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If it helps to swing the balance Ourense has some great free outdoor thermal pools to relax in@Bradypus ... I have the same dilema! There is a jazz festival in Lugo and a Chestnut festival in Oursense... but the Ingles will be totally new to me and sounds lovely.
With the added convenience that the train to Santiago from Leon stops there, so it's a very easy place to get to. (I caught the train in Sahagun, so it may have even come from Madrid? That I don't know.)But just to mix it up a bit more, you could also walk from Monforte de Lemos on the Invierno
I hope that others who only have a couple of weeks can get some ideas on the various options available. It is sad that most first time pilgrims are not aware that Sarria is not the only option.
Not to be perverse, but here's another suggestion. If you're open to walking from France, why not go down from Bordeaux to Bayonne on the train, and walk along the coast into Spain, then head to either Santo Domingo or Burgos on the Vasco Interior?
The Baztan is gorgeous but too short - OTOH, the V.I. with the day or so it'd take to get to Hendaye would be just about right.
A really difficult decision.
I have not walked the Ingles or the Invierno so can't comment on them.
November adds the hope of less crowding but adds rain and closed albergues.
I do not count on albergues at any time of the year...so this does not bother me. I can always find a pension or hotel if the albergues look sketchy or full.
I would be prone to walk the one that I have not been on...just to add to the list of completed routes.
I think I would rank the ones I know in the following"
1. Sanabres from Ourense
2. Portugues Coastal/litoral/Variante Espiritual (from whatever point fits the time available)
3. Lugo
4. I would avoid Sarria...
It is good to see @LesBrass back on the trail and about to enjoy another adventure to share with us.
I hope that others who only have a couple of weeks can get some ideas on the various options available. It is sad that most first time pilgrims are not aware that Sarria is not the only option.
@JohnnieWalker is walking the Portuguese Coastal/Littoral route right now and is posting about it on his site as well as the CSJ Facebook site.
Can you provide a link? I've looked at his site, but don't see it.@JohnnieWalker is walking the Portuguese Coastal/Littoral route right now and is posting about it on his site as well as the CSJ Facebook site.
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