SYates
Camino Fossil AD 1999, now living in Santiago de C
- Time of past OR future Camino
- First: Camino Francés 1999
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Last: Santiago - Muxia 2019
Now: http://egeria.house/
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I do prefer allergies wherever possible
I think knowing where there are allergies to be avoided would be a very useful addition to the current range of topics in Camino guidebooksReally?! (Cute auto-correct typo, SY)
And for future reference I'll be interested to read the answers you get...
Hi, SYates,Which guide do you had with you on the VdP and did you found it useful? What I am looking for is a guide that has
Short descriptions of history / special points along the way not to miss.
Really extensive list of accommodation options, but I do prefer allergies wherever possible.
Way descriptions on confusing points.
Overview maps(s) of stages.
Height profiles.
Distances from place to place instead of prescribed stages.
Good indication about where to find next water hole/shop/albergue/ATM/restaurant and the like.
Any suggestions?
Many thanks y Buen Camino, SY
Really?! (Cute auto-correct typo, SY)
And for future reference I'll be interested to read the answers you get...
Always turn off "auto correct"! Especially the Apple version. Better the mortification of the odd mistype than utter shame.Oh dear, oh dear! Thanks for catching that! Yes, autocorrect running wild, sorry. I did recently switch to Safari as a browser and have not gotten completely used to it. Corrected now, SY
whoops….System preferences, Language/Text…….Text, uncheck auto correctNow I have only to find out where to do that ... SY
I used the Lepère guide (in French) when I did it in 2013, but it was dated 2011 and I suspect pretty out of date now. It had brilliant topographical maps in it of each stage, but road/railway construction meant that these were often way out. But when combined with Eroski Camino and Melanie's app they made a guide that included everything one could want.Which guide do you had with you on the VdP and did you found it useful? What I am looking for is a guide that has
Short descriptions of history / special points along the way not to miss.
Really extensive list of accommodation options, but I do prefer albergues wherever possible.
Way descriptions on confusing points.
Overview maps(s) of stages.
Height profiles.
Distances from place to place instead of prescribed stages.
Good indication about where to find next water hole/shop/albergue/ATM/restaurant and the like.
Any suggestions?
Many thanks y Buen Camino, SY
As a German I know that series of guides, but they are a bit wordy on the way descriptions and a bit opinionated in general ;-) SY
Go to the website www.viaplata.org, click on the tab at the top "Atencion al Peregrino", then choose Albergues and Via de la Plata. From there, after a bit of fiddling around, I was able to download an Excel spreadsheet. Perhaps that is the list you've seen.I used a combination :
http://www.viaplata.org/guia-del-camino
This guide gives a good overall picture of the day ahead. You can order it or buy it in Sevilla at the Amigos de la Via de la Plata. I'd choose the Spanish version as I was told (I haven't verified it) the English translation is a bit fantasist...
They also have a comprehensive list of albergues BUT the person manning the 'shop' the day I went didn't know anything about it. But there is, I saw it!
Do you know what the difference is between the "versión original" and "la edición coleccionista"? It is rather confusing - was one of them updated in 2009 or 2011?This guide gives a good overall picture of the day ahead. You can order it or buy it in Sevilla at the Amigos de la Via de la Plata. I'd choose the Spanish version
Do you know what the difference is between the "versión original" and "la edición coleccionista"? It is rather confusing - was one of them updated in 2009 or 2011?
Thanks for the link to the albergues pdf, C Clearly. I've loaded it into my kindle app.
I have the "Versión original" of the Guía del Camino Mozárabe de Santiago in Spanish. I had it sent to me a month or so ago from the Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Sevilla. The printing date was the 30 of December, 2010. I don't know, but I suspect that "la edición coleccionista" is a hard bound copy of the same edition.
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