No, I hadn’t heard about that possibility. Three pilgrims did Quiriga - Monforte the regular way today, about 35km. So your way would shave off a couple of kms and also might have less elevation, I’m not sure. I don’t think there’s anything...
Tour of church in Montefurado
The volunteer (in Oct2023) who showed us through the church, also pointed out this tunnel & explanation above in Wendy’s post.
Her name was Marisol (pic below on steps of church ) .. (not the one from Borrenes)...
Oh yes, that might be it, thanks. I was a bit surprised to see they rated both today and yesterday a 3/5 in ‘paisaje’ when I thought yesterday was quite a bit more impressive on that front.
Gronze maybe refers to the situation before the wild fires a couple of years ago. There was a larger portion of those trees before. I hope nature will reconquer the area...
For clarity, I will be walking from Porto. I will enter Spain at Tui, I will walk through O porrino. At Ponteverdra there is a choice to be made re: the EV. The final day of the EV from Villanova to Padron is 22 miles. I believe it to be a...
Yes, you can take the boat and receive a Compostela. I did it last month. The boat trip was one of the highlights of the route for me, after the stretch immediately after Armenteira (Ruta da Pedra e da Auga, but I had walked this part at least 3...
A couple of practical notes from today’s stage:
Firstly, the forum PDF guide refers to only one water source today, at Carballeda de Lor, but there are two more: one on the climb after the bridge and another near the rest area in Castroncelos...
Day 6: Quiroga to A Pobra do Brollón — 23km
Today started out a bit rough but got better as it went on, even as the temperature rose to 30 degrees Celsius by mid-afternoon.
We were feeling a bit worse for wear upon leaving this morning after a...
I have walked the entire Senda Litoral just last fall, and while I am not one to say whether or not it is "official" in the eyes of the cathedral, I can definitely say that in my experience there are arrows. Along the boardwalks on the Senda...
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