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    How many left Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on 1 May?

    I started out from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on 1 May. It turned out to be an unforgetable day. Above 1,000 m or so it snowed, catching many people unprepared. Later that day "many" walkers were unable to find accommodation in Roncesvalles and some had to go as far as Pamplona to find a bed. In...
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    León Restaurant Recommendations

    I arrive in Leon this Sunday evening and will stay there until Tuesday morning. I would appreciate recommendations as regards good restaurants, offering traditional and regional Spanish food (Not menú del día). I did of course a search but could not come up with Any useful answers.
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    Restaurant recommendations between Santo Domingo and Belorado?

    Can anyone recommend a good restaurant between Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Belorado? Last year (or 2022) I had lunch in El Chocolatero, but found it mediocre. Casa Leóon has very mixed reports on Tripadvisor. Thanks in advance for your tips!
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    What to read on the Voie du Puy?

    Can any of you recommend books in French or authors associated with the Voie du Puy, in particular the stretch between Le Puy and Cahors? A search on Google did not produce any results. I am thinking primarily about fiction but would not be adverse to reading books of history, geography...
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    Reserve early to avoid disappointment!

    I have just finished reserving my accommodation for the 19 nights I hope to spend, God being willing, walking from Le Puy to Cahors via the Célé valley. Leaving Le Puy ten days after Easter and planning to arrive in Cahors before the 1 May holiday, I thought my task would be easy, all the more...
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    Reserve your rooms in advance!

    This link to the CH "La Flore" in Saugues shows the extent to which prospective walkers/pilgrims are already booking rooms in advance. There are very few dates free in May and there are bookings already even in far-away September! As they say in French, "A bon entendeur, salut !" - A word to the...
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    Saint-Privat-d’Allier

    I am in the process of organising my walk on the Voie du Puy and at the same time I am also reading a long French thriller called "Citoyens clandestins" by a man writing under the nom de plume of DOA (dead on arrival). To my great surprise the plot brings two of the main characters briefly to...
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    Advice on walking Le Puy to Cahors in April

    God permitting, I plan to travel to Le Puy on Saturday 13 April, walk to Cahors (via the Célé variant) and on Tuesday 30 April take the train to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, to continue along the Camino francés. I have walked many of the Caminos in Spain but this will be my first walk in France and...
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    Best day to leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port ?

    Hello! Do pilgrims leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in predictable "waves" and if so, which days of the week are the calmest? I have the choice between three flights per week to Biarritz. Depending on which one I take, I could leave Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on a Monday, Tuesday or Friday. Thanks...
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    LIVE from the Camino CF-things are not that bad - May 2023

    Recent posts show that some people, especially those preparing for their first CF Camino, are panicking at the idea of not being able to find accommodation, even to the point of envisaging giving up their plan to walk the Camino. The first point I would like to make is that people’s comments...
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    LIVE from the Camino Camino Aragonés - April 2023

    I arrived in Canfranc Estación on Tuesday evening 11 April. I started my walk from Somport on Wednesday morning 12th April. The path was rocky, muddy in parts and sometimes resembled more a little stream, as the snow melted and flowed down the slopes. To avoid a catastrophic slip or fall on...
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    Santiago Fiesta 16/17 May?

    Hello! Does anyone know if Santiago celebrates a local holiday on 16/17 May? If there is a fiesta, is it likely to put pressure on accommodation? Thanks in advance for your help!
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    How flexible are RENFE tickets? (Zaragoza - Canfranc service)

    God being willing, I will arrive in Zaragoza at 14h20 on 11 April and hope to pick up my checked luggage and get to the Delicias station in time to catch the 15h42 train to Canfranc. Theoretically, it should be possible, the transfer taking about 25 minutes and there being buses at 14h45 and...
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    Accommodation Sarria - Santiago in May

    The first and last time I walked from Sarria to Santiago was in 2005. Since then I have always avoided that route by walking to Santiago via Ourense. In the coming month of May I plan to follow the Sarria path once more, for old time's sake, this being perhaps my last camino. Being concerned...
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    Easter "wave" on Camino Francés?

    A question to those who have experience of pilgrim habits and statistics on the Camino Francés. God being willing, I hope to walk this spring to Santiago along the CF, starting out in mid-April from Somport. I am trying to choose a "good" date for my departure. Would I be correct in thinking...
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    Weather in October C. del Norte and C. francés

    October weather C. del Norte and C. francés I had planned to do the Camino del Norte at the beginning of last June (2022). For various reasons I had to postpone my departure until early September. At that point a family problem forced me to put off my departure until later in the month, when...
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    My impressions after three weeks

    My intention was to share these impressions with you from my very first day in the Pyrenees, but for reasons that you can imagine, I never had the time nor the energy to do so. Hence it is only now that I am home from my three-week long walk, that I am posting my experiences. I left SJPdP on 7...
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    Arriving SJPdP on 7 September

    God, Ryanair and Express Bourricot being willing, I will arrive in SJPdP on Tuesday evening 7 September. I plan to walk for three weeks, probably ending in or close to León. I was pleasantly surprised and relieved to be able to book easily this past weekend beds in Auberge Borda (on the way...
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    "Travels with a stick" by Richard Frazer

    Anyone who has walked the Camino will immediately identify and sympathise with Richard Frazer as he tells the story of his journey from Le Puy to Santiago. "I hobbled into La Ferme du Barry (…) a defeated man. Only three days into my pilgrimage from Le Puy-en-Velay to Santiago de Compostela, I...
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    Beware weekend 12 October!

    Saturday 12 October is Spain’s national holiday. If that weekend you are passing through places that attract a lot of tourists, you would do well to book accommodation in advance. Obviously albergues catering solely for peregrinos would not be affected. In addition, expect restaurants to be...

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