We are starting another thread on this specific rule, because it did provoke some questions and concerns when it was first announced (as Rule 14, but it’s still pretty much the same now that it’s been moved to Rule 3). Ivar is going to delete...
Thanks for the info Jungleboy. I'll check in with him since I would love to compare notes. I did this in two separate hikes but would love to retrace my steps and combine them: in 2022 I walked from Gibraltar to Astorga then on the French Way to...
I’ve come up with a three week (roughly 400km) hike that combines some uniquely exciting aspects of three very different Camino routes. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Granja de Moreruela is the spot where the vast majority of Via de la Plata...
Another - longer - option that I would highly recommend would be to walk from Granja de la Moreruela to Astorga, join the French Way for just 2 days to Ponferrada, then join the Camino del Invierno to Santiago.
The final stretch of the Plata would actually be from Astorga to Gijon… and I must day your suggestion does sound enticing for my own peregrination of ‘25.
I'm not sure if you have your heart set on ending your walk in Santiago but, if not, I would HIGHLY recommend the final stretch of the Via de la Plata. Of course that route is walked by only a few and the vast majority of those turn westwards at...
With the Camino Francés becoming increasingly crowded each year it is always inspiring to hear about other options and this Camiño de Taverneiro sounds WONDERFUL for a shorter hike. I recently walked the 270km Camino del Invierno as part of a...
Thanks for such a lovely and thoughtful post. These random acts of kindness are certainly a huge part of the Caminos. I walked the Winter Route recently (mostly for fun but researching also for a newspaper article I'd been commissioned to write)...
I'm a regular reader of the Forum and over the years I've (we've) seen all kinds of post. What boots/pack/poles/phone plan/socks? What should I avoid/not miss? What are the best alternate routes? Blisters, shin splints, sun burn, etc. From last...
It's interesting to read that this still goes on. In the Middle Ages there was a lucrative business in forging credenciales (for criminals and other ne'er-do-wells who had been condemned to go on a pilgrimage). I'm amazed that people will still...
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