogwail! It’s so interesting to see how many ways these caminos can be combined. Any camino that ends with the Invierno is going to be five star!I hope, when things eventually calm down, to do what I had planned for spring 2020: Levante from Toledo to Zamora, VDLP up to Astorga, couple of days across the Frances to Ponferrada, then the Invierno to SdC.
And of course I hope get around to finishing the Lana, and there's the first week out of Lisbon that I skipped and, and.....
We walked the Aussie Camino in April, 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed it. We actually live on it, at Cape Bridgewater! You are welcome to visit us when you are here. PM us if you like.I picked 2, as the next we would like to do in Spain is the Invierno, but with borders closed, looks like we will do the Aussie Camino (for St Mary MacKillop) here in Australia first.
Yeah, I typically take in 3 or 4 different routes when I can escape for a few weeks, but not always continuous and I thought this would be a nice way. I've walked from Zamora to Astorga before and I liked that it wasn't too busy - most seem to opt for the Sanabres.Great combination, @Flogwail! It’s so interesting to see how many ways these caminos can be combined. Any camino that ends with the Invierno is going to be five star!
I walked the Aussie Camino with family and friends in 2016. It is a beautiful pilgrimage. You are blessed to live in such a picturesque place. I thought Cape Bridgewater and surrounds were stunning.We walked the Aussie Camino in April, 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed it. We actually live on it, at Cape Bridgewater! You are welcome to visit us when you are here. PM us if you like.
Caminho do EsteAlright, here goes!
My original spring 2021 plan with @Wendy Werneth was Camino Mozarabé/VdlP/Sanabrés/Finisterre, starting in early April just after Easter. That is obviously in some doubt now.
Our backup spring plan for a 'local' walk in our country of residence (Portugal) is this: Rota Vicentina coastal (Fisherman's Trail) south to Sagres, the Ecovia along the Algarve coast to Tavira, and then the Caminho do Este north to Santiago if that's possible, or stopping just before reaching Spain and returning to Lisbon.
I've also been interested in this for some time - since before I ever walked a camino actually. Maybe it could be done in some combination with the Arles route?Sentier des Cathares - not a Camino route but I have been interested in this for some time.
Good to know that there are arrows. I only just thought of this last week and it's still a backup plan only at this stage so I haven't really started to look into it at all. We have already been to several places on the camino (Beja, Evora, Bragança, Chaves) but as we discovered on our recent CP, that's not necessarily a bad thing.Caminho do Este......in winter 12/2019-03/2020 I stayed in Alporchinos and took my dog on a long slow drive Northeast to hike ......Beja, Evora then up along the border with Spain to Bragança in search of mountain top fortresses and castles......I encountered many yellow arrows.....the history is amazing and will be an amazing caminho.
This poll is somewhat connected to my other question about topics for discussion on the forum. Which route(s) are you hoping to walk next? I could only list 10 in the poll, so I had to group some. Please use the thread below to explain further.
EnglandThis poll is somewhat connected to my other question about topics for discussion on the forum. Which route(s) are you hoping to walk next? I could only list 10 in the poll, so I had to group some. Please use the thread below to explain further.
I found the part between Coimbra and Porto to be the least interesting of the entire CP from Lisbon. It's a lot of road walking and mostly uninteresting towns. Coimbra itself is great, but if you're open to other options and transport, I would recommend starting in Tomar (taking a day to explore if you've never been). You could walk Tomar-Coimbra, which for me was the nicest stretch of the camino between Lisbon and Porto - it comprises a few really nice stages of country walking among vineyards and olive groves and also takes you to the Roman site at Conímbriga. From Coimbra, you could take the train to Porto before continuing on foot. Bom caminho in any case!A Portuguese from a Coimbra with my step-sister (who is not a walker, but is keen).
I found the part between Coimbra and Porto to be the least interesting of the entire CP from Lisbon. It's a lot of road walking and mostly uninteresting towns. Coimbra itself is great, but if you're open to other options and transport, I would recommend starting in Tomar (taking a day to explore if you've never been). You could walk Tomar-Coimbra, which for me was the nicest stretch of the camino between Lisbon and Porto - it comprises a few really nice stages of country walking among vineyards and olive groves and also takes you to the Roman site at Conímbriga. From Coimbra, you could take the train to Porto before continuing on foot. Bom caminho in any case!
