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Also - when you stay in towns - quite a few large ones with fantastic places to visit - then you have a plethora of places to eat - and amazing tapas - in Zamora it was memorable! But indeed in some places (like in my avatar pic on left!) the...
I wrote about my experience at this restaurant after my camino in 2017. It still amuses me to read this.
"I had just rolled into Rionegro. The only accommodation is the very fine albergue, and when I went in, there was a group of pilgrims...
Like @happymarkos in post #14, I recommend the small tins of tuna. After the kind recommendation of @wanda I also began keeping tins of the Isabel pasta salads in my hiking trailer. The Isabel pasta salads were excellent and really worth...
Agree the biggest trap I found was small villages with limited store opening times or ones where everything is closed because of feast days. The exception being bakeries. The host at your accommodation will be able to tell you
Small tins of tuna...
Now feels like an opportune time to remind everyone that the crowds on the Caminos travel in great big waves. For every panicked pilgrim riding the crest and worrying about beds, there is another down in the trough wondering what all the huff...
I stayed at a couple of places that Correos did not list. I phoned them up and they asked that I get confirmation from the accommodation that they accepted bag deliveries. In one place they said it was shut when they arrived and they delivered to...
First, this was my fourth Camino and was the most consistently beautiful walk I've done. Hilly, varied and so scenic!
My daughter and I walked from Puebla de Sanabria to Santiago Apr. 14 - May 2 and were incredibly lucky to hit a period of...
If it is Tricastela to Sarria I would say both route choices are beautiful and fairly quiet. If you have time I would take the Samos route and stay there for the night. You can go to the Monastery for a tour which is interesting and later attend...
Day 11
It rained today steady for an hour, so we added our umbrellas to our rain gear. An hour doesn't sound like much of over 6 hours walking, but it is when navigating a variety of trails. The weather has been slowly getting warmer, so we...
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