In my humble opinion, the contrast between tourism in Barcelona and the rest of Spain is quite pronounced. Barcelona finds itself inundated with all types of tourists, while Santiago follows a different path with more restricted tourism. For...
Day 2 shortly after setting off from Orisson to a beautiful sunrise, one of so many on this amazing path. Its crazy thinking about me on that day, and then me on day 30ish and everything that happened in between, I really had no idea what a crazy...
I too am confused by "industrial approach". Burgos has an industrial approach, as does Léon, but ScC? Not in my opinion. For your first Camino, I would totally recommend sticking to the CF. There are many historical and visual gems in the last...
I'll see what I can do. I don't even know where I go tomorrow! I saw there's a choice 2A and 3A according to the maps? Maybe not going through Nava de Ordunte then? I am in Sodupe now, taking one step at a time... on the bidegorri [cycle track]!
Day 11 July 6, 2024
Ourense - Cea - Oseira 31 km
The location of the albergue is excellent but not for a restful night. Of course it didn't help that it was Friday night nor that Spain was playing against Germany and won. Across from the...
I have also pre-booked all my overnight stays this year. Where possible via Booking.com, but also some via Whatsapp and email. I always wrote to the last two a day or two before and announced my arrival (and always got a reply) All perfect
Thank you, @roving_rufus, for the link to the Compostelle.fr website and for relevant information. This is news to me.
If I understand correctly, 55 local Jacobean associations are grouped together in a Compostelle-France Federation. They...
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