Friday 29 November 2024, Pontevea - Santiago de Compostela.
Today I walked into Santiago de Compostela.
I started the day with a very nice breakfast buffet where I was staying and then headed out into the pre-dawn light. Overnight, the...
At the Pilgrim’s Office, they issue two documents that shouldn’t be confused: the Compostela (the traditional/historical and free document) and the "Distance Certificate" (introduced in 2014, for which you need to pay 3 euros).
The Camino you...
Friday 15 November 2024, Mesão Frio to Amarante.
I was up by 6:00 and out by 7:00. I was unsure what to do with the bedding, so I just left it as it was. I did leave a bar of Soma Old School chocolate on the bed as a gift for whoever had to...
Thursday 14 November 2024, Lamego to Mesão Frio
Today was like yesterday, but more so. More distance, more and steeper hills, even more stunning scenery.
I went to bed early yesterday and got up early. I headed down for breakfast st 7:30, when...
Wednesday 13 November 2024 Beira Valente to Lamego
It was a long day today, 27.5 km over 8.5 hours (which did, to be fair, include a stop for lunch). I left at about 7:15 and arrived at about 3:45. There were plenty of climbs and descents (more...
Paulo Almeida has published that the largest image of the six found on the main facade, the one with a "zurrón"(I’m not sure of the correct term in English: ¿pilgrim's bag/satchel?) is the oldest sculptural representation of Saint James known in...
Monday 11 November 2024, Ponte do Abade - Vila do Ponte
Well, I never expected that to happen! There is another pilgrim in the dorm tonight. Daniel from France. I knew he was on the Camino because Cristina posted to Facebook a picture of him in...
Soonwon Lee (@camino8004) posted on FB with photos of Casa dos Albergaria, where he stayed on October 10. It looks like the Bombeiros were the ones who directed him to this new location:
attached is a work in progress version of my camino torres file, with distances between towns and all the services I could come up with with google maps. hope you find it useful, @David Tallan. any comments, especially about water availability...
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