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For those reading this thread that are unfamiliar with the two ways down to Roncesvalles from the Col de Lepoeder, there is a forest trail that is marked as the "official" Camino and also a less steep variant way leading to the Col de Ibañeta on...
I took the 12 noon bus from Pamplona which gets to St Jean at 1:40. I immediately walked to the Pilgrims Office and there was hardly anyone in line so I got in line. I got my credential and they asked me if I had booked a spot to stay that...
They always open a municipal building in SJPDP when things are full. They won't sleep outside. Check with the Pilgrims office and they will find a place to sleep.
Camino Frances
Villalcazar de Sirga
Iglesia de Santa María la Blanca
overdoor panel
photo taken March 1, 2007
The Virgin holding baby Jesus is the central figure in this panel. Santa María la Blanca, the masive and austere 12th-14th c...
Today , thirteen years ago. Mansilla de la Mulas.
The albergue municipal. No reservations possible.
Gorgeous patio. I shared a small dorm with a pensioned footpilgim from Montpellier and a cyclist from the Netherlands.
Laura, the hospi was very...
Perambulating Griffin,
Linda Kay Davidson whom you cite in your post is one of the authors of a very useful book re the richess and richness found along the Camino Frances.
The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago by David M Gitlitz and Linda Kay...
Arta,
In SJPdP DirectionCompostelle/Boutique du Pelerin is a good convenient place for hiking equipment . Here is their web.
Another good hiking shop is
Maya Sport,
18 Avenue du Jai Alai. Here is that web.
Buen camino!
Cahors to Lascabanes, Day 20, Via Podiensis, 2nd May 2024. Dave Whitson in his Cicerone guide to the Via Podiensis assures us that today, after our initial climb out of Cahors, that the most strenuous terrain on the GR65 is behind us!! Thank...
We are in SJPP today
While we were standing in line today, one of my pilgrims met 3 people from Taiwan, who could not find a bed. He said he also saw several people on their phones, frantically searching for beds. We saw many signs that said...
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