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Winter Walk - Sellos on New Year's day

Corned Beef

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2024 Portuguese / VF (South) / VF GSB Pass (Done)
Planning, but not booking yet, a short late December walk which would involve walking on New Year's day. I will assume absolutely nothing will be open apart from churches. Anyone walked then?
 
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Whatever about places being open or not on New Year's Day, you might encounter the Guardia Civil out patrolling.. they might dig out their stamp for you.
 
I got lucky and found an open bar in the afternoon on my walk on New Years Day further back on the CF. It's probably more luck that you come across a bar that has decided to open that day - but a few definitely do.
I was in Leon that night with a huge Christmas market going on so a number of bars were open in the evening- and even a small grocery shop too. With lots of families enjoying the festive season.
 
€2,-/day will present your project to thousands of visitors each day. All interested in the Camino de Santiago.
Was never a problem for me living in France and Portugal. Religious holidays like Christmas is a completely different issue.
 

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