I'm hoping for Fall 2022 (might have to be August '22). I would like to walk from Salamanca to Astorga, and then to Sarria (via Samos, missed it the first time). Maybe walk from Madrid to Segovia again, and take the train to Salamanca. Probably also train it from Sarria into Santiago, don't need to walk in, just really want to see the Cathedral finished. I don't mind jumping around a bit (will have a limited time), as long as I have a couple of weeks or more of solid walking. Thanks for this cause to reflect and dream a bit. PeaceThis poll is somewhat connected to my other question about topics for discussion on the forum. Which route(s) are you hoping to walk next? I could only list 10 in the poll, so I had to group some. Please use the thread below to explain further.
This time we are looking at the Pilgrims Way from Winchester Cathedral to Canterbury... maybe in 2022.Which route(s) are you hoping to walk next?
I walked up from Tomar to Caminha last September (I was a week or two behind you, I think?) Yes I agree, it was a lovely stretch between Tomar and Coimbra, and Tomar was a beautiful town to explore before starting out..I would recommend starting in Tomar (taking a day to explore if you've never been). You could walk Tomar-Coimbra, which for me was the nicest stretch of the camino between Lisbon and Porto - it comprises a few really nice stages of country walking among vineyards and olive groves and also takes you to the Roman site at...
The Via de la Plata....from Cadiz to SantiagoThis poll is somewhat connected to my other question about topics for discussion on the forum. Which route(s) are you hoping to walk next? I could only list 10 in the poll, so I had to group some. Please use the thread below to explain further.
Thanks Bob, I’ve only done one so far, Frances, and I’m definitely pulled back there. Great to hear each time is different.We will walk our fourth Camino this fall (Sept-Oct) and once again will hike camino frances. Each time we hike, we have memories of prior caminos, and staying at some of our favorite albergues and eating in our favorite restaurants are like daily homecoming parties. That said, each camino, we stay in towns and albergues we've not stayed in before, so this gives us an opportunity to discover new favorites for the future.
I've researched some of the other camino routes, but our criteria are to hike 20 to 25 kms per day, stay in private rooms each night, and use Jako-trans to transport my wife's backpack. During our first camino in 2015, we met a peregrino that had walked the Camino Frances at least ten times. He said each time was different than before. Bob
So many caminos, so little time!
We're planning a Frances, starting in Lourdes. We had originally planned this for Spring 2020, but now we're looking at Spring 2022. Hopefully.This poll is somewhat connected to my other question about topics for discussion on the forum. Which route(s) are you hoping to walk next? I could only list 10 in the poll, so I had to group some. Please use the thread below to explain further.
What do people think about the likelihood of being able, in june 2021, to walk the frances, roncevalles to maybe lograno? I am fully vaccinated.
I know US citizens are currently denied entry to Spain. Does anyone think this may change this summer?
Apologies in advance for the rant. We are all impatient!]
I hope to walk a few of these steps with you pilgrimI was sad to leave France in November 2020 due to the lockdown.
When I return to Europe this is my planned adventure:
1) Complete the second half of the 'Vezelay Camino' (Saint-Astier to SJPDP)
2) SJPDP to Burgos on the 'Camino Frances'
3) Burgos to Bilbao on the 'Camino Del Valle de Mena"
4) Bilbao to Cacabelos on the 'Camino Olvidado'
5) Cacabelos to Las Herrerias on the 'Camino Frances'
6) Las Herrerias to Lugo on the 'Via Kunig'
7) Lugo to Santiago on the 'Camino Frances'
I'll be meandering around Northern Spain along the bright red line.
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(image snip is from the superb Camino Route Map on the https://www.rayyrosa.com website. )
My plans for last spring obviously postponed til fall. That did not happen. Another opportunity for this spring also postponed. Will have to see about flight restrictions and so forth if I ever get to go international again or at least for a long time.Starting in Sarria early in October. I've started in Sarria before, but repeating suits my vacation schedule the best. Hope to spend another 2 weeks in Spain after I finish.
Thank you! for taking the time to fill me in.[Apologies in advance for the rant. We are all impatient!]
No one on the forum knows. No one in Spain knows. No one in the world knows how the pandemic will have progressed by this summer! The only accurate answer is "maybe, maybe not" and many of us think that the "not" is more likely.
On the forum we have been guessing and conjecturing, complaining and hoping for over a year, non-stop. You can see this from all of the Covid threads and Lockdown threads in this section of the forum, which has almost 10,000 posts! We all rely on the same sources of information - news media and government sources, and they don't know either!
Your vaccination is just one piece of the puzzle - the other millions/billions of pieces are the other people and the variants of the virus.
Only time will tell. We are all hoping that things will open up by the summer, but not many of us are making travel plans yet! Not many of us are even making plans for social gatherings at home.
We're planning a Frances, starting in Lourdes. We had originally planned this for Spring 2020, but now we're looking at Spring 2022. Hopefully.
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