I have just seen this from Ray y Rosa on Facebook. I don't think I can link to FB from here.
We present to you the new book of Alejandro González Flores, better known as Alex Camino or Alex Bodenaya.
"Vicarie Pro" is a novel set in the early...
@abossy , welcome to the forum.
I find it interesting that some are trying to put you off walking the Primitivo, although I certainly understand their reasoning. Interestingly, @David Tallan walked the Primitivo just before me last year, and...
If you have joint problems, I'm not sure this is the ideal Camino for you. It does go through the mountains with some pretty significant and steep descents, which can be quite challenging for the knees. It's a wonderful Camino, don't get me...
As you have three weeks available to you, there are a number of options. Let me throw out other possibility. Start in Porto and walk the central route of the Camino Portuguese. As part of this, include the Variante Espiritual after Pontevedra...
There are plenty of pilgrim accommodations on the Primitivo - you can check Gronze to see what's available.
https://www.gronze.com/camino-primitivo
But the Francés has the best pilgrim infrastructure (and the most pilgrims) of any of the...
Wow, this looks perfect for a shorter, flat, distance walk. Time to brush up on Italian! (I learned it as a small child in Naples, but haven't used it since.)
I used the cicerone guide by Alison Raju when i did this in 2019 and I have recorded it as 24km to Ornans.
I think it was mostly on the road and as I am quite happy with that I often look for a shorter route on google maps. As others have said...
As @timr says, there is the Courbet Museum, which I definitely thought worth a visit. There have been route changes since @timr's day - and mine - which account for the greater distance.
I think it is something to bear in mind that in France generally, (and I approve greatly), they do take holidays and weekends quite seriously. And they often faire le pont if a holiday is on a Thursday or a Tuesday!
In UK we are sadly entirely...
Above: Two pics of Ornans from Bastille Day (14 July, 2022). I concur that it is worth a 1/2 day, but I walked around the periphery of the town in about an hour. Unfortunately, the museum and church were both closed. I followed Timr's route...
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