Very easy to take the train from Madrid to sarria and then catch a taxi to traicastela and as others have suggested, start in triacastela and take the alternative route to sarria via samos . Spend the night in samos . That gives you two short...
It really depends on how much time you have. Villafranca del Bierzo is a very nice little town. It is where I started most recently. But it is, for most people, more than a couple of days from Sarria. I could see starting from Herrerias if you...
Thanks, that's good to know. I feel that reserving everything takes away the adventurous aspect of the Camino. But, I also don't want the "adventure" of having to sleep outside, haha.
I did wonder if anyone else carries a water filter, interesting that you didn’t bother using it on the VG with so many streams/ river etc available.
What do you have, Katyden or Sawyer Squeeze?
I recently hosted a Spanish potluck and movie watching, 'The Way', with my fellow peregrinas. We did patatas bravas, albondigas, a Spanish charcuterie board with tinned fish and Spanish cheeses, and the Tarta de Santiago (probably one of the...
Lots of interesting figures for sure! I was struck by the 15% secondary home figure. That’s a lot of property.
I am looking at relocating to Spain. Maybe with the exception of Northumberland and Merseyside i could never hope to buy in England...
Thanks for putting that number in the proper context. The article also makes the important observation about the rate of increase of the “seasonal rentals.” I think that could also be fueling a lot of the protests, because the trends are pretty...
I find it hard to believe too. I was just quoting that news article. Didn't do any research myself. Can imagine though they are talking about the city center.
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