Conclusion of my Camino Manchego
I decided in favour of this Camino at very short notice, having actually wanted to walk the Camino del Sur (where it would have been much warmer). I was expecting meseta-like endless deserted expanses. After...
Day 3: Urda - Los Yebenes (28km officially, 27km for me due to some bushwacking)
I was the only hotel guest at the Casa del Medico, so I was surprised when an incredibly rich breakfast awaited me at 9am, including queso con membrillo (soft...
Day 4: Los Yebenes - Sonseca (officially 18km, 22km for me, mainly due to a grave error on the mountain)
I had breakfast in the bar of the hotel and left at 10am at 2 degrees. With the shortest stage of the Camino I took it easy. To buy water...
Day 5: Sonseca - Toledo (25km officially, 24km for me)
When I arrived at 8.45am in the breakfast room, which was only slightly heated, the hotel employee said it was very cold outside. I looked out of the window and saw hoarfrost on the parked...
Day 2: Malagon - Urda (35km officially and for me, as there was no room for error)
The crucial question today was: would I manage to complete the longest stage by sunset? 35km in 9.5 hours on a flat path should actually work. But you don't...
Day 1: Ciudad Real - Malagon (according to Buen Camino 27 km, I walked 29 km)
I was worried about the drop in temperature. When I stepped out of the hotel at 9.30am it was 5 degrees and I could see my breath. However, the sky was clear and the...
I've been in Ciudad Real since yesterday evening and will be walking the Camino Manchego in five stages to Toledo from tomorrow. I found very little information about this Camino and decided to do it at very short notice. After the Via Augusta, I...
Day 1: Sevilla - Utrera (normally 35 km, shortened to 26 km by me)
Aller Anfang ist schwer (All beginnings are hard), as we say. At around 9am I'm at the cathedral, which is still closed, and get a stamp from the nearby tourist information...
The decision to close the albergue early was not made easily or suddenly.
I am the Vocal de Hospitalidad for FICS, the association that runs the Albergue Elias Valina. We have been in touch with the ayuntamiento of Canfranc, which owns the...
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