Last Christmas I was on the Camino Portugues and this Christmas I am on the Camino Maltes. How did this come to be?
Rewind a month or two ago, my kid and I always travel over the holidays and heard wonderful things about walking in Malta, and...
Some interesting posts here - intentions are all well and good and so very different for every individual. As hospitalera in Grado last year, I began to send off the pilgrims in the morning by saying "walk for peace." Then we wrote many...
Walking the Camino, we often lose the track of the day or the week. This is a reminder for all our Jewish Brethren that our Hanuka Holiday, falls on the 25th of December .
You may have a hard time finding a potato pancake but a croqueta with a...
Hello all - how interesting and often fun it has been on the forum this year - thank you Ivar and moderators, and all who posted and responded...
So ... to friends and virtual friends, all of you - I wish you a warm and safe and Happy Christmas...
Day 0 03-Dec:
Flew in to Oviedo. From the airport there is a direct bus (9 Euros, can pay by card) to Oviedo centre. The cathedral San Salvador is 20 mins walk from the bus station.
You can buy your pilgrim credential in the cathedral. As a...
Camino Primitivo is usually less busy. I had time only in December and decided to do it anyways. Thanks to the tips from the members of the forum, I planned my accommodation in advance - called and checked if the accommodation is open during...
Being of an age where luggage becomes mysteriously heavier with each passing year, I’ve realised what I’ve learned about packing light for Camino is relevant for all kinds of travel. Gleaned from many contributors to whom thanks, as well as my...
From December 1, 2024 to March 15, 2025, the Saint Jean Pied de Port municipal hostel will be closed on Sundays.
Closure also foreseen on December 25/2024 and 01/01/2025.
So no hostels open in SJPDP on Sundays until 15/03 and 25/12 and 01/01...
A good friend in Oviedo sent me a link that describes a new albergue coming to Villalcázar de Sirga. The Spanish Federation has bought the abandoned church of San Pedro...
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