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- CF 2015 with son #1, CF 2016 alone, CF 2017 with son #2 and husband , CF Sept 2018 with daughter
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Not as good as I thought. Neither bus nor train from Fromista goes to Leon. For train you have to connect through Palencia. For bus you go back to Burgos. There is neither bus nor train to Carrion. Carrion has bus service onwards but no train. Use http://rome2rio.com to check out options.I suggest Burgos to Fromista. ... There is good transportation on each end.
But the connections between Fromista, Palencia and Leon are frequent and easy. Palencia is a beautiful city and the cathedral quite lovely. A nice place to spend some rest time. Just not directly on the Frances so few talk about it. From Leon onwards there are endless bus connections.Not as good as I thought. Neither bus nor train from Fromista goes to Leon. For train you have to connect through Palencia. For bus you go back to Burgos. There is neither bus nor train to Carrion. Carrion has bus service onwards but no train. Use http://rome2rio.com to check out options.
Awesome . . . Glorious Arco de San Anton, Gorgeous Puente Itero, Relaxing Canal de Castilla, oh yes, I am ready to pack! Que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.. . . Scenic? Yes or no?
Perfecto. Would you be available to help me plan my next camino?I love the Meseta and my favourite stretch has always been the Burgos to Terradillos de los Templarios stages. It depends on how many kilometres a day you wish to walk but you could consider the following.
Burgos to Hornillos del Camino is about 20/21 kms and so about 4 hours walking. Hornillos is a cute town, imho, with several places to stay and if you are a fan of The Way movie you have the option of a short detour to El Molino, where scenes in the movie were filmed and also has a family connection to the Sheen family. Very beautiful and the food is outstanding. I am vegetarian and with no notice, Milagros was able to produce a mini feast which was a real treat.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...rgos_Province_of_Burgos_Castile_and_Leon.html
The next day you could walk to Castrojeriz via Hontanas and the ruins of San Anton and which is about the same distance as the previous day.
Day 3 might be From Castrojeriz to Fromista which is about 23/24 kms so about 5 hours walking but as possible variants, Boadillo del Camino, which is before Fromista, has a great albergue as does Poblacion de Campos shortly after Fromista.
The next morning you could walk to Carrion de los Condes which is about 18/19 kms, from Fromista, in time to catch the bus to Leon which is usually at 11 50 am and have a night in the city. I love Leon and think it is well worth a stop. The bus kind of follows the Camino as it calls at Terradillos de los Templarios, a common end of a stage from Carrion de los Condes, and Mansilla de las Mulas which is also a common stop. You would reach Leon about 1.40 pm. There is only 1 bus a day and booking is advised (ALSA)
The next morning there are frequent buses, again ALSA, to Astorga where you could start walking to the mountains or catch another bus to Rabanal del Camino or Foncebadon and start walking. The company for this is http://www.autocarespedrin.com
But that would be my Camino, lol, and you didn't ask for stages but stretches, so follow your heart and energy levels and enjoy the Meseta whichever stretch you choose. Buen Camino. Sorry, I think i have gone on a bit too much lol.
Perfecto. Would you be available to help me plan my next camino?
Ok, I must apologize in advance to those who feel the Meseta is not scenic. A fellow Peregrino, Efrén Gonzales completed his first Camino Frances May-June 2017. On Youtube, he has created a 37 Day Vlog of his trip, including excellent drone video.
Now, in the last few weeks, he has begun to release all of his drone video footage as packaged experiences, by province. Here is the Meseta;
I loved this pilgrim's posts on youtube. It is all filmed so nicely. Really well done.
So I only have 10 days coming May to give my daughter a "taste of the Camino."
I have walked SJPP to Burgos 3 times now and LOVE that stretch (and once Leon to Santiago) so am thinking to walk 4 days on the Meseta and 5 days the Mountains after Astorga. Yes a bit chopped up but I'm not a real fan of Sarria to Santiago and don't want to do just the Meseta there I want to show my daughter a bit more variety. I do want to walk the Frances with my daughter there I simply think it's the most fun one for her it being her first Camino.
I obviously know people have different thoughts but am still curious to what most of you would suggest is the most scenic part of the Meseta.
Thanks
Agree with all of this.Ah, the meseta - the best part of the Frances (well, I think so anyway)!
In your shoes, I'd be planning to walk Burgos to Sahagun (5-6 days depending on your speed), then take the train ahead to Astorga to walk from there to however far you have time to go.
That first stretch of the Meseta out of Burgos, roughly from Rabe onwards, is a bit different from the bit that starts you get to to about Itero de la Vega. There are small climbs and descents, sweeping views, villages popping up out of nowhere, and the ruins of San Anton.
Further along it's more rolling, and there are long stretches of straight roman roads (the original roman paving has long since been covered over, so there's no sense of the actual road under there except for the staightness!)
In both cases the sky is big, the vistas are vast, and that can't help but change the perspective of what size this small 'I' actually is! It's magic.
There are lots of train links from Sahagin to Leon, so you could conceivably have a night in the 'big city' between the two halves of the walk - or bypassing it completely and going direct to Astorga is easy too, if more limited in terms of frequency.
