- Time of past OR future Camino
- First one in 1977 by train. Many since then by foot. Next one ASAP.
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Phil and I are considering Zamora or Santiago. Might see you there!My first visit to the Camino was in 1977. My first full Frances was in 2012. My most recent visit was in October 2023. (And I did many in between....) I'm a Camino veteran, OK?! My heart lives on the Camino! That said, as an ordained clergyman I was never free to visit Spain for Holy Week.
Well, things have changed..... I'm now fully retired and -- with episcopal approval, of course -- I'm free to beg off from Easter services next year. I'd like finally to spend Holy Week on the Camino Frances. Not walking cross county, as before, or anything like that..... But rather, picking some Frances city or town and "squatting" for Holy Week -- touring the churches, attending the special services, watching the processions, relaxing, sipping wine on terraces, and thanking God for my many blessings! (It would very likely be my last visit to Spain....)
Where should I do that?? Your opinions are solicited....
Here's a nice roundup for Logrono:My most treasured memory of Semana Santa is set in Logrono. I was there for “Black Friday” in the Albergue parroquial Santiago El Real as the brethren gathered, robed and set out on their penitential journey. The processions were, of course, spectacular. The penitentes were, of course, dedicated and determined. And I got to chop 2 kilos of garlic to contribute to the sopa de ajo that was their “break fast” at about 6am as the sun rose on the Saturday morning. I ladled soup. Others dealt with bloodied shoulders and necks. Elisabet said I could stay another night as I hadn’t slept. I walked on in that comfortable state that a night without sleep occasionally brings.
I’ve experienced Semana Santa in Seville; Malaga and El Rocio. Logrono is where I would go back again.
Here's a nice roundup for Logrono:
Here’s another suggestion. I finished my Camino before la Semana Santa. MyMy first visit to the Camino was in 1977. My first full Frances was in 2012. My most recent visit was in October 2023. (And I did many in between....) I'm a Camino veteran, OK?! My heart lives on the Camino! That said, as an ordained clergyman I was never free to visit Spain for Holy Week.
Well, things have changed..... I'm now fully retired and -- with episcopal approval, of course -- I'm free to beg off from Easter services next year. I'd like finally to spend Holy Week on the Camino Frances. Not walking cross county, as before, or anything like that..... But rather, picking some Frances city or town and "squatting" for Holy Week -- touring the churches, attending the special services, watching the processions, relaxing, sipping wine on terraces, and thanking God for my many blessings! (It would very likely be my last visit to Spain....)
Where should I do that?? Your opinions are solicited....
My first visit to the Camino was in 1977. My first full Frances was in 2012. My most recent visit was in October 2023. (And I did many in between....) I'm a Camino veteran, OK?! My heart lives on the Camino! That said, as an ordained clergyman I was never free to visit Spain for Holy Week.
Well, things have changed..... I'm now fully retired and -- with episcopal approval, of course -- I'm free to beg off from Easter services next year. I'd like finally to spend Holy Week on the Camino Frances. Not walking cross county, as before, or anything like that..... But rather, picking some Frances city or town and "squatting" for Holy Week -- touring the churches, attending the special services, watching the processions, relaxing, sipping wine on terraces, and thanking God for my many blessings! (It would very likely be my last visit to Spain....)
Where should I do that?? Your opinions are solicited....
Sounds like a metaphor for the recent Camino Frances in general....Only negative? When I passed thru w/o stopping last October I discovered to my dismay that Logrono had closed its memorable/quirky/smelly old bus station, and replaced it with a sterile soulless modern steel-and-glass construction farther out from el centro....
Though I love Zamora and think that it would be less frenzied and less crowded than Sevilla, Logroño’s Semana Santa is probably an even less-touristed and less prettified affair than Zamora. I think that’s a great choice!Logrono is looking better and better for me for next Easter....
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