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I walked the Via de la plata/Sanabres as my second walk. It was truly spectacular. With 2 weeks, you could start in Seville and go as far as you can, leaving the rest to finish at a later date. Or, start in Granja de Moreruela and simply do the Sanabres at the end. Walking in the south from...
Welcome Marla;
You will probably get many opinions, here is mine. Using this website, it shows a bus from Madrid to Biarritz France for cheap. After arriving, you must get to nearby Bayonne where the train station is. (done by bus, shared taxi) Probably best to call it a day at that point. The...
How about starting the Via de la Plata in SALAMANCA, and when you get to GRANJA DE MORUELA, take the beautiful sanabres route thru ZAFRA, ZAMORA, ORENSE, etc onto SANTIAGO. This is a beautiful route with great infastructure and sites. Also enough pilgrims to meet. This should leave you with...
Hello Praorn;
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I will second the suggestion that you take the Sanabres instead of going to Astorga.
Have plenty of water with you in the south!
I am in Santiago now, came in from the vdlp. Looking for people who are up to walking to Porto via blue arrows tomorrow oct 5. Flight home is from Porto.
Cheers
It is much easier to fly vuelling from cdg to Biarritz. Stay overnight there and then bus/taxi to Bayonne and then train to SJPDP .
For me the best thing to do next is to book Orrisson way in advance to break up the first day walking. Also you will then have time to socialize with people at...
Re: Any Canadians? Starting from sjpdp Sept 03.
Just booked my flight!! Will be in SJPDP night of Sept 6. Walking to Orrison Sept 7 .
Just a note, Sept 19 and Oct 19 will be full moon nights. Anyone up for night walking? Or would it be better with no moon and stars??? Just a thought!
Re: Any Canadians? Starting from sjpdp Sept 03.
OK. Looks like there will be a canuk representation, but maybe outnumbered by Aussie's.
I wonder if they walk it backwards? ;)
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