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You're bound to hear from someone who tells you this is a recipe for chafing and accompanying disasters. What really matters is if it works for you, it works for you...and maybe someone else will try it out after reading this thread.
Quite...
Thanks for posting this. In light of some of the conversations we’ve been having here recently, this is quite interesting to me. A statue like this serves to further ‘pilgrimify’ or ‘francesify’ the CP and this in turn will continue its recent...
Barcelos was having a huge May 1 celebration when we passed through. There was a major unveiling of a sculpture titled Peregrina the following day—very big event. We weren’t there, so I lifted a picture from the news coverage. I’ll be interested...
Good morning, all:
I'll be starting my first-ever Camino (and first trip to Europe, actually) in one month. I'd appreciate any and all advice regarding the price(s)/price range for lunches on the Sarria to Santiago de Compostela route as I'm...
This is only my opinion and suggestion and if you don't agree or like it that is fine and dandy. It will not bother me in the least. For days we have been seeing posts about too many pilgrims, bottlenecks, bed races, etc.
I know many first time...
Hello fellow peregrines, I’m Davide , a 30,yrs old Italian guy from Barcelona ! I was always fascinated by the Camino de Santiago and my eyes got lucent when a day to the pueblo español I saw with my ex the Camino videos . I should have go to my...
Not to dispute the long, illustrious history of the Camino providing for Pilgrims but I would be very surprised if, when Alfonso II set out from Oviedo on the "first Camino", he didn't have runners riding ahead making sure that he and his...
Yes, much to our regret it is like that. 183 of the 245 beds can be pre-booked, and in busy times (like these first weeks of May) they are all booked, every day. That is why I always recommend to make a reservation.
And yes, groups often prebook...
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