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- 21 Dec 2018
What is Christmas like on the Camino?
Are you planning your Camino at Christmas? Maybe you should take some advice into account if you have taken such an unusual decision. Christmas is not high season on the Camino owing to the bad weather and to holidays so much private accommodation are likely to be closed althought there is usually some places open, […]
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- 27 Nov 2018
Pilgrim´s menu, what should you know about it?
More and more restaurants on the Camino have the so-called “Menú del Peregrino” or Pilgrim´s menu, and they offer discounts if you show your credential. Although, there are hostels which have a kitchen so there is also the chance of buying some food at the local groceries and supermarkets and cooking it. Some pilgrims make […]
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- 15 Nov 2018
The Camino and your dog. Would you like to walk the Camino with your dog?
More and more pilgrims would like to enjoy the Camino with their best friends: their pets. If you are one of them, here you have some information that can be really useful for you. First, you should know that it is not still possible to stay in the public hostels (albergues) with your pet. However, […]
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- 23 Oct 2018
Are you walking solo or in a tour group?
Both walking solo and in a tour group are perfect choices to do your Camino de Santiago but which one is the best for you? Before you decide what to do, it´s important to wonder about: What´s your walking style? Would you prefer solitude and contemplation or stopping to take lots of photos to record your journey? Or do you usually […]
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- 09 Oct 2018
SHALL WE WALK THE CAMINO IN AUTUMN?
Late September, October and November are wonderful months to hike the Camino. If you can choose, you will certainly succeed if you decide to walk your Camino in autumn. Fistly of all, it surely will be a quieter Camino. Specially If we are talking about French Camino, which is overcrowded in summer time and without […]
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- 26 Sep 2018
Can you follow wine routes on the Camino de Santiago? Albariño wine on Camino Portugués
In last week post we have seen which wines and wineries we may try and visit when walking the Camino Francés, in this post we will write about albariño wine and wineries on Camino Portugués. Camino Portugués or Portuguese way is the second most popular Camino de Santiago and you can experience a more […]
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- 18 Sep 2018
Can you follow wine routes on the Camino de Santiago? Wine on Camino Francés.
Of course, you can. Spain, France and Portugal are the perfect countries to try different and wonderful reds and whites, whatever your camino is. Let´s start with Camino Francés, the most popular camino among pilgrims. The Camino Francés is the ideal camino for wine lovers because it flows along the well-known wine regions of Yrouleguy, […]
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- 04 Dec 2017
Walking poles, hiking sticks, no poles… Which option is the best for your Camino?
Not all the Caminos are the same, not all the pilgrims are the same, as a matter of fact not all the poles are the same. Poles or staffs have been used by original pilgrims since the beginning of the Camino the Santiago. It was part of their pilgrimage equipment. . By the late middle […]
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- 23 Nov 2017
The Camino for beginners: which Camino and how far.
Firstly, you might not know that there is more than one route. The most popular Camino is Camino Francés but there are others which are becoming really well-known such as Camino Portugués, Camino Primitivo, Via de la Plata, Finisterre way… Pilgrims and secular travelers alike, following the yellow painted arrows and iconic scallop shells that […]
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- 07 Nov 2017
Accommodation on the camino: pilgrim´s hostels or boutique hotels?
As you walk your Camino de Santiago, you can stay in wide range of accommodation. There is a great variety of places to choose. Most of pilgrims prefer the traditional pilgrim hostels, which are along the Camino and which are quite basic and modest. In these hostels, also called “albergues” or “refugios”, accommodation is in […]