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Hi everyone! I am soon continuing my camino in Logroño and will walk until Leon.
I would like to walk most without reserving anything but are there any Brierley stages in your opinion that are a must to stop overnight? Might consider reserving a day or two before in that case.
For now I think Ill definitely try to stop in Burgos.
Is Santo Domingo de la Calzada a worthy stop?
Hi Sacha, Sto Domingo is a nice little town. The municipal has more than 150 beds and gets good reviews (but I stayed last with the nuns at the Cistercian Abbey - also fine). Obvs if you stay you have the chance to visit the chickens - although I think most people report being slightly underwhelmed by the experience.. I do remember climbing up a bell tower (probably the cathedral?) and we had amazing 360 views - stayed there for nearly half an hour taking it all in.Hi everyone! I am soon continuing my camino in Logroño and will walk until Leon.
I would like to walk most without reserving anything but are there any Brierley stages in your opinion that are a must to stop overnight? Might consider reserving a day or two before in that case.
For now I think Ill definitely try to stop in Burgos.
Is Santo Domingo de la Calzada a worthy stop?
Very strange. I stayed in Castrojeriz in January and I ate in two cafes there. Hard to imagine they have vanished at the busiest time of year.I believe you, but I am in Castrojeriz ATM and it is dead dead dead. The town is long and thin, more than 20 minutes from end to end. No cafes, no center, no street life at all!
And google maps still shows 2 bars, a pizzeria, and a supermarket.Very strange. I stayed in Castrojeriz in January and I ate in two cafes there. Hard to imagine they have vanished at the busiest time of year.
Haven't used a guide book since giving mine away after about 3-4 days in 1993.So just know good people, that whatever tool you are using, all are guides.
Unfortunately a lot of first-time walkers assume that as it is the de facto standard English-language guide Brierley's stages are the "proper" way to walk the Camino and also assume the stages will be easily achievable. I have met a number of people over the years who have pre-booked their accommodation and return travel based on those stages and then struggled to keep to their plans. Sometimes injuring themselves by pushing too hard or being forced to skip sections by public transport to reach Santiago by their return date.I don't understand the flack aimed at Brierley for his "stages". Even HE says these are NOT to be considered stages, but for purposes of dividing a 796k walk into someone sort of bits.
I am also beginning my Camino in Logroño (May 27) and walking to León, where I will take the San Salvador to Oviedo and then the Primitivo to Santiago. Is that your plan, or will you stop in León?I am soon continuing my camino in Logroño and will walk until Leon.
Unfortunately a lot of first-time walkers assume that as it is the de facto standard English-language guide Brierley's stages are the "proper" way to walk the Camino and also assume the stages will be easily achievable. I have met a number of people over the years who have pre-booked their accommodation and return travel based on those stages and then struggled to keep to their plans. Sometimes injuring themselves by pushing too hard or being forced to skip sections by public transport to reach Santiago by their return date.
.... I thought OP stated she is walking only to Leon?!Molinaseca!
Just quietly walking around those timeless, ancient streets is like a trip back to the Middle Ages to be absolutely savored. I too am surprised you couldn't find a cafe open. On the many times I have walked though this village, I've always encountered at least a couple of places open and often more. Maybe things have changed this year, so thank you for updatingSo interesting! Sorry, Joker, I believe you, but I am in Castrojeriz ATM and it is dead dead dead. The town is long and thin, more than 20 minutes from end to end. No cafes, no center, no street life at all! You can skip it.
Hornillos was peaceful and the buildings beautifully preserved.
The whole “stage” thing is annoying.
Siesta ?So interesting! Sorry, Joker, I believe you, but I am in Castrojeriz ATM and it is dead dead dead. The town is long and thin, more than 20 minutes from end to end. No cafes, no center, no street life at all!
There is a summer bull fight there which was bloody and not for everybody . It’s a quiet walk around but maybe not a stay over .Hi everyone! I am soon continuing my camino in Logroño and will walk until Leon.
I would like to walk most without reserving anything but are there any Brierley stages in your opinion that are a must to stop overnight? Might consider reserving a day or two before in that case.
For now I think Ill definitely try to stop in Burgos.
Is Santo Domingo de la Calzada a worthy stop?
Some people say the same about Pamplona.There is a summer bill fight there which was bloody and not for everybody . It’s a quiet walk around but maybe not a stay over .
I would echo this sentiment from my recent CF - I didn't take the Brierley or any other guides - and tended to veer away from the structured, regimented stages. (I've spent most of my professional and family life with a high degree of planning and structure for some very obvious reasons (!) so it was great to follow my instincts and nose on the Camino.)I myself am not a fan of the Brierley guide and do not care much for traditional stops .
Burgos is a classic stop of course and the cathedral is worth seeing , though I prefer the stillness of the cathedral in Leon.
Fromista is not to be missed IMO.
Frómista | Romanesque Spain
The monastic church of San Martín de Frómista is likely the most well-known church on this site, and one of the most well-known of all Romanesque monuments in Spain.www.romanesquespain.com
But for me the nicest stops were the ones where nothing much happened.
I spent a quiet afternoon in Rabé de las Calzadas once ( only walked from Burgos that day ) and sat in the local bar, went to mass and talked to some fellow pilgrims.
Another stop was in Reliegos on a rainy March day when it seemed I was the only pilgrim that stopped in this village that day.
So what defines " a must stop " ? It can mean different things for different people.
We had one of those one day - joke! - over who was going to pay for all the great Vino Tinto from Navarre (not Rioja) that was consumed!Some people say the same about Pamplona.
Assuming you meant a bull fight, not a bill fight (fighting over who pays the bill?).
re there any Brierley stages in your opinion that are a must to stop overnight?
CW, I dared and Ioved it!Castrojeritz - also relaxing but then go climb to the castle (If you dare)
Of COURSE you didCW, I dared and Ioved it!
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