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Austinpaterson

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Just wondering if you think Zubiri is the place to stay between Roncesvalles and Pamploma
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Austin
 
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Zubiri has more options than Larrasoana, but accommodation between St Jean and Pamplona can be tight especially in busy periods. Im not sure when you are walking.
Zubiri is at the bottom of a hill with ridges across the track. It can be tricky to walk down, and a challenge to knees, especially if slippery. From Zubiri to Larrasoana is easier terrain.
Some people like to walk on to Larrasoana to give them a shorter walk into Pamplona and more time there the next day.
I find the sight of the bridge into Zubiri a welcome sight after I've picked my way down that track and avoided all the limestone ridges.
 
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Hi Austin. My walking companion and strategist always chose the end of the road. Don't be tempted by the first cafe, the first anything. Me? Lazybones, I would plump for the easy route, except in the end, she is right!
And always check out the exit route at night.
That said, we walked to Larrasoaña, to fit with our onward schedule.
Buen camino.
 
Walking on the CF path down to Zubiri can be very difficult in wet weather ie, rain, sleet or snow. However many accommodations are there at all price levels. In good weather if space is difficult to find in Zubiri opposite the town on the south side of the Arga river along the dry CF path you might find a nook for ad hoc camping.
 
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davebugg said:
I prefer to stay in Larrosoana, although I do take a nice break in Zubiri to eat, drink, and relax a bit.
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My problem with Larrosoana is that half the time, there's nothing open there.
I should stay there sometime. Where do you stay?

Also, Zubiri is tiny, not a whole lot of options for sleeping, and the municipal has always been nasty dirty, in my opinion. I won't stay in that municipal. Other options in Zubiri can be found on Gronze.
 
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Having overnighted in both Zubiri and Larrasoaña, I have to say that, as towns go, I preferred Zubiri. The central part of town was quite lively with a street market the day we were there plus there was a great cafe in the center of town that proved to be a great meeting place with other pilgrims. However, an overnight in Larrazoaña puts you about 6 kms closer to Pamplona guaranteeing an earlier arrival into the city if that is important to you. Our accommodations in both towns were great. In Larrasoaña I stayed at the Albergue Saint Nicolas that offered a wonderful communal dinner. In Zubiri, we stayed at a very nice private inn the Txantxorena. I believe that you’ll experience a certain amount of fatigue on day two of your Camino after having crossed the Pyrenees. Making day two a bit shorter by stopping in Zubiri might be just what you need.
 
Austinpaterson said:
Just wondering if you think Zubiri is the place to stay between Roncesvalles and Pamploma
Thanks
Austin
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Depending on the time of year you go, make sure you have bookings for the first several nights from SJPDP. We went before Holy Week started and found nothing available in Zubiri. A lovely lady at one albergue started phoning around for us (an hour) and found there was nothing available until Pamplona, so we had to taxi ahead. I taxied back the next morning, paying 50Euros! as I didn't want to leave out any stages at this early point. My 2 friends didn't want to and spent their day in Pamplona, thus the costly taxi.
So be prepared that the first week may not work for spontaneous overnights until the bottleneck thins out. Buen Camino.
 
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Nothing wrong with Zubiri, but I will typically arrive there too early to want to stop walking for the day. I have stayed at 2 different places during my three times staying in Larrosoana, and my favorite is Casa Tau (which is a splurge). My one stay at San Nicolas hostal was quite nice, I thought.

Like many do for Zubiri, I will make reservations ahead for Larrosoana because it does have fewer lodging choices. I also like the fact that by staying in Larrosoana, I am ahead of whatever 'wave' of pilgrims who stay in Zubiri, who also are going to be walking into Pamplona.
 
By the way, any information about the Zubiri municipal albergue? Is it ever going to open again...?
 
Yes, absolutely stay in Zubiri. We've stayed there all four caminos. We stayed in three different albergues and each was excellent. There is a nice grocery store to buy wine and/or trail snacks for the next day, but please note it closes on Saturday at 2 pm if that is the day you are hiking. Also a few nice bars and places to eat. There is the historic bridge over the river as well. Bob
 
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I left Roncesvalles at 8:20am on 17th May 2019, probably one of the last to leave Roncesvalles that very busy day and walked to Zubiri arriving at 3:47pm where I was able to get an unreserved bed at the very nice Albergue El Palo De Avellano. Which I am happy to recommend. It was a very wet day and the hospitalera at El Palo did several clothes washes for pilgrims and cooked a delicious dinner.
 
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