I think it is a donativo meaning no reservations or luggage shipment. I have read about volunteering there. That is often a reason it seems that it is overlooked by some pilgrims.
Leonor27,
Years past I too often stayed at the welcoming albergue at San Roque above Corcubión. It was always a pleasure. In the dark from the dorm window when the last lighthouse beacon shining out to sea at Cape Finistere could be glimpsed it...
Dean, I don't think you'll find a single recommended approach. (I don't think you'll find too many people who have actually walked both, for one thing.) In the book, I've laid out both options and offered my own suggestions. For example, I much...
Looking forward to read the experiences of all who will be walking this camino soon, just finished the Ingles but dreaming of the combo Ruta do Mar, Ingles with perhaps Fisterra/Muxia as icing on the cake
Several of us have 'pioneered' this route around 2015/16 (Camino 2015 - June - July posts) and @Dave and his co-author have written an excellent guide. Yes it does date from 2019 but there are updates - many on this forum and added by @Dave . I...
I walked the Ruta do Mar back in 2016 and plenty may have changed since then. But it might be useful to take a look at my blog (starting on day 24) where I posted daily re accommodation, scenery, tracks etc with lots of photos. I absolutely...
I think mine is still the only option. And yeah, I wish we could do an update--there just isn't the demand for the Mar yet to justify reprints. But, I have revisited the Mar and posted news here...
The Cicerone guide authored by our own @Dave will get you there and back again. Despite its reputation that coast doesn’t move much. Accommodations and bar opening times may have changed but if you want a wild adventure then you’ll need to...
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