GavinSkull
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- Camino Portugues / Camino Frances
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Hi, I am specifically interested in finding put what the Rome to Arles part is like: the infrastructure - hostels and the popularity of it. I assume it's less travelled than Spanish routes, this is what I meant by social experience to be able to meet people - I am a very sociable person and like the community and this part of the experience.Hello
If you already walked the 2-mentioned routes than you reasonably know the infrastructure. Yes some hostels may have closed in 2 years but some others opened and overall IMHO the "infrastructure" changed little. Not sure about "social aspect" - if you are an outgoing person than you'll chat with as many folks as you want. If making friends comes easy to you than thats what it will be. If you like to keep to yourself - chances are nobody will bother you during your private times.
As per recent consensus the average cost of Camino Frances now-a-days is pegged at about 50E\day. if yu budget this much IMHO you can't go wrong. If it winds up being less - thats a pleasant surprize for you and go ahead and treat yourself to "something extra" either by having a rest day and splurging on food\sightseeing or wait until SdC and go ape there
Good luck and Buen Camino
Yes, I have visited Italy many times on holiday but are there pilgrim menus in Italy? I expect there are some restaurants that offer budget meals for travellers and locals alike esp. in the small towns.I can tell you that Italy is GENERALLY more expensive than Spain. EXCEPT if you buy street food (in a "Rosticceria" or "Pizza al taglio", etc.) or you find small places in the rural areas. I am not sure about the southern coast of France.
BTW, I would be curious to know how long you expect this walk to last. Thanks!
Thanks for your reply anyway. I have posted this in other routes in France as shouldn't be here and didn't find any threads for Italy.@GavinSkull - OK I'm sorry I misunderstood your post. No I have never walked the Rome - Arles - Roncevaux partso i guess you can safely disregard my post
Good luck and Buen Camino
Hey, GavinSkull. Hope you get a definitive answer for Italy/France, but from skimming discussions on accommodations, there doesn't seem to be a lot of equivalents to municipal albergues in Spain. I see a lot of references to gites in France running between 30-50 euro/ night.
BTW, as of Sep 23, I believe munis/Xuntas in Galicia were up to 10 euro, and private albergues on the Primitivo I know were up to 15 euro/ night.
I asked a friend that did parts of the Francigena (one branch passed litterally "through" his home). He told me that when you make reservations if you declare that you are a walker they give you special prices. There are also places that issue a paper certifying that you are doing the walk.Yes, I have visited Italy many times on holiday but are there pilgrim menus in Italy? I expect there are some restaurants that offer budget meals for travellers and locals alike esp. in the small towns.
Hi, I would like some advice from people who have walked from Rome to France to Spain. I would like to know how the infrastructure, hostels, and general social and walking experience compares to Spain. Cost of hostels and food is my main concern, as I believe Italy is more expensive than Spain and also proably the coastal regions of France. I would like to see if I can walk to Roncevaux and then decide what other routes I would like to do from there. Last year I walked the Del Norte and '22 the Francais.
I just discovered this is the end part of the Via Francigena and I would be walking backwards to the normal route. The route backwards would be the same from Rome to Massia then I would follow the coast to Genoa then Nice.
I looked at the distances to break them down a bit. I'm trying to decide which parts I might want to walk this year and do another part next year.
Rome to Lucca 326km
Lucca to Genoa 172km
Genoa to Monaco 208km
Monaco to Marseille 209km
Marseille to Arles 85km
Has anyone walked this way?
We walked from Marseille(tomb of Mary Magdaline) to Pau, Samport Pass, Jaca and stops along the Argonees to tie up with the France and back to Saint Jean Pid de Port. I don't recall the names of the places we stayed, but we had no issues with availability.Update
I found this useful on differences:
Via Francigena vs Camino De Santiago | Guy On The Road
In this blog, I will explain the main differences between Via Francigena to Camino de Santiagowww.guyontheroad.com
There is no need to re-walk the Norte, Francés or Primitivo although I've done all three more than onceI was keen to do part of the Via Francigena but what I read on this blog put me off a bit. a) It's more expensive, that I knew but was thinking it would still be sociable. So I'm back to Spain to re-walk parts of the Francais and Del Norte, Primitivo and make up my own route and have a nice time hanging out. Italy maybe next year.
Via Francigena vs Camino De Santiago | Guy On The Road
In this blog, I will explain the main differences between Via Francigena to Camino de Santiagowww.guyontheroad.com
Hi, I’ve walked the Camino Frances (2013) and the Camino del Norte ( 2023) and the Lucca (San Miniato for us) to Rome section of the Via Francigena (2018) with a small group of friends, and would say that the Guy on the Road blog is accurate in terms of the comparisons. San Miniato to Rome was a fantastic walk, quite tough in parts because of the number of hills and the May /June heat that year, but beautiful and interesting, travelling through stunning countryside, villages, towns and cities like Sienna. It was however significantly more costly than the Spanish Caminos and you met fewer walkers/ pilgrims. Unless you’re camping (we weren’t) I’d say you most probably spend at least €50 per day on the VF on accommodation and food.Hi, I would like some advice from people who have walked from Rome to France to Spain. I would like to know how the infrastructure, hostels, and general social and walking experience compares to Spain. Cost of hostels and food is my main concern, as I believe Italy is more expensive than Spain and also proably the coastal regions of France. I would like to see if I can walk to Roncevaux and then decide what other routes I would like to do from there. Last year I walked the Del Norte and '22 the Francais.
I just discovered this is the end part of the Via Francigena and I would be walking backwards to the normal route. The route backwards would be the same from Rome to Massia then I would follow the coast to Genoa then Nice.
I looked at the distances to break them down a bit. I'm trying to decide which parts I might want to walk this year and do another part next year.
Rome to Lucca 326km
Lucca to Genoa 172km
Genoa to Monaco 208km
Monaco to Marseille 209km
Marseille to Arles 85km
Has anyone walked this way?
Update
I found this useful on differences:
Via Francigena vs Camino De Santiago | Guy On The Road
In this blog, I will explain the main differences between Via Francigena to Camino de Santiagowww.guyontheroad.com
I second that itinerary. I have walked it over various my caminos. For the part in the middle, look up Via della Costa, I think that is its italian name.I replied in the other thread but this was my idea for Rome-Arles:
- Via Francigena (backwards): Rome - Portonetti (21 stages, 495km)
- Sentiero Liguria: Portonetti - Ventimiglia-Menton: 30 stages, 675km)
- Via Aurelia GR 653A: Menton - Arles (15 stages, 393km)
please be more precise.this guide
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