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Yes this is indeed what I have heard often! Thanks for the feedbackI think most people will agree that the CF is the best place for you to start your Camino adventures. There is more people, more diversity in the terrain and more support and infrastructure which will give you all the things you have outlined, but possibly not satisfying a 20-30 euro budget (CP would be slightly more) and there will probably be more sunrises than sunset.
Oh dear, that is really a pity about the budget! Might be best to limit my time, realistically speaking. Thanks for the heads up!Don is absolutely correct; but €30/day isn’t going to do it in 2022. There aren’t many places in the world (as a tourist) - and certainly in Europe - where it would. Budget €40 and you’ll be OK. Municipales, big shared rooms, menus and supermarket shopping for shared meals. All of which are perfectly good.
Yes, I think you may be right. The CP really does look beautiful, but perhaps it will have to wait for a return camino trip... Thank you for the advice, I am definitely keen on Fisterra and Muxia to end off!Since you only have three weeks, maybe two weeks or so on the Camino Frances (from Leon or thereabouts) for the reasons that @biarritzdon and @henrythedog outlines above, plus several days on the extension to Fisterra & Muxía to get those coastline views you wanted? Buen Camino!
The Camino Frances checks all of these boxes except coastline - but if you walk to Finisterre you can get that coastline too. The CF is really the most ideal for any first time Pilgrim. And while the CF is more crowded - if you leave earlier in the day you will have more alone time. But even later in the day - you can chose how much time you want to be walking with someone.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I hiked during COVID this past summer. Indeed - prices had risen a little - but most of the time a budget of 30 Euros a day would work if you stay mostly in municpals and you mix eating Pilgrims meals and buying meals from a grocery store. I would definitely still have a buffer - so as suggested - planning for 40 Euros a day would be good - but you may not have to spend that much if you plan and budget wisely.Oh dear, that is really a pity about the budget! Might be best to limit my time, realistically speaking. Thanks for the heads up!
Long, cheap and comfortable. Pick two out of three. Buen Camino.Oh dear, that is really a pity about the budget! Might be best to limit my time, realistically speaking. Thanks for the heads up!
On this issue, is it common for solo pilgrims, meeting on the Camino, to agree to share pension rooms with other solos? I'm not asking to get a safety lecture, just asking the well-traveled folks if it happens very often.Oh dear, that is really a pity about the budget!
I think it happens quite often. They may also share triples or apartments, or private rooms in an albergue.On this issue, is it common for solo pilgrims, meeting on the Camino, to agree to share pension rooms with other solos? I'm not asking to get a safety lecture, just asking the well-traveled folks if it happens very often.
@C Cleary is correct, when I walked, someone would even book an entire dorm room if they had enough people to fill it. Sometimes they booked an entire albergue. Or someone would get an apartment or other private room and invite others to split to cost. And this was happening on a day to day basis! They would get together, have dinner, research where they wanted to stay, and someone would call and try to reserve! If that place didn't work - they moved down the list.On this issue, is it common for solo pilgrims, meeting on the Camino, to agree to share pension rooms with other solos? I'm not asking to get a safety lecture, just asking the well-traveled folks if it happens very often.
InglesI am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
For your reasons I’d recommend the Frances.I am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
My first Camino was the Inglis way over 6 days from Ferrol to Santiago approx 118km and that tends to be a quiet one ..at present I am on the Frances started 10 days ago so maybe I am not experienced enough to say which one be to your taste ..if you keep to just doing one to save time in travelling I would obviously suggest Leon ( Spain )as your starting point for a 3 week hike on the Frances ..I am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
When I walked The Frances in 2019, most of the solo trekkers I saw were women! Its well traveled, beautiful, well marked and supported. I would think that if you stay in Albergues you could do it on forty a day.I am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
This happened a day out from Santiago when myself and my camino'buddy' were going to arrive in O Pedrouzo really late. A German couple let us share their pension for the night - all was well with the owner and only one had to sleep on the floorI think it happens quite often. They may also share triples or apartments, or private rooms in an albergue.
I reckon that's a great callYes, I think you may be right. The CP really does look beautiful, but perhaps it will have to wait for a return camino trip... Thank you for the advice, I am definitely keen on Fisterra and Muxia to end off!
The Camino Portuguese is beautiful, especially if you take the variante spiritual. I walked it alone and met many other women alone on it, and never heard of any problems.I am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
I am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
I chose the Camino Del Norte for my first and have no regrets. I switched halfway to the Primitivo, so I got coastlines and Mountains. I also bussed to Fisterra and Muxia and spent a day in Fisterra, fell in love with Muxia and stayed 4 days. If I were you with only 3 weeks I’d start on the Primitivo then walk on the coast and there are some choices both well known and lesser known. You could check Gronze.com to see the coastal routes.I am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
I really enjoyed my Camino Portugues (coastal route) in September 2019. It has all you described but I cannot say what the cost would be in 2022.Yes, I think you may be right. The CP really does look beautiful, but perhaps it will have to wait for a return camino trip... Thank you for the advice, I am definitely keen on Fisterra and Muxia to end off!
The Norte and the Primitivo both provided excellent “Camino families “. Several of whom I continue to have relationships with.I am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
I vote for Norte as scenery is great much better than the boring, noisy, crowded Frances. You will meet wonderful people and avoid crowdsI am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
I vote for Norte as scenery is great much better than the boring, noisy, crowded Frances. You will meet wonderful people and avoid crowds
I vote for Norte as scenery is great much better than the boring, noisy, crowded Frances. You will meet wonderful people and avoid crowds
tarping or tenting every second night would halve the accommodation cost. 2 out of 3 nights would cut it by 2/3I am struggling to choose a route as they all sound interesting and appealing for different reasons! I am looking for:
I am going to be hiking in May/June for 3 weeks, and am considering doing part of the CF, CP coastal from Porto, or the Camino Primitivo, adding the C. Finisterre after whichever route I choose. I am a keen hiker with experience, so am up for a challenge in terms of distance and terrain, but the idea of meeting great people and embracing the Camino for more than a hike is also important to me.
- Safety as a solo female hiker on her first camino
- Meeting interesting people and having a community, but having the chance for some solo walking time to appreciate my surrounds
- Beautiful scenery (preferably mountains/forests/coastline) and great sunsets would be a bonus!
- Affordable (ideally between 20 - 30 euros per day)
- Adventure, lots of history, lots of culture and lots of spirituality
I know I am overthinking this (as usual) but any insights would be much appreciated!
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