This albergue is on the original, marked Camino del Norte between Santoña and Santander. Have a look at Gronze reviews. I stayed there and recommend it as well.
https://www.gronze.com/cantabria/isla-arnuero/albergue-hospital-peregrinos
Were you able to walk along the coast between Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye? I downloaded this map from the official tourist office site provided by @tjz (post #6) and it appears that the littoral path has been diverted inland and as a result is...
Vigo has a great, super modern train station, Vigo-Urzáiz, where the high-speed trains have been arriving for quite some time. Vigo-Guixar is where the narrow gauge trains arrive. They are in two different parts of the city. Urzáiz is built into...
Ah, the bed bug, dear old Cimex lectularius, our oldest most constant and loyal companion. The dog didn’t come along till yesterday or not much earlier 😉
For many pilgrims, recent reports would suggest, the easiest way to acquire a few is to...
Please don't spray toxic stuff in albergues. You can cause your allergic fellow pilgrim to suffocate and die.
Bring a pet cockroach with you on the road. Or a gecko. They feed on bedbugs and are much faster than them. Environmentally friendly...
On Google there is actually a review left by a Spanish pilgrim, who complained that in this bar he was charged more than the locals. So there is no discrimination based on country of origin - next time try ordering food in a bar using Bierzo accent 😁
Starting Monday July 22nd 2024.
More here:
https://www.elcorreogallego.es/galicia/2024/07/21/nuevos-trenes-avlo-renfe-llegan-lunes-galicia-105905995.html
Tickets, prices from €7,- one way to/from Madrid
https://avlorenfe.com/
Thank you kindly for the information, Sir.
I just bought myself one of these AVLO tickets, not for €7 but €29, still cheap.
It seems like it is Ryanair on wheels.
Extra charge for anything larger than cabin-size luggage.
Does not include...
In Neira de Rei (11 kms south)
https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/somosagro/sostenibilidad/2024/07/12/oso-pasea-neira-rei/00031720782301221706833.htm
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