Thank you for taking the time and the trouble to do your best to block off the goat’s path and tidy up the existing marker. Always reassuring to come across a Pilgrim made arrow or two, especially when not sure of the way. ¡Muchas gracias!
I highly recommend it! It really is a beautiful and quiet route and easily doable in 5 or 6 days. Another point; some places in the middle (when there is basically only one option for bed/food) require pre-orders for dinner the day before...
Hello all, I have just recently returned from the Primitivo which I finished after doing the San Salvador.
I completed the Salvador in early September '24 so this information may well have changed somewhat especially given changes in weather...
I think my own personal brand of OCD makes me want to finish in SdC wherever I start :)
This looks like a nice option. I love the mountains.
I think narrowing it down I would choose either - Salvador - Primitivo (with the Verde)
Or...
There are plenty of pilgrim accommodations on the Invierno. When I was there in June there were often only two of us in the albergue.
There are a couple of days with no or few services where you should carry your lunch with you.
I would start...
It looks and sounds like a really interesting route, especially with those historical sites along the way.
Would you say it requires a bigger outlay towards accommodation? Or is it fairly Camino-typical in terms of daily costs?
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I did the Primitivo last year and fully intend to walk it again, like you I loved it. So I certainly would not dissuade you from doing that. If you wanted you could skip the last few days by turning off onto the Verde...
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