Updated list of services, Camino Catalán, May 31, 2024

[peregrina2000]

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.

 

[Sydney Peregrinos]

Thanks very much Laurie for posting this. We are planning to walk this next Dpring.

 

[peregrina2000]

Thanks very much Laurie for posting this. We are planning to walk this next Dpring.

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.

 

[Sydney Peregrinos]

Thanks for the advice. We will definitely research as much as we can over the next few months.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Thanks very much Laurie for posting this. We are planning to walk this next Dpring.

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.

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-1258935

The CR is a bit off the Camino and between La Peña Estación and Ena but much closer to Peña. Peña is a Gronze stage but Casa Rural Ger is the only close lodging. See the Gronze stage here: https://www.gronze.com/etapa/bolea/pena-estacion

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

I start from Barcelona next Saturday. This will come in handy.

 

[peregrina2000]

I start from Barcelona next Saturday. This will come in handy.

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!

 

[cronnik]

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.

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.
So now as I’m getting a September Camino itch, I’m drawn to this Catalan Camino, especially with your start on the coast at Llarca that I found here. This updated list of resources and services is GREATLY appreciated.
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?

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

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 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.

If you do want to do this I suggest doing it in the spring rather than the autumn.

 

[peregrina2000]

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.

 

[Elena peregrina]

Thanks for the advice. We will definitely research as much as we can over the next few months.

Are you based in Sydney? If so PM me as I’m happy to meet up to talk about the Cami Catalan.

 

[cronnik]

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 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.

 

[dick bird]

The restaurant in La Peña Estación was open all day every day in May 2024 and doing a roaring trade feeding the construction workers on the station building: the entire track on the Huesca-Canfrance line has been ripped up and is being upgraded and relaid, presumably at the cost of several billion euros. When it is finished it will be an unforgettable train journey, but I don´t think it will be any time soon, it´s a massive project.

At Yesta, 10 minutes from La Peña, there is a a Casa Rural ´Casa Ger´, I can highly recommend if you want to break the stage to Ena and treat yourself.

 

[dick bird]

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 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.

 

[cronnik]

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.

Thank you, DB! I did forget to mention in my original message that I speak conversational Spanish.