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¡Hola! Peregrinos.
A couple of days into the Camino del Norte and I suggest a controversial pov. Give up on the idea of starting at Irun. Fly to San Sebastian, spend the day there or what´s left of it and make sure to ride the funicula rail to Monte Igueldo and savour the outstanding view from the top. Nothing on the approach from Irun compares to that; indeed, the walk from Irun is hellish (a Teufelsweg, as I suggested to a German walker). We dídn´t take the "alpinist" option and as a result, the midway is both boring and agony on the feet because of the loose stones. Dump it! Walk from San Sebastian and be happier.
It´s been an extraordinary bit of good luck that I have encountered a peregrina who was walking the CF when I was back in 2014. How about that for a coincidence!
I can also report to anyone using the Cicerone guide that the Zarautz youth hostel is only open to those with Youth Hostelling Cards, and the others are only open from 4pm. Better to seek a pilgrim tariff from a hotel. The beach is splendid in Zarautz.
Buen Camino
A couple of days into the Camino del Norte and I suggest a controversial pov. Give up on the idea of starting at Irun. Fly to San Sebastian, spend the day there or what´s left of it and make sure to ride the funicula rail to Monte Igueldo and savour the outstanding view from the top. Nothing on the approach from Irun compares to that; indeed, the walk from Irun is hellish (a Teufelsweg, as I suggested to a German walker). We dídn´t take the "alpinist" option and as a result, the midway is both boring and agony on the feet because of the loose stones. Dump it! Walk from San Sebastian and be happier.
It´s been an extraordinary bit of good luck that I have encountered a peregrina who was walking the CF when I was back in 2014. How about that for a coincidence!
I can also report to anyone using the Cicerone guide that the Zarautz youth hostel is only open to those with Youth Hostelling Cards, and the others are only open from 4pm. Better to seek a pilgrim tariff from a hotel. The beach is splendid in Zarautz.
Buen Camino