Interesting. Both positives and negatives for sure.
On the one hand, it might help 'unblock' some bottle necks and particularly busy sections.
On the other, there are likely many businesses that will suffer or gain as a result, as the 'hot...
Definitely use your credencial outside of the Sarria to Santiago stages. Makes a great souvenir! For the record, I have even gotten a stamp from the hospital that treated me (!) and from a church I visited in Madrid AFTER my Camino was done and...
Pamplona to Logrono will give you a good flavor in 4 days.
p.s. to the haters, what's wrong with an introduction to the Camino? I did 7 days on the Frances in 2019, got hooked, did the full Frances in 2022 and the full Primitivo in 2024.
Best that coudl be done now is probably identify them as being from male of the appropriate age, dating back around 2000 years. Cannot see a DNA test being relevant, assuming DNA could be extracted from the bones, whihc is far from a given.
Or wondering what old bones are actually in it, if indeed there are any bones at all...
Would be a brave church official to actually open the box and check...
I appreciate that Ryanair can present challenges to the pilgrim that even a grumpy hospitalero on a wet night on the Meseta cannot match. Nonetheless I think I would devote my energies to finding another airline rather than another rucksack. Or...
I haven't seen what Camino Ninja says but the route from Faro doesn't go through Lisbon. It joins the CP proper in Santarém. See our general thread here for some details...
There is too much confusion about the new directive. Let's not get out in front of our skis. BTW, I always like the map on the back but I have many of both designs.
I would imagine it’s both an effort to relieve the stress on the last stages of the Frances, but also recognize that other cities have legitimate concerns that tourist tax dollars paid in their areas are being used during the last 100km and not...
This site is run by Ivar at in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon