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Don't know about accommodation nor waymarking nowadays, I did my last Via Romea in 2000. But the Lucca to Rome stretch is lovely, and Tuscany is especially gorgeous, though I liked Lazio too.
There's a more active presence of the Church on the...
Hand wash and hang dry is the most common option. I'm starting the last leg from Lucca to Roma in 2 weeks, having walked from Canterbury to Martigny in 2022 and Martigny to Lucca in 2023. In France, there are very few accommodations that have...
Hello! I'm starting research on the VF and, having walked the Camino Francés, I wonder how laundry/hand washing facilities and situations compare on the Francigena.
I know there are more private accommodations, and not that many albergues, so I...
I did exactly that. Stayed in Las Herrerias and contacted Victor the day before through WhatsApp to book a horse. He only has 4 horses, so maybe try and book earlier than I did. Then over at O'Cebreiro, he knew the lady who owns one of the hotels...
Have you considered Victor's horses for that climb? You get that in Los Herreiras (still need to transport the big pack).
That will take you all the way up to O Cebreiro...
At the time of my walk I was 62 and walked from Vega de Valcarce to...
I am in Sahagun and just got my halfway Compostela today at the Santuario de la Peregrina. When I went to the Tourism Office, they directed me there. She also said they have a much prettier stamp there than at the Tourism office. She was right...
We went to the Ontañón winery which is a short bus ride from the city center. The tourist office, which I recall was on the Camino, told us which bus to take and made a reservation for us. When we arrived we found we were the only people on the...
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