4 days out of Astorga could get you as far as O'Cebreiro, 5 could get you to Triacastella.
(I'd be reversing the balance towards the Meseta, but that's just personal preference...)
I love the Meseta and my favourite stretch has always been the Burgos to Terradillos de los Templarios stages. It depends on how many kilometres a day you wish to walk but you could consider the following.
Burgos to Hornillos del Camino is about 20/21 kms and so about 4 hours walking. Hornillos is a cute town, imho, with several places to stay and if you are a fan of The Way movie you have the option of a short detour to El Molino, where scenes in the movie were filmed and also has a family connection to the Sheen family. Very beautiful and the food is outstanding. I am vegetarian and with no notice, Milagros was able to produce a mini feast which was a real treat.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...rgos_Province_of_Burgos_Castile_and_Leon.html
The next day you could walk to Castrojeriz via Hontanas and the ruins of San Anton and which is about the same distance as the previous day.
Day 3 might be From Castrojeriz to Fromista which is about 23/24 kms so about 5 hours walking but as possible variants, Boadillo del Camino, which is before Fromista, has a great albergue as does Poblacion de Campos shortly after Fromista.
The next morning you could walk to Carrion de los Condes which is about 18/19 kms, from Fromista, in time to catch the bus to Leon which is usually at 11 50 am and have a night in the city. I love Leon and think it is well worth a stop. The bus kind of follows the Camino as it calls at Terradillos de los Templarios, a common end of a stage from Carrion de los Condes, and Mansilla de las Mulas which is also a common stop. You would reach Leon about 1.40 pm. There is only 1 bus a day and booking is advised (ALSA)
The next morning there are frequent buses, again ALSA, to Astorga where you could start walking to the mountains or catch another bus to Rabanal del Camino or Foncebadon and start walking. The company for this is http://www.autocarespedrin.com
But that would be my Camino, lol, and you didn't ask for stages but stretches, so follow your heart and energy levels and enjoy the Meseta whichever stretch you choose. Buen Camino. Sorry, I think i have gone on a bit too much lol.
This was exactly what I had in mind before reading down thro all the posts. Great suggestion.
I agree with all of the above. I would probably choose Burgos which I love to Fromistá That will give you the entrance to the Meseta with the big climb, the little chapel in the first town, then Hornillos, San Blas, Hontanas. Castorjerez is amazing approaching it from the ruins of San Antonio. Beyond Fromistá I found it hard with endless straight stretches, hard but important for me. Also don´t forget San Nicholas, the hermitage just before you reach Vega de Itero. That was one of the most memorable stays for me on my camino that I just finished.So I only have 10 days coming May to give my daughter a "taste of the Camino."
I have walked SJPP to Burgos 3 times now and LOVE that stretch (and once Leon to Santiago) so am thinking to walk 4 days on the Meseta and 5 days the Mountains after Astorga. Yes a bit chopped up but I'm not a real fan of Sarria to Santiago and don't want to do just the Meseta there I want to show my daughter a bit more variety. I do want to walk the Frances with my daughter there I simply think it's the most fun one for her it being her first Camino.
I obviously know people have different thoughts but am still curious to what most of you would suggest is the most scenic part of the Meseta.
Thanks
I find the meseta fascinating though most of it is not really "scenic" in my opinion. If I was pressed to choose one section it would be from Hornillos to Fromista: I love the way Hontanas appears almost miraculously out of the ground, the ruins of San Anton spanning the road, and the distant views of miles of rolling plains when going up and down the hill near Castrojeriz.
I find the meseta fascinating though most of it is not really "scenic" in my opinion. If I was pressed to choose one section it would be from Hornillos to Fromista: I love the way Hontanas appears almost miraculously out of the ground, the ruins of San Anton spanning the road, and the distant views of miles of rolling plains when going up and down the hill near Castrojeriz.
None but lovely walkingSo I only have 10 days coming May to give my daughter a "taste of the Camino."
I have walked SJPP to Burgos 3 times now and LOVE that stretch (and once Leon to Santiago) so am thinking to walk 4 days on the Meseta and 5 days the Mountains after Astorga. Yes a bit chopped up but I'm not a real fan of Sarria to Santiago and don't want to do just the Meseta there I want to show my daughter a bit more variety. I do want to walk the Frances with my daughter there I simply think it's the most fun one for her it being her first Camino.
I obviously know people have different thoughts but am still curious to what most of you would suggest is the most scenic part of the Meseta.
Thanks
No worries about being overly excited. I think your well expressed details are great. I call it "emotionally driven" enthusiasm and it often describes me as I overflow with excitement when talking about "all things Camino"!Haha...I get so carried away and always overshare . When i was about to post i actually hesitated, worried i was being too over the top but i figure people can take it or leave it. But I love the Camino and get over excited lol. I seem to constantly plan my next... All the best
Nothing heard since the original post. Any updates? Still thinking, thinking, thinking? Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving, good luck with your decision, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.. . . so am thinking to walk 4 days on the Meseta . . .
No worries about being overly excited. I think your well expressed details are great. I call it "emotionally driven" enthusiasm and it often describes me as I overflow with excitement when talking about "all things Camino"!
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