a stop along El Camino
Jun 3rd, 2015, 09:31 AM
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a stop along El Camino
My husband and I are familiar with El Camino - we have been to Santiago and seen the pilgrims finishing their walk. Realistically, we are not going to do this walk but we would like to experience just a small portion of it. Can you recommend a city somewhere along one of the routes we could stay for several nights and then walk on El Camino for a few miles in the day? It needs to be on a train line and if it would be easily combinable with a stay for a few days in San Sebastian, that would be perfect. Thank you!
Jun 3rd, 2015, 10:25 AM
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There is a seaside portion of the Camino that you could access from San Sebastian. I walked from Zumaia to Deba. This may not be exactly what you are looking for, but the geology and scenery are too stunning to not mention. See more at http://www.caminosantiagodecompostel...ago-del-norte/
Jun 3rd, 2015, 11:39 AM
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If you walk the last 100km of the Camino, you can request your Compostela, which, it seems, a lot of people do. It's not the easiest part of the Franch route, but it's is beautiful and can be done in 7 days.
http://www.followthecamino.com/walk-...la-trip10.html
http://www.andaspain.com/walking-the...of-the-camino/
caminoways.com/ways/french-way-camino-frances/french-way-section-8
The newer coastal route through the basque country, the Camino del Norte, is a bit easier (caminoways.com/ways/northern-way-camino-del-norte), but the rail line it follows, or runs close to, is the FEVE, the narrow guage rail line, which runs from Bilbao to Santander, Santander to Oviedo and from Oviedo-Gijón to Ferrol (Galicia).
http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/feve/m...ve_general.png
http://www.followthecamino.com/walk-...la-trip10.html
http://www.andaspain.com/walking-the...of-the-camino/
caminoways.com/ways/french-way-camino-frances/french-way-section-8
The newer coastal route through the basque country, the Camino del Norte, is a bit easier (caminoways.com/ways/northern-way-camino-del-norte), but the rail line it follows, or runs close to, is the FEVE, the narrow guage rail line, which runs from Bilbao to Santander, Santander to Oviedo and from Oviedo-Gijón to Ferrol (Galicia).
http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/feve/m...ve_general.png
Jun 3rd, 2015, 12:06 PM
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El Camino does not exist. There several Caminos de Santiago.
The best forum is to read though is this one.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/
Just beware it has got very busy on the various routes.
Queues at the cathedral.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...506S1C3993.htm
The best forum is to read though is this one.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/
Just beware it has got very busy on the various routes.
Queues at the cathedral.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia...506S1C3993.htm
