BelsizePark
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I'm thinking of walking the camino for the first time this May.
I have 2/3 weeks (I can't get any more holiday from work) and was wondering what route would be best for this time of year and time period.
* I will probably be walking alone but would like to meet some other English speakers along the way (I did Spanish at school but am quite rusty). But not so busy that it's hard to find beds (or occasional peace and quiet).
* I'd like to do something that feels like a complete route in its own right, rather than the last few stages of a longer route (or one broken up by public transport).
* I'd like a route with beautiful scenery and interesting towns/buildings along the way (including religious buildings like monasteries and churches/cathedrals - the religious aspect of the pilgrimage is quite important).
Does anyone have any recommendations? I have thought about Salvador/Primitivo and the Portugues, or doing a stretch of the coastal route. Or maybe the first part of the Frances (although it would be nice to end up in Santiago I wouldn't mind ending in another city along the way, and finishing the camino another year).
Thank you,
Andrea
I have 2/3 weeks (I can't get any more holiday from work) and was wondering what route would be best for this time of year and time period.
* I will probably be walking alone but would like to meet some other English speakers along the way (I did Spanish at school but am quite rusty). But not so busy that it's hard to find beds (or occasional peace and quiet).
* I'd like to do something that feels like a complete route in its own right, rather than the last few stages of a longer route (or one broken up by public transport).
* I'd like a route with beautiful scenery and interesting towns/buildings along the way (including religious buildings like monasteries and churches/cathedrals - the religious aspect of the pilgrimage is quite important).
Does anyone have any recommendations? I have thought about Salvador/Primitivo and the Portugues, or doing a stretch of the coastal route. Or maybe the first part of the Frances (although it would be nice to end up in Santiago I wouldn't mind ending in another city along the way, and finishing the camino another year).
Thank you,
Andrea