Just met another pilgrim recently who had this wish, but it ended up that the Pilgrim's Office issued one Compostela with both his name and his friend's name on it, in Vicarie Pro. Receiving two different Compostelas wasn't possible. This pilgrim...
yes. out walking in the mountains here in Colorado and same thing, very dizzy, lightheaded... jumped on my electrolytes, and gone... that quick... kicked myself for that, as I was hyper-aware of sodium loss when I ran marathons... wasn't doing...
Thanks everyone for your replies. We went to the Cathedral to stamp our credentials and proceeded to walk to the Plaza Castilla. We finally found the arrows to begin our walk about two blocks north of the Rodilla Cafe on a post next to the...
Great suggestions! I will definitely follow @peregrina2000´s suggestions. And I apologize to @Doogman for not fully understanding his first post the first time! Thank you all. Can´t wait to get there!
I think the two most obvious places to start your Camino de Madrid are in the historic center at the Church of Santiago and San Juan Bautista, or you can start from Plaza Castilla (the arrows outside the Rodilla store may have faded, but just...
To reiterate what I said in my initial post, at the time that I walked it (5 years ago), the church was generally considered the starting point, but there were no yellow arrows to guide you from that point. The yellow arrows started at the Plaza...
A note from my Camino Madrid blog from Sept 23 - went to Iglesia Santiago y San Juan Bautista and a waited until 1800 for it to open. Turns out there is a Camino marker and map for the Camino in the square outside the church now.
I walked it in 2019, so it may be different now, but back then the church referenced above was the unofficial starting point for the Camino. However, there were no yellow arrows until you got to Plaza de Castilla.
So I made my own way from the...
After the Ingles in 2019, we drove in and out and also walked some parts of the terrain you are covering, on the way via Ribeira Sacra to Playa de las Catedrales. The hillside vineyards were amazing, and some churches in incredible spots. It is...
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