No new rules ( yet ).
Lots of speculation but we did not hear anything official.
See this thread.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/clarification-on-100km.90022/#post-1316162
Expect some more pooh pooh. Don't be too happy too...
Idem for me.
Aside from that : all the things I would like to be/ do at home.
Being a decent person and be nice to others and myself.
If taking up as much culture and architecture on a Camino is an intention then yes that is something I would do...
You can easily walk from Biarritz to St. Jean de Luz in a day. It is 18km along the Corniche. I lived on the south side of Biarritz and walked to Bidart and back for lunch many times. That route was my warm-up for the Camino.
Here is a repost of one I made a few years ago dealing with a visa extension (though for the US).
A few years ago we were hiking the Appalachian Trail in Georgia and we met a Mexican who wanted to through hike the entire trail, a six months trip...
Buy the Miam Maim Dodo guide book, it is worth every cent you pay for it. You don't necessarily need to be fluent in French but knowing the language helps. April can be cold, I started in late May and encountered sleet and snow and then a heat...
Your best bet might be to inquire directly with the tourist office in Le Puy:
https://en.lepuyenvelay-tourisme.fr/sejourner/pratique/les-bureaux-daccueil/
I have hiked across the Aubrac Plateau twice and missed a late April snowfall by just...
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