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  1. brothersamuel

    Does anyone know of any shorter pilgrimage routes around the world?

    One on my "to walk" list is the Cammino di San Benedetto - from Norcia through Subiaco to Montecassino. (Although being a close friend of the benedictines in Norcia I would personally walk it "backwards" so to speak). Definitely worth checking out. Also the Way of St. Francis is a great option...
  2. brothersamuel

    Two weeks on the Camino ANYWHERE in Spain

    Thank you, they certainly would feature on our future list of choices :) And thank you for good tips! Never heard of that one, looks interesting - from a quick image search, maybe more people are doing it on a bicycle? (Maybe I will save this one for a future bikepacking trip then... :) ) Ah...
  3. brothersamuel

    Purky and SonofPurky on the Primitivo (and beyond?) July 2024

    Good idea. I have walked the Primitivo last year with my son - look up on the thread where I describe our itinerary - thinking the Primitivo too short we started in Villaviciosa - and from Lugo went back to the Norte at Sobrado... Very happy about both these choices. Any way you choose, enjoy...
  4. brothersamuel

    Two weeks on the Camino ANYWHERE in Spain

    Thanks everyone for chiming in - I greatly appreciate your tips. One thing I maybe should have mentioned is, that we are quite fit walkers - last year with my son we have walked from Villaviciosa to Santiago in less than 12 days - our total was somewhere around 370km (we were not in particular...
  5. brothersamuel

    Two weeks on the Camino ANYWHERE in Spain

    Thank you, @Robo - I have to say that I kind of overlooked the Invierno as an option by itself, I've always thought about it as just a variant of the Frances, but it does make sense... Regarding the entrance to Santiago itself - I did think that maybe a final part of Via de La Plata would do...
  6. brothersamuel

    Two weeks on the Camino ANYWHERE in Spain

    Dear friends, after my last year's pilgrimage on the Primitivo with my oldest son, this year is the turn of my daughter... The idea is, once again, to walk in autumn, most likely October, I can take at the most two weeks off from work (she will be in her last year of home-schooling, so school...
  7. brothersamuel

    Registration form question

    Dear @Kathar1na , your input is indeed very accurate and helpful. I can attest that that what @dbier wrote is 100% correct - if you do not have a QR code on your phone you will be asked to put in your data at the kiosks before being allowed to get a ticket for the queue (if there is one). We...
  8. brothersamuel

    Father&Son Camino completed

    OK, so now that we are back home, for my own record, our stages: Day 1: Villaviciosa to Pola de Serio Day 2: Pola de Serio to Escamplero - including a visit to Oviedo Cathedral and the Naranco churches Day 3: Escamplero to Salas Day 4: Salas to Campiello (with a mid-day Sunday Mass at Tineo)...
  9. brothersamuel

    Father&Son Camino completed

    Deo gratias! After 11,5days of walking from Villaviciosa we have reached our destination today! We have also taken the Camino Verde route from Lugo to Sobrado, it was extremely lovely walking - and caused no issue in getting our compostellas. Thanks to everyone here for your help and...
  10. brothersamuel

    Registration form question

    Thank you all for the input. I won’t bother with the preregistration. Switching back to offline mode :)
  11. brothersamuel

    Registration form question

    Having a little bit of free time (as there is nothing to do for me in Lugo now, even the cathedral was closed in the afternoon, where I wished to spend some hours in prayer), I tried to fill the registration form for the compostella and got stuck. We (me and my son) are walking the Camino...
  12. brothersamuel

    Check your fiestas…

    Just a reference note for further planning - if you want to avoid great crowds on your Camino, do check a list of local fiestas… I believe I saw one even here on the forum, but did not pay much attention to it. And how great was our surprise an hour ago when we arrived in Lugo (after seven and...
  13. brothersamuel

    Lessons learned

    Thanks for this thread - and all the best for the remainder of your journey! I do hope the places will become less crowded, as we start following your footsteps the day after tomorrow…
  14. brothersamuel

    SEPTEMBER 2023 Start – Check in here!

    Ok, me and my son are now on the train, to catch a morning flight from Prague, then another from Frankfurt and then a couple of buses - and hopefully, Deo volente, we will start walking towards Santiago on Thursday 27th from Villaviciosa, through Oviedo and the Camino Primitivo. ✅
  15. brothersamuel

    Holy Mass on the Primitivo

    Thank you, that is exactly what I have been looking for - to help with the little bit of planning that I have time to do. I don't speak Spanish, but I know Latin well enough (and speak somewhat Italian) so I understand written Spanish without problems. With spoken language it is a little more...
  16. brothersamuel

    Holy Mass on the Primitivo

    Hola to fellow pilgrims. A quick question - with my son we are flying to Spain next week to start our Camino - so far it looks like starting in Villaviciosa (if we can reasonably get there in the late afternoon after arriving at the Asturias airport) and walking to Oviedo, and then following the...
  17. brothersamuel

    Starting Primitivo on the coast? Walking till late?

    Which monastery is that? I would be happy to stay in any monastic establishment, if possible. :)
  18. brothersamuel

    Starting Primitivo on the coast? Walking till late?

    Hola, peregrinos, as I've mentioned elsewhere, I will be walking the Camino Primitivo with my son in late Sept/early Oct. We are both keen walkers, used to 30+km days even in hilly terrain. My quest for direct flight (with only a train connection to get us back home) I have gained a day and a...
  19. brothersamuel

    Peregrina finishes Finisterre to Jerusalem journey!

    As I have mentioned elsewhere, since my camino there was little time for long walks, so as a part substitute I have done a lot of reading about long walks... Thank you for pointing out Bernard Olivier's books - I will definitely look into them. To all the PLF fans I would like to recommend...
  20. brothersamuel

    Back to the Camino

    Hola, everyone! I have walked the Camino Frances in autumn 2007 with my then fiancé (now my wife, today is our 15th wedding anniversary...), during our planning we have found the (old) forum a great help. Since then I have been avoiding this forum for many years, trying not to scratch the...

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