Zoe7
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- First hopefully this coming fall
My first time on Camino, (aiming for 18-23 km/day, and planning on going late Sept/early Oct).
Thinking of starting at Molinaseca/Ponferrada on the CF and if the Camino is really crowded and to avoid the long industrial approach to SdC, taking the train from Sarria to Ourense and continuing from there to Santiago.
1) In not doing that last stretch of the CF, would one miss out on a lot (ancient villages and historic sites, special trails, medieval shrines and churches etc)? Is that stretch of the CF so special that you’d recommend it despite the crowds and industrial approach?
2) Is the route a lot more arduous from there to Santiago than the CF or comparable? Which one has more highway and asphalt?
3) Lastly, if I start getting stamped in Molinesca, if I do do the train transfer to Ourense, can I continue on with the same pilgrim passport stamping or I should then get a new one that is stamped only along the VdlP continuous route.
Any suggestions, advice, recommendations welcomed. Thank you!
Thinking of starting at Molinaseca/Ponferrada on the CF and if the Camino is really crowded and to avoid the long industrial approach to SdC, taking the train from Sarria to Ourense and continuing from there to Santiago.
1) In not doing that last stretch of the CF, would one miss out on a lot (ancient villages and historic sites, special trails, medieval shrines and churches etc)? Is that stretch of the CF so special that you’d recommend it despite the crowds and industrial approach?
2) Is the route a lot more arduous from there to Santiago than the CF or comparable? Which one has more highway and asphalt?
3) Lastly, if I start getting stamped in Molinesca, if I do do the train transfer to Ourense, can I continue on with the same pilgrim passport stamping or I should then get a new one that is stamped only along the VdlP continuous route.
Any suggestions, advice, recommendations welcomed. Thank you!