Many thanks to the Amics of Barcelona for this updated list of accommodation and services on the Camino Catalán on the San Juan de la Peña variant.
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I would still make sure to consult other sources. Both gronze and @Elena peregrina note that there is a CR not too far from Ena, but I don’t see it in this document. But I do think it’s a great resource.Thanks very much Laurie for posting this.We are planning to walk this next Dpring.
Thanks very much Laurie for posting this.We are planning to walk this next Dpring.
To help @Sydney Peregrinos along, the CR mentioned by Elena was the Casa Rural Ger in Yesta. The post mentioning it was https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...rom-the-camino-de-catalan.86433/#post-1258935I would still make sure to consult other sources. Both gronze and @Elena peregrina note that there is a CR not too far from Ena, but I don’t see it in this document. But I do think it’s a great resource.
Hello, BP! It’s been a while. Glad to hear that you are getting ready to start another camino. I am sure you already know this, but there is a bunch of us who really enjoy following along on your caminos, so if you are inclined to post live with your adventures, we would love it!I start from Barcelona next Saturday. This will come in handy.
Since my first Camino 7 years ago (Portugués) I have been returning for more 1-2x a year. I’ve taken a bit of an unorthodox approach sampling 2 weeks on one Camino and then immediately transitioning to 2 weeks on another. Sampling, so to speak, while meeting friends or family on one section, and others on another. Besides many sections on the Frances (which I just did SJPdP -> Burgos with my 16yr old son in June) I’ve also experienced the Norte, Primitivo, and Invierno.Many thanks to the Amics of Barcelona for this updated list of accommodation and services on the Camino Catalán on the San Juan de la Peña variant.
I walked the Catalan (October 19 - November 4) and Aragonese (November 5 - November 10) from Barcelona to Pamplona in 2019. The Aragonese had three of us sharing albergues most nights. The Catalan however had a meal shared in Monserrat with a pilgrim going the other way on the Camino Ignacio with basic English and a shared albergue a night later, three Italians on the Ignacio with only one speaking Spanish and English. A night with a Basque pilgrim and another night with a local hiker using the albergue as a base camp, Both good English speakers. Until Puente la Reina I remember encountering only three other English speakers. Log books on the Catalan showed the previous (one) pilgrim two days ahead and not many ahead of that.As I am someone who greatly enjoys the social aspect of the Camino when traveling solo, I was wondering what the general consensus is on encounters with other pilgrims on this route?
I walked from Llançà ten years ago and didn’t meet another pilgrim till the day into Montserrat. The route goes through some nice hiking areas of Catalunya so I did meet the occasional walker or group. In Montserrat, I met up with LTfit, but we met only one or two scattered pilgrims from Montserrat to the Aragonés. I don’t think there has been much, if any, increase in pilgrim traffic, though we do occasionally hear of a forum member who walks and loves it. It is a beautiful route.As I am someone who greatly enjoys the social aspect of the Camino when traveling solo, I was wondering what the general consensus is on encounters with other pilgrims on this route?
Are you based in Sydney? If so PM me as I’m happy to meet up to talk about the Cami Catalan.Thanks for the advice. We will definitely research as much as we can over the next few months.
I have been reading your fantastic day-by-day account of this walk on your other thread. It is a wonderful travelogue filled with pertinent insights and intel for other pilgrims. It also seems to accurately evoke the atmosphere sentiment and full pilgrim experience. Thank you Peregrina2000.I walked from Llançà ten years ago and didn’t meet another pilgrim till the day into Montserrat. The route goes through some nice hiking areas of Catalunya so I did meet the occasional walker or group. In Montserrat, I met up with LTfit, but we met only one or two scattered pilgrims from Montserrat to the Aragonés. I don’t think there has been much, if any, increase in pilgrim traffic, though we do occasionally hear of a forum member who walks and loves it. It is a beautiful route.
I have to be honest, the Catalá is not a crowded route. We met eight other pilgrims between Monserrat and San Juan, and only a couple of those spoke any English. If you speak Spanish or Catalan, however, the local people will be delighted to talk to you.As I am someone who greatly enjoys the social aspect of the Camino when traveling solo, I was wondering what the general consensus is on encounters with other pilgrims on this route?
Thank you, DB! I did forget to mention in my original message that I speak conversational Spanish.I have to be honest, the Catalá is not a crowded route. We met eight other pilgrims between Monserrat and San Juan, and only a couple of those spoke any English. If you speak Spanish or Catalan, however, the local people will be delighted to talk to you.