I took WAY longer than that -- on purpose. This was last year. I had decided to get serious about looking for a new job, which would mean (if I got one) no more summers open to travel. I am a professor with a field specialization related to...
But then like you said earlier - the meal is €10 and includes everything!
Lets do it very simple - there is no *group* of people - the Pilgrim walked into a bar and ordered menu-del-dia or whatever. The cost is €10 includes bebida (a...
If you decide on the Francés again, I recommend starting on the Camino Aragonés. It's about a week's walking from Somport to where you join the Francés at Puente la Reina.
https://www.gronze.com/camino-aragones
There’s not much in it either way and it partially depends on which connection you can most easily get from your start point.
I’m more puzzled with the fixation with starting in St Jean; a fair number of Spaniards would consider Roncesvalles as...
Buen camino! I did that route last year -- in June there were cherries leaving Ponferrada. Villavieja has to be one of the best albergues anywhere! When I was there, there were only two of us. Anneke from the Netherlands was there when I arrived...
If you are willing to share a place with another pilgrim or two (or more, even), you may be able to get an apartment that would be very reasonable. Last year in late May, two walking companions and I decided to stay in Burgos 3 nights and do some...
I've had good luck searching for last-minute hotels in Madrid using the Hotwire platform. You can specify what level of hotel class you're looking for and the area within the city, and then after you book, it tells you the specific hotel. (You do...
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