Hmmm. Would that be the same as San Roque? I know you know Santiago...have you tried to ask some of the shops on Rua do Vilar? El Peregrino, on the right, right at the start of Rua do Vilar if you're coming from the Praza das Praterias, is my favorite. Shopkeeper Arnelis and her husband at The Pilgrim on Xelmirez is also helpful. Hope you find one!
Yes, thanks for the spelling! None of the souvenir shops carry it. Rua do Vilar is the main drag down to the tunnel? I tried a couple of religious stores even, down by the market.
I saw a video with a rather harsh criticism of a small, municipal albergue on one of the less traveled caminos. They paid 9€. I thought: What does it cost a small municipality to renovate and keep...
On my last Camino (2023) I noticed that there were lots of tourists. It reminded me of a couple of quotes that I have read since my first Camino (2015)
“A tourist demands, a pilgrim is grateful”...
"A complete guide to the world's greatest pilgrimage"[sic] by Sarah Baxter.
In a British newspaper, The Telegraph. A right wing daily that does print interesting articles and essays...
I've been trying to figure out how to use the Gronze app and as a first step I need to translate into English - I searched topics on the Forum, thought I found what I was looking for, and Yay! I...
Day 42 Week 6
460km walked (give or take)
Today I had a revelation, an epiphany and a Divine Intervention... all in one day.
Today the exreme pain in my soul is dissipating some... healed by the...
I was hoping to do a walk over ninety days so I researched a long stay visa. This walk would have gone through four countries but the majority of the time would have been in France. So I applied...
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