winter

I am looking forward to walking the coastal route next year, health permitting. I can literally hardly wait! I have to fit it in between work and I'm musing about the possibility of being able to do it before when I've planned, which is next September. I'm free December and January :) I've...

Hello. New to the forum(last week) and have been reading posts and attending the University of Google in great detail. I have decided for work and personal reasons this December. Only time I can get a couple weeks off work ). Having made that decision I have started my training as best I can...

Hello everyone! I am a senior at university, and I will graduate in 14th December 2019, yay! I wanna walk the whole Camino Frances right after graduation, but I am afraid because I heard that most of albergues will be closed from December 25th - Jan 14th. Should I start my Camino journey...

Hello, I am walking the Camino for my first time next year. I'm beginning on new years day and wish to follow the steps of my Uncle beginning in Le Puy-en-Velay. I am an outdoor guide and can walk far distances without a problem. However I understand my limitations lie within the snow, as well...

Hello fellow perigrinos, can the via de la Plata be walked successfully in February to March, regarding weather and availability of albergues? I'm planning to leave Seville on the 31st Jan 2020 and any advice from you all would be very much appreciated. Thanks Nicky

I thought today would be a good day to update you on my winter Camino. This may be long so just for those interested in a pilgrim's journey. I arrived into SJPdP six weeks ago today. I left two days later. ( had to wait for the post office to open to forward some luggage. I haven't forgotten...

Hello Everyone! I'm currently living in Paris, France and am (trying) to organize my pilgrimage from Bordeaux finishing in Santiago, beginning February 22-March 6th during my holiday. I've been studying a map to make this possible very vigorously, my plan would be to begin in Bordeaux (or...

I'm thinking of hitting the Norte in February - is this doable? IE will there be any albergues open? I really NEED to walk!

Why the Invierno: I had two weeks for a walk (my Christmas vacation + the Russian winter holidays), I wanted to finish in Santiago, and I didn’t want to walk the Frances this time (personal reasons: last spring, I started the Camino from Paris, walking the first 100 km to Chartres, so now I want...

I am planning on flying into either Barcelona or Madrid. The flight to Barcelona is significantly cheaper than Madrid, but I have read that transportation to Saint Jean Pied de Port is a bit easier than from Barcelona. Does anyone have any advice on getting there from either of these cities...

Is anyone walking from Sarria to Santiago around Christmas? I’m thinking of it but would like to find someone to walk with. I’d have to send my pack on.

Hi Pilgrims, I'm new here on the forum, even though I've walked a few caminos already. Just wanted to say hi and Buen Camino and Ultreia and all that :-)

My teacher husband has discovered that he doesn't have to be back at school until January 4th. Since we enjoyed our New Year's week walking the Levante from Valencia a few years ago, just starting the Camino de la Lana looks like a very good idea. Besides, New Year's Eve in Spain is fun - grapes...

My 22-year-old son and I will be walking Via Augusta in December! We have return flights to Málaga December 12th - 21st, and this looks like a nice chance to spend some time together, practice Spanish and eat really well. And buy Jamón and turrón to take home for Christmas.

Dear all, I was planning on hiking about 3 weeks on one of the caminos in France, starting in October, but due to illness, I had to postpone. This means I will be hiking from about October 24th 'till mid-november. I have heard a lot of lodgings close after November 1st, and since I am untrained...

Buen Camino Everyone! The Camino is calling me back (my first was September 2017), but I only have vacation December 7th through the New Year. Does anyone walk in December? Is everything really closed like my guidebook warns? Are the mountain areas closed due to snow? Basically asking if...

I'm thinking about walking the Camino Invierno in February and I have a few questions: Are there enough albergues or other affordable places to sleep this time of the year? What do you think the weather will be like? Should I expect snow? How many days would you recommend (starting in...

I'm attending a conference before my Camino and need to transport a suitcase to Santiago. Is there a way to do this direct from SJPP to Santiago in February? Express Bourricot in SJPP is closed until March. In the past, I tried the postal system from France to Spain and the parcel went missing.

Hello there! My partner and I are planning on walking 5 days of the RV in early January 2018. I've previously walked the CF and the Camino Aragonese in spring/summer, so this will be quite different. We are just wondering about availability of accommodation and the kind of temperatures to...

Hi everyone, I'm thinking about walking the Camino from 23rd December to 2nd January, and would like advice on a good track which will have albergues open, not be too isolated (if shops etc shut around Christmas/New Year), and not too cold, wet or snowy! I love walking in winter, and have done...